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Doesn't look so aggressive, looks 'soft'. The longer front end and overall larger proportions aren't so great either.

The name has too many letters in the model designation

the interior is so great..

I don't understand the name either. that's like putting xdrive on the side of an X5. oh wait...

Bring your g'friend, not your wife...that trunk will hold
a toothbrush and a bikini.

OK looking, if a bit unusual, but the Z series has been
unusual looking to my eye since the clown car Z3s.

With this econ, I don't think they will have to ramp
up too much production.
Thanks for the pics, LM!
BR,mD

I like it in the dark blue over the beige, and those wheels look better than the ones on the beige car as well. Is the beige one the 30 instead of the 35?

Cockpit is too small for iDrive, and what would be the point of getting an automatic?

Overall, interesting and I like it but not on my current buy list.

Yes.

Like the gray and red combo.
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you guys are crazy... it's beautiful inside and out! And look at the front headlights and grill... how can you say it's soft? It's way nicer than the current Z4.

I agree - they are all crazy! This new Z4 is gorgeous...I would not mind having this for the next ride...but, the Porsche 911 Carerra S is in the books:thumbup: in the next year or so.

And its 14 cm longer this time.

Love the interior.

when will it be in showrooms?

My thoughts exactly!!! This is the first Z that I really like

Just in time when the weather is good for top down.

Like many newer BMWs, debadge immediately upon delivery.

Too much techno-rubbish again. Not interested.

BMW has registered
sDrive
eDrive and previously
xDrive

Wait till they come with a car which has all three. ;) :)

What's eDrive? Don't tell me that's the new name for EfficientDynamics. :rofl:

You know what though? I'm really getting bored of these new BMWs.

You know what bored me? Driving a 2.5L X3 :stickpoke I've never heard so much rev with no go in my life!

eDrive was the BMW web racing game a few years ago. I suspect that this time around it is an electric BMW (the Ultimate Sewing Machine?) but maybe it is the hybrid.

Aren't xDrive and sDrive mutually exclusive? So we can only anticipate the seDrive and the exDrive, and not the sexDrive. Too bad, because if you combined it with nav, it would be the sexiDrive.

Does s-drive just connote rwd?

Is the current diff in the M models electronically controlled at all or is it purely mechanical? I'm sure they'd get a nice performance boost from using DPC on rwd models (much like Ferrari has done) if it isn't already the case.

Geez what's with all the speed freaks in the US? May I inform you that the 2,5i was the best selling X3 in Europe? I say was, because now the best selling model is a 2 litre diesel. And given the choice, I wouldn't really buy a 6 cylinder petrol because the 4 cylinders that BMW makes are sufficient and consume 5,2 l/100km or about 45 US mpg. Big engines are wasteful because there are few chances where you need to go from 37 to 74mph in 6 seconds. I would know because I reside in the mountains of bumf*ck nowhere VA and frequently share and merge onto freeways where tractor trailers steamroller down mountains. The X3 keeps up just fine (too fine for VA troopers) and consumes just 8,6 litres on the highway. /end rant.

Clearly we need to raise the petrol tax. :D

OT...

Matt, did you just come through customs & immigration, here in the
land of the free & home of the brave, big V8s and hundreds of thousands
of miles of interstates and nearly empty two lanes?! ;)

Gas tax increase: probably... to support the increasingly expensive costs to
keep up with the deteriorating infrastructure, but the politicos and the DOT
tend to misuse/mis-spend the dough, imo.
Sincerely Yours in the Hammer Down Club, mD

:rofl:
eDrive= electric drive
also registered
hDrive=hybrid drive
and
///MDrive

If they come with an electric X6 with iDrive it can have sexiDrive. :D

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The Gray/Red is ...... :drool: :bow:

It's the best Z-series car yet. I do like it somehow, but I would buy a 3-er coupe instead to be honest. The new Z4 has got a nice rear styling, but shame the front is not aggressive enough for me.

I love the looks. I have a 2006 M Roadster in Sapphire Black tucked away in my garage and while the looks were first a bit iffy to me, the big wheels, cross drilled brakes, power ridges on the hood (m specific) and other M modifications have made me really fall in love with the car. Driving it is just an absolute dream, and the S54 at 333hp with a car that's right at 3k lbs combined with the perfect weight distro has been an absolute blast. The only thing that took some getting used to was looking over that big long bulbous hood, but then again in my Z3 M Coupe I had to deal with the fact that the windows didn't roll down all the way and when you looked in your side exterior mirrors half of the view was blocked by big bulging rear fenders :) Loved it!

So I'm about to have my Imola Red X5 4.4i parked next to my M Roadster which should cover just about any need for a bachelor :)