See Every Angle of the New 2019 BMW Z4
Better to drive than its predecessor, the new Z4 is a more convincing sports car.
The new Z4 is far sharper to drive than its predecessor, and Boxster comparisons will certainly come. But the more pressing question is how it will differ from the new Toyota Supra.
The Supra is a coupe and the Z4 a convertible, but both use the same structure and share all underbody hardpoints, suspension design, and powertrains.
But don't assume the Z4's fabric roof makes it the less athletic sibling. Indeed, after driving both, we can report that the Z4 measures up to the high bar set by the nimble Supra.
The Z4 certainly has visual presence befitting a sports car, but it definitely also possesses both good and bad angles.
The new Z4's cabin features digital instruments in addition to a 10.2-inch touchscreen in the center of the dashboard.
The interior is well finished and features BMW's latest-generation switchgear, but it's otherwise short on distractions.
The seating position is low and the windshield header relatively high. Taller drivers have sufficient headroom with the top in place and are well protected from buffeting with it lowered.
In both the 30i and the M40i, an eight-speed automatic gearbox directs torque to the rear axle.
The base is a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four that—in accordance with BMW's confused badging methodology—carries sDrive30i branding, owing to its 255-hp output. Above it sits the inline-six M40i, which uses a juiced-up version of the turbocharged 3.0-liter engine seen in the M240i.
Back in California we wired our test gear to the sDrive30i to reveal that the starter Z4 hits 60 mph in 5.1 seconds and clears the quarter-mile run in 13.8 seconds at 102 mph.
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
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