BMW Z4 News
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Low sales mean BMW may phase out the Z4 after the current generation.
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2025 BMW Z4 adds manual transmission option
The BMW Z4 will finally be available with a manual transmission and the package gets a very German name.
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2024 BMW Z4 gains manual transmission in US
BMW's Z4 will soon offer a manual option in the U.S., but only on the 6-cylinder Z4 M40i grade.
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BMW Concept Touring Coupe imagines a Z4 shooting brake
BMW built a shooting brake concept to celebrate the timeless fascination of cars.
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BMW concept to debut at 2023 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
BMW is days out from revealing a new concept likely based on the Z4 convertible.
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2023 BMW Z4 adds style, value
BMW's Z4 adopts some minor tweaks for the new model year.
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BMW's convertible sports car is about to be updated.
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Smit Vehicle Engineering imagines a BMW Z8 coupe with Oletha
A pair of brothers have started what can best be described as the Singer of BMWs.
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First drive review: 2020 BMW Z4 M40i keeps the Sunday drive alive
The 2020 BMW Z4 M40i captivates from behind the wheel and for onlookers, too.
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Motor Authority Best Car to Buy 2020 nominee: BMW Z4
The little BMW Z4 roadster that always could vies for our top spot in our annual competition.
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BMW Z4 might not get a repeat
Costly electrification and autonomous driving developments at BMW means there's little left for niche products like the Z4.
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First drive review: The 2019 BMW Z4 sDrive30i revives the roadster
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Toyota confirmed Wednesday that its new Supra sports car will be built alongside the related BMW Z4 (shown below) at a plant in Graz, Austria. The plant is operated by independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr and has produced the G-Class for Mercedes-Benz for several decades and more recently started producing the E-Pace and I-Pace for Jaguar. Soon it will add the Z4 and Supra platform twins. Newspaper Kleine Zeitung first reported the possibility in 2016. The new Supra, the fifth generation of the iconic Japanese sports car, is expected to debut early next year, most likely at January's...
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2019 BMW Z4 power details revealed: More turbos, more power, no manual
BMW released powertrain and performance specifications for the 2019 BMW Z4 on Tuesday, nearly a month after revealing the new two-seat roadster at Pebble Beach. Base Z4s, dubbed the Z4 sDrive30i Roadster, will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. The...
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The 2019 BMW Z4 won't offer a manual transmission
BMW is unlikely to offer a manual gearbox as an option on its new 2019 BMW Z4. The convertible sports car exists in a niche segment to begin with, and adding in the choice of a manual transmission would slice an already small take rate into quantities too small to matter. Speaking to Road &...
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New 2019 BMW Z4 roadster breaks cover with M40i First Edition
BMW showed the Z4 concept at Pebble Beach last year and further detailed it a month later at the Frankfurt motor show. This year, we finally see the production version. BMW unveiled the next generation of its two-seat roadster with a special 2019 Z4 M40i First Edition. The lines are now locked in...
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2019 BMW Z4 leaked
BMW's redesigned Z4 has made a premature debut, thanks to leaked photos published by Instagram user liucunyi. This is BMW's car sharing a platform with a new Toyota Supra due early next year. The leaked photos reveal the new roadster's design in great detail and confirm the vehicle's striking...
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BMW has no plans for a new Z4 M
Just the other day, BMW made us smile as it remains committed to offering a manual gearbox on its performance models for the time being. Today is a new day, however, and that means it's a new chance for BMW to let us down. The automaker is achieving that goal with news that the redesigned BMW Z4...
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BMW has a new vehicle revealed planned for Monterey Car Week, and it's a good bet the car is a redesigned Z4. The company didn't explicitly name the Z4 in its Wednesday announcement but called the debut "an emotional addition to the BMW range." BMW added the model's identity will be revealed closer to Monterey Car Week, which runs August 18-26. We've expected the new Z4 to make a debut this summer with sales expected to begin in spring 2019. Monterey would be a meaningful venue noting BMW has a pattern of revealing concepts and production cars at the event. Last year, BMW showed 8-Series and...
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BMW drops first details on next Z4
There's a new BMW Z4 racing into showrooms next year, and uniquely the car has been developed on a platform shared with the modern-day Toyota Supra due about the same time. This bodes well for the BMW as having a dedicated sports car platform should turn what has traditionally been a hairdresser's...
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2019 BMW Z4 spy shots and video
It was in 2011 that we first caught wind of BMW and Toyota’s plans to jointly develop a “mid-size sports car platform” to spawn replacements for their respective Z4 and Supra models. Today we have new spy shots plus video of a prototype for the BMW model, previously thought to be...
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BMW Z4 concept noses the roadster in a sporty new direction
Following a debut in mid-August during Monterey Car Week, BMW took the wraps off its Z4 concept this week at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is hinting at the next generation of BMW's two-seater sports car. Specifically, it previews the new Z4 that BMW says is coming in the next 12 months...
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BMW Z4 Concept leaked ahead of Pebble Beach debut
Ahead of its debut Thursday, images of the BMW Z4 Concept have been leaked courtesy of Autoblog.nl. With traditional rear-wheel drive BMW proportions, the Z4 Concept features a long hood, good dash-to-axle ratio, and short rear deck. The front snout is canted forward, with some saying it resembles...
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BMW concept for 2017 Pebble Beach Concours likely previews new Z4
BMW has released a shadowy teaser image of a new open-top sports car concept set to debut on August 17 in Monterey, California. The car is set to be the automaker’s star attraction at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place on August 20. The concept is thought to preview...
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