New 2009 2010 BMW Z4 - ZPOST
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Go Back   New 2009 2010 BMW Z4 - ZPOST > BMW Z4 Forum (E89) > 2009-Current Z4 Forum (E89) General Discussion

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      08-18-2007, 02:49 PM   #1
coolguy
Captain
United_States
42
Rep
611
Posts

Drives: 135i
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: TN

iTrader: (0)

2009 Z4 with M3 engine

This should be awesome with a folding hard top. But 2009 is a long way

http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/b...w-z4-roadster/
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 03:11 PM   #2
SMSgt B
Lieutenant
Germany
152
Rep
493
Posts

Drives: '23 M4 G83; '23 M850i
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Stuttgart

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2022 BMW M4  [0.00]
then another 2-year wait for the M version...
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 03:39 PM   #3
coolguy
Captain
United_States
42
Rep
611
Posts

Drives: 135i
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: TN

iTrader: (0)

Hope it comes with a DCT transmission in 2010. The front design is striking. Just hope the hood isn't too long
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 03:51 PM   #4
southlight
Moderator / European Editor
southlight's Avatar
1492
Rep
6,755
Posts

Drives: X3M
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Germany

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by coolguy View Post
Hope it comes with a DCT transmission in 2010. The front design is striking. Just hope the hood isn't too long
It's a roadster, the hood has to be too long.

Best regards, south
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 04:16 PM   #5
lucid
Major General
lucid's Avatar
United_States
374
Rep
8,033
Posts

Drives: E30 M3; Expedition
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

I wonder if it will come with DCT-IV and the 5.0 L M3 engine in 2015 so that my grandchildren--that I don't have--will buy one and let me drive it.

Boy, this wait and the absence of any tangible info is just killing me!
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 04:35 PM   #6
phoenixbmwlife
Brigadier General
phoenixbmwlife's Avatar
United_States
1912
Rep
4,128
Posts

Drives: M235i & G30 540i
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Boynton Beach

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2014 BMW/M235i  [0.00]
I'm not feeling the front in the pic. Hopefully this is just a draft.
__________________
Lack of money is not the problem. It is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you! - T Harv Eker

Follow me on Insta

https://www.instagram.com/bmwm_life_/
https://www.instagram.com/autogiftua/
https://www.instagram.com/phoenixbmwlife/
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 04:43 PM   #7
coolguy
Captain
United_States
42
Rep
611
Posts

Drives: 135i
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: TN

iTrader: (0)

"I'm not feeling the front in the pic. Hopefully this is just a draft."

It is from the BMW's recent CS concept. I would love to see this new design on the next gen M3 but too late for now...

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...ew-cs-concept/
Appreciate 0
      08-18-2007, 05:09 PM   #8
lucid
Major General
lucid's Avatar
United_States
374
Rep
8,033
Posts

Drives: E30 M3; Expedition
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by coolguy View Post
"I'm not feeling the front in the pic. Hopefully this is just a draft."

It is from the BMW's recent CS concept. I would love to see this new design on the next gen M3 but too late for now...

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...ew-cs-concept/
Yep, the CS grill and lights are a move in the right direction for BMW design.
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 05:36 AM   #9
Robert
Major General
414
Rep
6,968
Posts

Drives: 135i -> is350 -> Tesla M3 perf
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Socal

iTrader: (1)

Wow that will be a serious piece of hardware. Should weight much less than the M3 but stuffed with the same beast of engine.
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 06:15 AM   #10
Donnie
New Member
0
Rep
16
Posts

Drives: E36 328i (alleged parents-X5d)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South Africa

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by lucid View Post
I wonder if it will come with DCT-IV and the 5.0 L M3 engine in 2015 so that my grandchildren--that I don't have--will buy one and let me drive it.
Lol

I bet we will be seeing the 4.0 V8 in a Z4 long before that from a tuning company....
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 06:22 AM   #11
The CSL
For the love of ///M3
The CSL's Avatar
United Kingdom
19
Rep
660
Posts

Drives: Peugeot 306 XSI 16v
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Plymouth, UK

iTrader: (0)

This is a render of the up-coming Z4 re-skin to boost flagging sales, so it won't have a folding hard-top and the reason why the render still has the current Z4 rear wings.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 08:21 AM   #12
mofomat
Colonel
mofomat's Avatar
United Kingdom
790
Rep
2,234
Posts

Drives: Audi R8 V10, BMW 330e Touring
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Maastricht, NL

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by The CSL View Post
This is a render of the up-coming Z4 re-skin to boost flagging sales, so it won't have a folding hard-top and the reason why the render still has the current Z4 rear wings.
What re-skin? It's just had it's mid-life update.
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 08:24 AM   #13
lucid
Major General
lucid's Avatar
United_States
374
Rep
8,033
Posts

Drives: E30 M3; Expedition
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie View Post
Lol

I bet we will be seeing the 4.0 V8 in a Z4 long before that from a tuning company....
Someone already managed to stick a M5 engine with SMG in a regular 3-series coupe and make it look like a M3--the hood and roof and everything. There were pictures of it on this forum. I thought that was pretty funny; a M3 killer disguised as a M3?
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 10:35 AM   #14
Dammmittt
My favorite sign.
Dammmittt's Avatar
South Korea
167
Rep
4,333
Posts

Drives: 2007 M Coupe
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Der Autobahnen

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by coolguy View Post
This should be awesome with a folding hard top. But 2009 is a long way

http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/b...w-z4-roadster/
I think it'll be at least 2011 before you see a Z model with the new M3 engine in it. Gotta give the M3 a good headstart before you produce a smaller faster car.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie View Post
Lol

I bet we will be seeing the 4.0 V8 in a Z4 long before that from a tuning company....
I doubt it. You may see it in race models, but you're more likely to see a s/c turbos for the S54 while its still in production on the Z4Ms. They're already out there for the M3 and just need some tweeking and further tuning to apply to the Z4M. Could see some 500+ hp tuned Z4Ms by early next year. ESS has already planned a 550 for release early next year...corvette killa...
__________________


07 ///M Coupe (Premium Package) Black Saphire Ext. Imola Red Int.

Best Website EVER!
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 10:36 AM   #15
GregW / Oregon
Commander-In-Chief
2067
Rep
8,898
Posts

Drives: 2023 M2 Coupe, 2020 GLE 450
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Lake Oswego, OR

iTrader: (3)

Garage List
Next Z4 weight

Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbo View Post
Wow that will be a serious piece of hardware. Should weight much less than the M3 but stuffed with the same beast of engine.
The current Z4 M raodster weighs 3,200 lb. (US figure). By the time they get done enlarging it and adding the hard roof, I'll bet it's pushing 3,500.
__________________

Greg Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
2023 M2 Coupe - Brooklyn Grey/Cognac/CF, 6MT; 2020 MB GLE 450
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 05:42 PM   #16
Donnie
New Member
0
Rep
16
Posts

Drives: E36 328i (alleged parents-X5d)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South Africa

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by lucid View Post
Someone already managed to stick a M5 engine with SMG in a regular 3-series coupe and make it look like a M3--the hood and roof and everything. There were pictures of it on this forum. I thought that was pretty funny; a M3 killer disguised as a M3?
yeah I saw that bad boy .. pretty cool, the M3 look was done pretty convincingly aswell, they really had me WTF

I still bet hartge (most probably) or another tune company will be shoving a 4.0L into the Z4... the engine characteristics (to me atleast) fits the Z4 like a glooove, plus its even lighter than the S54, but like dammmittt said, we'l probably be seeing some nice SC setups for the S54 Z4's...

the best part about bimmers is how well they mix and match to create some real crazy rides
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 06:34 PM   #17
Dieselino
Captain
Dieselino's Avatar
47
Rep
613
Posts

Drives: 03 LSB M3 06 M coupe 08 M3 SG
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Detroit

iTrader: (2)

Quote:
Originally Posted by K3N R3D View Post
I'm not feeling the front in the pic. Hopefully this is just a draft.
That is just a bad photoshop someone cooked up mashing photos together. There is a bunch of unresolved surfacing that wouldnt even work in real life.
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 06:38 PM   #18
vladinecko
Brigadier General
vladinecko's Avatar
United_States
276
Rep
3,924
Posts

Drives: '11 E92 M3
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bay Area, CA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
2011 BMW M3  [9.00]
2008 BMW 335i  [0.00]
2006 BMW 330i  [0.00]
1994 BMW 325i  [0.00]
YAPDP -- yet another poorly done photoshop
__________________
2011 E92 M3 - IB/Beige/Sycamore Wood/6MT/EDC/ZPP2/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/iPod-USB/Enh. Audio
2008 E92 335i - Montego Blue/Black/Gray Poplar/6MT/ZPP/ZSP/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/HDRadio/iPod-USB - Sold
2006 E90 330i - Mystic Blue/Black/Aluminum/6MT/ZPP/iDrive/PDC/Heated Seats/Sat. Prep - Sold
1994 E36 325i - Boston Green/Beige/Automatic/ZPP/Heated Seats/Premium Sound - Sold
Appreciate 0
      08-19-2007, 06:43 PM   #19
The CSL
For the love of ///M3
The CSL's Avatar
United Kingdom
19
Rep
660
Posts

Drives: Peugeot 306 XSI 16v
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Plymouth, UK

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by mofomat View Post
What re-skin? It's just had it's mid-life update.
Yes, but because it isn't selling, BMW are rushing through a re-skin with less dramatic surfaces, according to a news story in Autocar a couple of months ago.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-20-2007, 02:39 AM   #20
mofomat
Colonel
mofomat's Avatar
United Kingdom
790
Rep
2,234
Posts

Drives: Audi R8 V10, BMW 330e Touring
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Maastricht, NL

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by The CSL View Post
Yes, but because it isn't selling, BMW are rushing through a re-skin with less dramatic surfaces, according to a news story in Autocar a couple of months ago.
Well I'm not saying it's out of the question but I wouldn't believe everything you read in Autocar. They have a habit of making stuff up just to fill the pages.
Appreciate 0
      08-20-2007, 05:37 AM   #21
x5love
Captain
United_States
74
Rep
715
Posts

Drives: 08 E92 335i
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: CA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by The CSL View Post
Yes, but because it isn't selling, BMW are rushing through a re-skin with less dramatic surfaces, according to a news story in Autocar a couple of months ago.
Sounds like something Ford would do, not BMW.
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:16 PM.




zpost
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST