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04-13-2011, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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Z4 sDrive35is vs Z4M
So, I was wondering how do these two cars compare to each other? Does anyone that has had seat time in each care to tell the rest of us.
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04-14-2011, 12:20 PM | #4 |
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As far as acceleration is concerned, the 35i should pretty much match the Z4M and the 35is should smoke it.
As for handling the Z4M should be a little more agile however getting rid of the runflat tires on the new Z4 should narrow the gap a lot.
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04-14-2011, 05:23 PM | #5 |
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A 35is STOCK smokes a Z4M in acceleration 0-150km/h.
A 35is with flash tune....no comparison, esp after 100km/h ZOOM! The 35is in stock tune is actually VERY fast...siginificantly quicker than a standard 35i during my observation...it is as if BMW underestimated the 340HP power output. Handling is a different matter: Z4M feels tighter. Put some suspension, sways + non-RFT tires on a 35is ...makes good difference. At the end of the day: Z4 35is DCT > Z4M > 35i (manual) (my opinion) |
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04-14-2011, 09:24 PM | #6 |
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I did several 400 meter Test runs (400 meters = 0.248548 mile) with a stock Z4M last April, I had non RF tires (Continental Contisport 5P), a free flow air filter-panel and AC Schnitzer springs on at the time and we where both running on Shell V-power+ fuel and the outside temperature was 26C (79F). On an average i was half to 1 and a half cars ahead on the runs, but my results were not stable due to heatsoak after each run. I have a 35i DCT.
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As a Z4M owner, I'd say the Z4M is slower in a straightline but overall a better trackday choice, while the Z4 35i are much better day-to-day cars while still being fun to thrash on the street. I say that as someone that's test-driven the new car and lived with the old. |
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Can't we (E85/86 and E89) all just get along? We're all Z4s, we're still brothers!!!
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Having been lucky enough to have owned 2 z4m coupes (one of the first in uk & one of the last) & currently own a 35is i would say that in a straight line race 35is but for agility z4mc , and there is the thing of the 'm' exprience but set against that 35is is a better everyday bet
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