Super TestCar reviews - BMW - Z4 - M CoupeBMW modelsOverviewCheaper and quicker than an BMW's own M3, but is the Z4 Coupe up to Porsche Cayman?13 Oct 2006 By CHRIS HARRIS BMW says a fixed roof turns its ballistic Z4 M Roadster into a long-distance grand tourer called the Z4 M Coupe, which marks the return of the BMW’s first two-seater coupe for almost five years. Quicker than even the iconic M3, there’s no denying the M3-engined Z4 Coupe is far less compromised than its open-topped sibling – and its electrically-steered, run-flat tyred 3.0si stablemate. Throw in a $3300-lower pricetag that’s also $10,000 less than its controversially styled predecessor’s and on paper the Z4 M Coupe is almost too good to be true. But when you’ve got a compact two-seater sports coupe of the Porsche Cayman’s calibre to live up to, BMW’s cut-price super-coupe needs every advantage it can muster. Model release date: 1 October 2006 to 1 May 2009 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelBMW’s previous-generation Z3 roadster also spawned a hard-topped hatchback derivative, available only in M Coupe guise in Australia. Dubbed everything from the "bread van" to the "munster mobile", the niche model shared its 236kW/350Nm 3.2-litre inline six with both the E36 M3 coupe and the Z3 M Roadster. Like the latter, the Z3 M Coupe was available exclusively with a five-speed manual transmission from October 1998, priced at $137,000. A 141kW/275Nm 2.8-litre Z3 Coupe was offered outside Australia. |
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