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BMW Z4

BMW Z4
BMW Z4 II sDrive23i front 20100420.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer BMW
Production 2002–2016
Body and chassis
Class Compact luxury sports car (S)
Chronology
Predecessor BMW Z3
Successor BMW Z5
BMW Z4 (E85)
2006 BMW Z4 (E85) 2.5si convertible (2012-10-26) 01.jpg
Overview
Production 1 September 2002–28 August 2008, 180,856 roadsters and 17,094 coupés
Assembly Greer, South Carolina, United States (BMW US Manufacturing Company)
Designer Anders Warming
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door roadster
2-door coupé
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L N46B20 I4
2.2 L M54B22 I6
2.5 L M54B25 I6
3.0 L M54B30 I6
3.0 L N52B30 I6
3.2 L S54B32 I6
Transmission 5/6 speed manual
5/6 speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,495 mm (98.2 in)
Length 4,090 mm (161.0 in)
Width 1,780 mm (70.1 in)
Height 1,300 mm (51.2 in) (roadster)
1,285 mm (50.6 in) (coupe)
BMW Z4 (E89)
BMW Z4 II front 20100329.jpg
Overview
Production 2009–2016, 113,012 units
Assembly Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Designer Juliane Blasi (body) and Nadya Arnaout (interior)
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe convertible
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine 1,997 cc (121.9 cu in) N20B20 I4
2,497 cc (152.4 cu in) N52B25 I6
2,996 cc (182.8 cu in) N52B30 I6
2,979 cc (181.8 cu in) N54B30 twin-turbocharged I6
Transmission 6 speed manual
6 speed automatic
7 speed automatic
8 speed ZF 8HP automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,496 mm (98.3 in)
Length 4,239 mm (166.9 in)
Width 1,790 mm (70.5 in)
Height 1,291 mm (50.8 in)
Curb weight 1,470 kg (3,241 lb) (sDrive30i manual)
1,500 kg (3,307 lb) (sDrive30i auto)
1,565 kg (3,450 lb) (sDrive35i manual)
1,585 kg (3,494 lb) (sDrive35i auto)

The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW. It follows a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3. The Z4 replaces the Z3. First generation production started in 2002 at a plant in Greer, South Carolina, of BMW US, with both roadster and coupe versions of the car. When launched, it won Automobile Magazine "Design of the Year Award". Starting with the 2009 model year, the second-generation Z4 is built at BMW's Regensburg, Germany plant as a retractable hardtop roadster. In 2009, the BMW Z4 II won the Red Dot Design Award.

The first-generation BMW Z4 was designated the E85 in roadster form and E86 in coupé form. It was designed by Danish BMW-designer Anders Warming.

From 2003 the Z4 Roadster is available as a 3.0i (3.0 L I6 with 231 hp), a 3.0si available with the new generation 3.0 L I6 with 265 hp (198 kW), a 2.5si with a 2.5 I6 with 218 bhp (163 kW; 221 PS), a 2.2i with a straight-6 170 bhp (127 kW; 172 PS) engine, or a 2.0i with a 150 bhp (112 kW; 152 PS) 2.0 L I4. The Z4 coupé is available only in the high-performance 3.0si trim powered by the 3.0 L 255 hp (190 kW) I6. The Z4 (E85 Roadster/E86 Coupe) was built at the Greer plant.

Little was new for the 2004 model year.


More powerful engines, freshened styling, and midyear introduction of a hatchback coupe mark 2006 for BMW's two-seaters.


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