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They will do it, i have faith.

Remember when the current Z4 was released, they also said there wasn't going to be an M version, but we got one didn't we

They also denied the coupe ... but then offered it anyway.

true, true...you have restored my faith

Hi !

Do you know what will be the entry level engine ?

Still the 2.0 liter like the current one ?

A 4 cylinder ?

Maybe with Turbo ?

but the coupe was a fast shot of about 6 months

but the coupe was a fast shot of about 6 months

Z4 E85 Timeline :

introduction : August 2002
World Debut : Paris AutoSalon 2002
Press Debut #1 : BMW FIZ November 2002
Press Debut #2 : Spartanburg
European press drives : Portugal December 2002
European Introduction : 2.0i /Geneva Autosalon 2003
World Debut Z4 Coupe Concept : IAA Frankfurt 2005
Introduction : January 2006: BMW Z4 Roadster LCi/BMW Z4M Roadster
World Debut : Detroit MotorShow : January 2006
introduction : BMW Z4 Coupe /BMW Z4M Coupe
World Debut : Geneva 2006
End of production : July 2008
Test Production : BMW Z4 (E89) August/September 2008
Introduction : BMW S-Drive (Agile drive damping control )
Winter 2008.
World Wide Debut :BMW Z4 Roadster (E89) / November 2008.

3 and a half years is a quick 6 months.

Shot and the City
Street scenes completed yesterday , no interuptions , and no unwanted attention , car done it's job as does the gyro camera attatched to the Cayenne Turbo plenty of rotating shots - Watch the Dark Knight and you will see the kind of camera used in the main chase sequences who it rises , swoops and rotates to give a very dynamic shot of a moving vehicle. especially if you have a Roadster you can chase the car and the computer controlled crane can lift the camera over the car , so you can see the interior and down in front of the car for that in your face look before it overtakes the camera.
Some of the early footage is looking great , especially very dynamic shots from the aerial cameras across the great ocean road.
Today playing with the yachts at Sydneys world famous Yacht Harbour.

i ment development

sorry crosschecked - it was 17 months

Now it makes sense that BMW feels the need to build an ///M X6.


Best regards, south

Z4 The Movie.

With Australian shooting coming to an end before we ship over to New Zealand, A perspective so far.
A quiet Sunday means more location work without interuption or the morning or evening rush hour and empty high rise parking structures.
And not forgetting lane closure.
Of course the star is doing well unfortunately being close to the harbour as we learned on the 7er (Maybe a sign of good luck?) The Gulls seem to enjoy the car or leaving their deposits on the car.
With the new Z4 debuting a new handling control programme to be known as "S-drive" and fully compliant and progressive engines reflect the dynamic nature of the new Z4 In which not only is the offering of a more focused drive but new reflections in technology , comfort and quality.

Of course I am asked the question " This car is very sport orientated - Why no M version? " A very good question and one we cannot answer yet until the car goes on sale , It is far too early to decide what direction the Z4 will go in Although there have been denials to the media truth is internally " Lets Wait and see what happens" But with the M-Division to be known as the pinacle of "Efficient Dynamics" merely because of some groundbreaking developments in technology that will spear head the "Efficient Dynamics" push of M Division which will produce some very ground breaking M Division prepared models - Things can go forward it is just you have to adapt to what is changing.

Next Stop : 90 Mile Beach , New Zealand.