Photo of Showroom Ready BMW Z4 Sneaks out of Dealership

 Photo of Showroom Ready BMW Z4 Sneaks out of Dealership
BMW Z4 in showroom / zpost

New pic hints at Detroit appearance

The first photo of a ready-to-sell BMW Z4 has leaked out of an undisclosed dealership. Not meant to be seen by the public until December 15th, the picture shows the final draft of the shiny roadster.

The BMW Z4 will sport an electro-mechanical differential called sDrive, and will likely have an additional engine option in addition to those already available. This new Z4 is thought to have 2.0-, 2.5-, and 3.0-litre engines, as well as a 3.0-litre twin turbo, and a massive 4.0-litre V8 from the M division.

Still uncertain is the auto show which will receive the new Z4 on a pedestal for its adoring public. The appearance of this photo makes us suspect a Detroit appearance may be imminent.

The new BMW Z4 will be produced at the Regensburg plant in Germany. The previous version was produced in Spartanburg.

Source: zpost

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 AG4 AG4
Looks ok to me, like a meaner version of the current Z4... and finally the return of the Z3's side gills/vents.
December 3, 2008 3:49 pm
 machida machida
Busy and overstyled, imho. The grilles pitch forward awkwardly, and none of the shapes in the front fascia (grilles, headlamps and outboard lower air intakes) seem to have any relation to each other. And like the Z3, the tiny butt seems weak. Once again it makes the Miata look like an honest, pure sports car, even though I'm sure it will be a pleasure to drive.
December 3, 2008 4:03 pm
 Penner Penner
I'm sure it will grow very fast on me!
December 3, 2008 4:09 pm
 Mike.F1 Mike.F1
Whatever BMW... whatever
December 3, 2008 4:14 pm
 LP560_4 LP560_4
It looks a tad ugly in my opinion. The front looks way to long. Maybe just the angle of the picture. Gonna have to wait for press release pictures to get some different angles, but don't like the look for now.
December 3, 2008 4:42 pm
 me7274 me7274
I agree with you. "The front looks way to long". It is just like a driving from the rear seats.
December 3, 2008 8:13 pm
 BabyMilo BabyMilo
that is so ugly, it'll probably grow on me though like most BMW designs
December 3, 2008 5:46 pm
 politz politz
Looks a little better than the current one... and that's pretty much everything I have to say about it.
December 3, 2008 5:50 pm
 motorsport13 motorsport13
fugly as hell the grill of the new bmw generations is akward why do they keep doing it bigger and bigger. but a V8 will be amazing it would have some awesome handling and power but an ugly face
December 3, 2008 5:52 pm
 Tuner_Mad Tuner_Mad
Oh no, looks like BMW's have a bad future ahead. new cars (apart from the 3 series) from BMW are looking like ****! The designer should be just unemployed already...
December 3, 2008 5:58 pm
I dont know why but this car remind me about z8!?
December 3, 2008 6:00 pm
 alessandro alessandro
Good one. Better than previous and it is already something. Prettiest beemer in whole lineup.
December 3, 2008 6:09 pm
 coopergt coopergt
still way ugly
December 3, 2008 6:12 pm
 wjaprep wjaprep
Meh, better than the 7, I guess I like it alright, it's already 1000 times better than the other z4 because its being made in Germany.
December 3, 2008 7:02 pm
 ck314 ck314
dude the new 7-series is the most luscious luxury sedan out there
December 3, 2008 7:52 pm
 car-o-bar car-o-bar
BMW, hire some good designers please. New Z4 styling stays very faithful at sucking.
December 3, 2008 7:28 pm
 GRAVE GRAVE
SLK is way better than this.
December 3, 2008 7:51 pm
 v6freak v6freak
WTF? Ugly car.... Oh no, this wont be selled....
December 3, 2008 7:57 pm
 ck314 ck314
as for the z4, it stays true to old school proportions but remains too long in the front for my taste, being seat on the rear axle just feels weird
December 3, 2008 8:03 pm
 TSLi TSLi
Looks great. I love the blatant elongation of the bonnet. Its obviously not needed, but it just gives the car such a unique, exotic look! Like you will open it and find a V12 or something! Good job BMW! Makes a TT look fat and bloated.
December 3, 2008 8:40 pm
 LP560_4 LP560_4
Yeah! but wait till you really open it up and see half of that!
December 4, 2008 4:15 am
 stillthewhizz stillthewhizz
Reserve judgement until you see proper pictures and not a camera phone image with ridiculous amounts of reflections all over the car. It stays true to the traditional roadster format hence the long bonnet.
December 3, 2008 8:57 pm
 jpm jpm
I like the look of it... though i do think that photo is a deliberate leak if you look at the reflections they hide important detail, as does the chap moving out of the shot, he covers the roof, yes it looks likely to be a metal one, it could be soft from the way his arm covers it and reflection hides the tailing edge of the boot and rear light cluster. either way it's cool
December 3, 2008 9:39 pm
 Murcielago2006 Murcielago2006
Am not a fan of the Z-Series but the front actually looks nice. I totally agree that they went back to a more Z3 style and thats the only complaint I have about it.
December 4, 2008 1:21 am
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