BMW Z4 sDrive35is Live Photos in Detroit [Video]

As expected, BMW wheeled out the new BMW Z4 sDrive35is at the NAIAS.  Fans of the Z4 model will be thrilled with the 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine that gets the car off the line and to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.

The driver can achieve such a quick time with the included launch control, and the boost in torque.  Now generating up to 332 ft-lb, the engine puts out by 340-horsepower, up from 306 hp.  With the overboost function, torque can be risen up to 369 ft-lb.

Engineers mated the tuned engine to the seven-speed double-clutch from the sDrive35i.  The new car has an electronically-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

Standard on the car is the M Sports Package, which accounts for new bumpers, rear diffuser, and wheels.  The car's suspension is lowered by 10mm.

The BMW Z4 sDrive35is will hit the market this spring in both the US and Europe.

 

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 scratchy996 scratchy996
give it a soft top and i'll care about it.
January 12, 2010 1:36 pm
 Shyne Shyne
oder einfach komplett abflexen lol
January 12, 2010 1:43 pm
 Xenicide Xenicide
If they do that then they need to make a coupe version.
January 12, 2010 4:51 pm
 Dlaor Dlaor
A soft top? It's 2010 FGS! A tent is only useful on a camping.
January 12, 2010 6:46 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
a coupe version would be nicer , but it would mean extra development costs.
January 13, 2010 2:21 pm
 Jeremiah Clarksonius Jeremiah Clarksonius
I will ask the Easter Bunny for a Black one... :) Looks very nice!
January 12, 2010 1:52 pm
 N20_Purge N20_Purge
Why not screw that long name and call it the Z4 M? Looks like an M car, goes like one. C'mon BMW...
January 12, 2010 2:18 pm
 automobile007 automobile007
Yeah this name isnt so catchy is it?!?
January 12, 2010 3:46 pm
 MTC MTC
Hope it's a proper sportscar, more hardcore than the softie normal Z4
January 12, 2010 2:34 pm
 Mike.F1 Mike.F1
s... drive... thirty... five... i.... uhh nevermind What kind of name is this?!?
January 12, 2010 3:42 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
that's the full name, every BMW has a designation like that, sDriveXXi or xDriveXXd, etc. you don't have to call it by the full mane, Z4iS is enough.
January 13, 2010 2:24 pm
 PawL PawL
i hope the next 6 series looks similar to this. can't wait for the M6
January 12, 2010 4:04 pm
 aliuser aliuser
Is this a joke? Because I already own one. Thats is really really weird.
January 12, 2010 7:07 pm
 ricer8 ricer8
Will not be a proper sports car. Entertaining power, likely disappointment in the corners. Perfect car for the guy that wants to go to his local coffee shop and read the NYTimes in his "M" baseball cap.
January 12, 2010 7:12 pm