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Old 05-29-2003, 06:40 AM
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The BMW Z4 is ugly, but I think this is a better looking version...







Engine
Type: V8
Displacement: 4941 cc
Horsepower: 400 bhp @ 6600 rpm
Torque: 368 lb-ft @ 3800 rpm
Redline: ---- rpm
Performance
0-60 mph: 4.4 sec
0-100 mph: 10.5 sec
Quarter Mile: 12.7 sec @ 111 mph



It's a Z4 stuffed with an M5 engine!
Old 05-29-2003, 07:04 AM
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It is nicer looking (the 19 or 20 inch wheels help fill it out better) than a stock Z4 - cleaner, for sure - but still not as nice looking as most of the modified S2000s I see (in my opinion)...
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I think the Z4 needs a few more lines, angles and odd shapes...

I suppose this is an improvement over the stock look - but it's still fugly.
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I think the biggest aesthetic improvement here is the chin spoiler (note I generally loath chin spoilers) because it stops the front end from looking like a whale shark.



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Can't see how you put an M5 engine in a car that is 500-600 lbs. lighter and get only .4 sec. fastrer. Oh well. I am waiting for the M version of that car. The BMW catalog has an after market front spoiler that looks pretty sweet on that car. I am hoping it will have quad exhaust pipes like the previous version. Maybe a little more hp, like 350 hp. I heard the next generation M3 = 400 hp (maybe a small V8).
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I didn't even notice it had an M5 engine!

I still really like the E46 M3 coupe. I hope Bangle doesn't screw the next generation 3 series up as badly as he did with the 7 series and the Z convertibles...
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