Ridgeway

those pics are ~2 years old

as someone above stated, iirc page 33 of this months roundel reports that the MZ4 will ge tthe same 4.0L 400hp V8 that will go into the e90 M3

I wouldn't think BMW would keep producing the s54 just for a low production car such as a MZ4. So, the new M roadster will either debut with the 3.2L I6 & then transition to the 4.0L V8, similar to the last gen M roadsters transition, or simply start with the V8.
IMO I bet that depends on when the mz4 debuts. BMW will most definitly want to debut the v8 in the m3 not the z4, hence if the mz4 comes before the m3, increased chance of a 6 vs. 8...

Though I'm still inclined to believe roundel that it will have the v8...I'm sure most ppl would prefer that instead of having the risk of another models engine grenading...

pegi

UGLY !
Still not any feel with Z4.

It might be super fast anyway..
Coupe seems to be nice

JonBoy

Holy cow! Are you serious? I thought they were really low 13s cars at best - perhaps high 12s (ie, right around where an NSX is). That's right there with a Z06 in the hands of a moderately decent driver...

derryck

Yep, BMW will stop taking orders for the E46 M3 sometime during the second quarter of this year. The Z4M (or whatever they call it) will have the V8 slated for the E90 M3. And for the person who said the Z4 enging bay will easily fit a V12...what V12 is that? Both Hartge and AC Schnitzer have Z4's fitted with V8's and they both had to 'adjust' the engine bay to accomadate the V8.

Planets

FUGLY.

I could care less if it ran 12's, still can't get past the exterior styling.

Neely

Still looks like a deformed shoe/rhino/shark (and not a cool shark).

UnkieTrunkie

That's it. . . I'm going to Munich with a bull horn:

"Moechten Sie bitte ein neues Automobil-Design-Studio finden?"

I ain't leaving until they come out with a design that doesn't make me (and most everyone I know) go, "What the hell they thinkin'?"

Nice of them to get the Z4 to go faster, though! Toll!

hpark

yeah i agree....engine is SOOOO nice and it should handle better than the outgoing M roadster......
but ///M really needs to replace EVERY body panel (front and rear lights too)......looks hideous

steve c

Yep. You are correct though in that most were low 13 second cars. In general they are a tick or two faster than the heavier E46M3.

Now here is a stupid statement. My 02 S54 M coupe "felt" like a low 13 second car. It certainly gave no inklings as to being a Z06 killer.

Warren J. Dew

You ain't seen nothing 'til you've seen the inside.