XeroK00L

Z4 + 333hp M3 engine + hardtop = some serious fun!! That is, once you get past the Z4-derived styling.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=106046

BMW to Resurrect M Coupe for 2007

Date Posted 06-13-2005

MUNICH, Germany — BMW is said to be preparing a new hardtop variant of its Z4 roadster to pit against competitors such as Porsche's upcoming Cayman.

Earlier BMW did a Z3 coupe, as well as a high-performance M coupe, but dropped the hardtop models when it introduced the successor Z4 roadster.

Now rumors are flying through the European press, including enthusiast publications such as Autocar and Autobild, that a Z4 hardtop is in the pipeline and could get M badging in its most potent trim. The top model, however, probably won't feature the earlier-rumored V8 engine, but instead may be powered by a 333-horsepower, dual-overhead-cam, 3.2-liter inline six. A less powerful 3.0-liter variant, producing about 265 hp, will anchor the line.

The current Z4 roadster is slated for a significant face-lift this fall, with the new coupe reportedly being readied for introduction in late 2006. Both models would be assembled at BMW's U.S. plant in Greer, South Carolina. A full redesign isn't expected until 2009 or 2010.

What this means to you: Those elusive fans of the Z3 coupe may get their prayers answered when a hardtop Z4 arrives in late 2006.

Gojirra99

Just the fact it has Z4 derived styling is probably enough for me not to care about it's performance . . .

Gojirra99

Some CGI's I' ve posted in THIS THREAD

XeroK00L

True...yikes LOL... Looks like Cayman will still have little competition.

BigVIPness

Thats awesome news! I see the M coupes around every so often, they have some FAT wheels in the back, great stance also, too bad it looks like a *****.

EDIT: Just checked and those suckers run 13.20 in the quarter, thats one fast pecker!

rominl

iTrader: (4)

hahah so between the new 5 and the z4, which one would you choose? i guess it's a hard choice either way

seriously i don't understand why it take them so long to make the m coupe again. the z4 is obviously a good candidate for a m version. i think it will perform pretty well

so the z coupe will be i6, the m3 will be v8, and the m5 will be v10? very interesting

Gojirra99

The 5 series never grown on me,but still not as ugly as the Z4.

Koma

iTrader: (3)

M-coupe was my favorite M of all time.

But I dunno about the current styling of it... Z4 = barf....
If I had a choice of the Ms I'd probably go with a M6 or M-Coupe. I like the M6 better so far in styling.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

no one knows how the m4 will look like yet, but i think the new m5 looks better than the normal 5

i still remember the z4 with the m5 engine in it, now that's raw power. i forgot who did it, hamman?

LexFather

THis is why I like BMW, they just don't give a crap, they will build what they think is best. Kudos to them sticking to their guns. Even if the guns are ******* ugly.

mmarshall

Well, being an ugly ostrich with one's head stubbornly in the sand works only for a while.
Sooner or later the hungry wolf is going to come around, and if that ostrich doesn't get out of the sand and run, guess who is going to wind up on the dinner table? And that's one of the things that concern me about BMW management today. They are trying to blame an "unresponsive" public for their own mistakes.....and that wolf is just over the horizon.
Now...I'm not saying the idea of an M coupe, old or new, is a mistake...one of my best friends bought one. But sooner or later BMW is going to have to deal with the fact that its newer designs simply are not as good as the pre-Bangle ones. They simply refuse to do that.