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The BMW Z4 (G29) is a roadster produced by German automobile manufacturer
The G29 Z4 was introduced at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 23, 2018.
Designed by Australian born Calvin Luk, the car is based on the Z4 Concept unveiled a year earlier, and was developed alongside the fifth-generation Toyota Supra due to BMW's partnership with
File:BMW G29 Z4 sDrive20i San Francisco Red (1).jpg, Z4 sDrive20i (South Korea) with standard appearance package
File:BMW G29 Z4 sDrive20i San Francisco Red (3).jpg, Z4 sDrive20i (South Korea) with standard appearance package
File:2020 BMW Z4 SDrive30i in Black Sapphire Metallic, Rear Right, 05-21-2022.jpg, Z4 sDrive30i(Canada, pre-facelift) with M Sport appearance package
File:BMW G29 Z4 M40i (Facelift) 1X7A6946.jpg, Z4 M40i (Austria, facelift)
File:BMW G29 Z4 M40i IMG 0027.jpg, Z4 M40i (Germany), this appearance package was adopted to the facelifted model
The sDrive models are available in a Sport line or the M Sport package. Available driver assistance systems include active cruise control, lane change warning system, a parking assistant, and collision warning with braking intervention.
The Z4 is offered with a 10.25-inch display with the iDrive 7.0. The car is available with BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
. It was introduced in 2018 for the 2019 model year as a successor to the E89 Z4. As a fifth model in the lineage, the Z4 (G29) marks the return of the soft-top roof to the Z Series sports cars.
Development and launch
The G29 Z4 was introduced at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 23, 2018.
Designed by Australian born Calvin Luk, the car is based on the Z4 Concept unveiled a year earlier, and was developed alongside the fifth-generation Toyota Supra due to BMW's partnership with Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
. The design was inspired by the Z8. The G29 Z4 is based on the Toyota-BMW joint sports car architecture which also underpins the fifth-generation Supra and has a 50:50 weight distribution with weight savings of up to as compared to its predecessor. The soft-top convertible roof returned on the Z4 (G29) instead of a retractable hardtop
A retractable hardtop — also known as "coupé convertible" or "coupé cabriolet" — is a car with an automatically operated, self-storing hardtop, as opposed to the folding textile-based roof used by traditional convertible cars.
Improved c ...
of its predecessor. The roof can be raised or lowered in 10 seconds at speeds of up to . The boot is 50% larger than that of its predecessor and has a capacity of . It uses a multi-link rear suspension.
The official launch of the G29 Z4 took place at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in October. The car was available for sale in March 2019.
On March 11, 2022, Magna Steyr halted production of the BMW Z4 (along with the 5-Series) for two weeks due to the lack of components caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
The LCI model was introduced in September 2022. The M Sport appearance package became standard across the range, although with several changes.
Equipment
The sDrive models are available in a Sport line or the M Sport package. Available driver assistance systems include active cruise control, lane change warning system, a parking assistant, and collision warning with braking intervention.
The Z4 is offered with a 10.25-inch display with the iDrive 7.0. The car is available with BMW ConnectedDrive
ConnectedDrive is a collection of electronic features for BMW vehicles.
ConnectedDrive was introduced in 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show as a web browser built into the car's infotainment system. Additional features have been added since, such as sm ...
services which allow for over-the-air updates for the navigation maps and operating system. The digital key feature allows the car to be unlocked and started with a smartphone, and access can be shared with other people. It is also available with a customisable, digital instrument cluster
A dashboard (also called dash, instrument panel or IP, or fascia) is a control panel set within the central console of a vehicle, boat, or cockpit of an aircraft or spacecraft. Usually located directly ahead of the driver (or pilot), it displ ...
(called BMW Live Cockpit Professional).
Models
The launch model was the M40i First Edition which has Frozen Orange metallic paintwork and Vernasca leather, 19-inch alloy wheels, adaptive dampers, aHarman Kardon
Harman/Kardon is a brand of US-based Harman International Industries. Harman Kardon was originally founded in Westbury, New York, in 1953 by business partners Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon.
The company is focused on three audio equipment b ...
surround sound system and a head-up display
A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD () or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a ...
.
The Z4 range consists of the sDrive 20i which is only available in selected markets, the sDrive 30i and the range topping M40i models. The sDrive models are powered by the 2.0-litre B48 straight-4 engine while the M40i is powered by the B58 straight-6 engine. All engines come with forced induction and are mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (AT) or automatic gearbox is a multi-speed transmission (mechanics), transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
The 1904 ...
. A 6-speed manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canadian English, Canada, British English, the United Kingdom and American English, the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed ...
was made available for only the sDrive 20i from July 2019.
In 2024 BMW announced that the 2025 BMW Z4 M40i will offer the Handschalter (German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
for hand shift) package. This includes a 6 speed manual transmission, Extended Shadowline trim, exclusive black badging on the rear, Cognac leather upholstery and is also available in 2 exclusive colors San Remo Green or Frozen Deep Green along with the other colors available on the M40i.
Safety
The 2019 Z4 received five stars overall in itsEuro NCAP
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven, Belgium. Formed in 1996, the first results were released in February ...
test.
Awards
* 2019 '' GQ'' 'The Sideways Is Best Award'References
External links
* {{BMW vehicles Euro NCAP roadster sports cars Cars introduced in 2018 Z4 (G29) G29 2020s cars