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05-04-2009, 08:24 PM | #1 |
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Car and Driver doesn't like the Z4
I was looking forward to driving one of these, but this is disappointing..."too much body roll and vague steering." They recommend a porsche boxter over the new z4!! Their reviews are usually right on the money. This does seem to contradict the previous review with the dct transmission when they say the steering is "weighted and direct." I'll have to drive one to decide myself.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review I didn't see this thread until now: http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254029 Handling of an slk. Thats horrible in my opinion. I know it's not an M, but it's sports car and a bmw roadster for crying out loud. I have driven the slk 350 and 300. Even in sports mode, I felt it was all over the place with major body roll. Sounds like I may be passing on the z4 again. This sucks. Last edited by erio; 05-04-2009 at 09:59 PM.. |
05-04-2009, 08:50 PM | #3 |
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i dont like how it looks.
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05-04-2009, 09:13 PM | #4 |
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and ppl said the 1er was a pig
at nearly 3500lbs, whats the use of sacrificing a rear seat and cabin space if it still weighs more b/c of the damn retractable hardtop |
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05-05-2009, 02:05 AM | #7 |
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It sounds like the steering have went from one extreme (Z4M Coupe's utlra twitchy) to the other (new Z4's vague steering).
But I bet it will now sell better because of these changes, the previous Z4 was the wrong car for it's market and it showed in it's sales. Even the Z4M sold in tiny amounts, in fact, it's sales figures made the Boxster look like a mass market product. |
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05-05-2009, 04:50 AM | #9 |
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.83g's on the skidpad + 65k price tag? BMW?? No thanks.
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05-05-2009, 07:54 AM | #13 |
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No, a trophy wife will drive this:
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05-05-2009, 08:03 AM | #14 |
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I hate the electric steering in newer bmw's so much
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05-05-2009, 09:05 AM | #16 |
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The guys at EVO didn't like it either. Great cruiser, but not a drivers car. No longer designed to go head to head with the boxster, but not going up against the SLK.
Personally, no thank you.
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05-05-2009, 10:21 AM | #21 |
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As the Z4 moved "up market", hopefully the Z2 will be the driver's car. I love the looks of the new Z4 but agree it's too expensive.
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