Edmunds Test Drive: 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i
The all-new 2009 BMW Z4 seems a world apart from its predecessor, a car seemingly designed by cleaver-wielding art school students and tuned to take on (unsuccessfully) Porsche's slick-handling Boxster. The new car is beautiful, catching impressed glances from those who pass by. It cunningly sets a new styling course for itself, while honoring successful aspects of BMW's roadster past. But it's the new Z4's handling and performance that really signal this roadster's change in philosophy.
To know more, read the full Edmunds Test Drive of the 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i.
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- James Riswick June 22, 2009, 1:30 PM
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Does the new Z4 really pass as beautiful these days? It's attractive enough but it's too corporate to be special. IMO the old Z4 M Coupe was much closer to being truly "beautiful".