The BMW Z4 M Coupé:
Supreme Driving Pleasure
for the True Individualist.
The Ultimate Driving Machine – hardly ever before was this statement as appropriate as in the case of the BMW Z4 M Coupé, a two-seater conceived, designed and built for the true enthusiast wishing to conquer new dimensions of driving dynamics, enjoy every single mile on the road, and demonstrate his – or her – individual style at all times.
This thoroughbred sports car arouses powerful emotions not only with the lucky individual able to take the wheel of the BMW Z4 M Coupé. Rather,
this outstanding new model is a genuine eye-catcher for everybody able to admire this driving machine in regular traffic. Its exciting but by no means pretentious look thrills not only the sports car enthusiast, but rather all beholders with a penchant for truly successful and unique car design. The new Coupé is recognisable at very first sight as a typical BMW, but also stands out clearly as an unparalleled high-performance sports car.
Through its design alone, the BMW Z4 M Coupé clearly demonstrates the performance it is able to offer. At the same time the harmonious lines of the car reflect the well-balanced drive concept able to convey the tremendous power of the engine smoothly, safely and in genuine style to the road.
At the same time the BMW Z4 M Coupé clearly shows its close relationship to the BMW Z4 M Roadster: The front end and the lower rear section of both models demonstrate clear similarities, while at the side the BMW Z4 M Coupé stands out clearly from its Roadster counterpart, the striking roof, the typical lines of the fixed-head model around the rear side windows, and the large tailgate creating a unique look betraying the powerful character of this high-performance sports car at very first sight.
Through its supreme performance and unique agility, the BMW Z4 M Coupé impressively proves the supreme potential offered by the concept of
a fixed-head sports car based on an open roadster: without doubt, this production model not just fulfils, but rather significantly outperforms the great expectations already aroused by the BMW Z4 Coupé Concept Car
among countless sports car enthusiasts at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2005.
While a car of the likes of the BMW Z4 M Coupé will only rarely be required to prove its practical values under conventional conditions, the fact remains that the car’s strongest and most convincing arguments also come to bear in everyday motoring. The BMW Z4 M Coupé offers driving pleasure of the highest calibre and proves its special character not only on the Nordschleife of the famous Nürburgring race track in Germany, but also demonstrates its fascinating agility when driving at a leisurely pace on a country road, as well as its virtually unlimited potential in conveying engine power into dynamic performance. So in a nutshell, the look, engine output, and driving behaviour of the BMW Z4 M Coupé all add up to form a complete whole truly convincing in every respect, in every detail.
3. Design of the BMW Z4 M Coupé:
Visible Emotion.
As a high-performance sports car offering superior safety even when driving to the utmost limit, the BMW Z4 M Coupé gives the experienced driver the option to enjoy a standard of dynamic performance otherwise to be found only in a racing car. And at the same time this unique two-seater, through its design, boasts unprecedented harmony of supreme sporting performance and a perfect, all-round aesthetic appearance. The BMW Z4 M Coupé clearly demonstrates its dynamic driving qualities and abilities, while though its powerful look and well-balanced proportions, it also bears out a high standard of supremacy. Ultimately, therefore, the BMW Z4 M Coupé represents the typical look of a thoroughbred sports car in particularly attractive design.
An athlete with a striking face.
Seen from the front, the BMW Z4 M Coupé exudes an inimitable look of dynamic performance. As on the “basic” model, the BMW Z4 Coupé, all lines on the engine compartment lid flow towards the kidney grille, while the contours of the air intakes moving up to the kidney grille from beneath guide your eyes more towards the wide track of the car.
The letter “X” formed at the front by these lines and air intake contours creates a dynamic, highly present and self-confident appearance. The BMW Z4 M Coupé thus looks as if it were literally hugging the surface, with its body resting firmly on the road below. The air scoop in the middle as well as the two air intakes at the sides clearly prove how much cooling air the engine and the brakes require, again providing a clear sign of the enormous power and dynamism which lurks within this muscular body.
Two striking precision lines add a further powerful contour to the engine compartment lid, the curvature formed in this way providing a taste from the start of the large and, in particular, high-performance drive unit to be found beneath the hood.
The two lines move out of the engine compartment lid on the level of the driver’s and front passenger’s seat, extending throughout the entire length of the engine compartment all the way to the kidney grille embedded very
deep in the front end of the car to make the engine compartment look even longer than on the “standard” model. Curved, white direction indicator covers round off the dual headlights at the bottom, the position light made up of a light conductor ring giving the M Coupé that night design so characteristic of BMW.
The design of the car – a clear testimony to power and strength.
Emerging from the A-pillars, the roof extends to the rear, sweeping slowly and gracefully into the tail of the car. Right in the middle of its roof, the BMW Z4 M Coupé has a characteristic inward curve so typical of many classic sports cars. Interpreted here in truly modern style, this classic feature gives the car its extremely low, dynamic, and fast look.
The side view has the silhouette typical of a sports coupé. The low-slung roof extending down elegantly to the rear and the “Hofmeister kick”
on the rear side windows typical of the brand give the BMW Z4 M Coupé a truly outstanding visual touch again most characteristic.
This impression is further enhanced by the passenger cell moved far to the rear. Seen from the side, the BMW Z4 M Coupé retains its striking window graphics borne out by the rear side windows fitted firmly into the body in their particular design again typical of the brand. The white-and-blue BMW emblem accentuating the diagonal line in the front side panel, in turn, takes up and accommodates the white direction indicators at the side. And right next to the BMW logo, the “M” model designation bears testimony to the origin of this unique sports car.
Seen from the rear: sheer power.
The low-slung centre section of the roof is also to be admired from behind, accentuating the racing look of this new sports car. Further highlights are the extra-wide third brake light, the chrome-plated dual tailpipes placed far
to the outside, and the horizontally-arranged diffuser in between. All this acts together to give the BMW Z4 M Coupé an unmistakable, sporting and characteristic look also from behind.
The greenhouse – the glazed section of the passenger cell – flows dynamically into the rear section, giving particular emphasis to the wheel arches accentuated in their powerful and muscular look. The rear lights, in turn, are the same as on the Z4 M Roadster, their light conductor rods forming one visual entity with the third, white brake light emphasising the sheer width of the car’s rear section particularly at night.
Offering capacity of up to 300 litres or 10.5 cu ft, the luggage compartment is truly impressive for a sports car, easily accommodating, as one example, two medium-sized golf bags. The integrated roll-up cover serves to conceal 245 litres or 8.6 cu ft of the luggage compartment in the interest of extra privacy.
You open the rear lid by means of a grab handle integrated in the BMW logo at the back of the car and also comprising the lock to the luggage compartment.
Eighteen-inch wheels in typical M design.
The dynamic wheel arches powerfully highlight the light-alloy rims developed exclusively for the BMW Z4 M Coupé and its open-air counterpart. In their design, the wheels follow the striking body language of the car itself, the use of five double spokes clearly relating the car to the BMW M family. With their look of lightness and an almost free, unobstructed view right through to the 18-inch disc brakes, the rims underline the high-performance character of the BMW Z4 M Coupé.
The interior: concentrating on sports motoring.
The interior of the BMW Z4 M Coupé boasts a modern ambience in sporting, purist, but at the same time very sophisticated design and flair. This overall design and the function of the interior come together to provide a harmonious all-round concept, the attractive M leather steering wheel, for example, with its powerfully contoured rim profile and the thumb contours on the rim itself, ensuring safe grip and precise handling at all times.
The circular instruments for the speedometer and rev counter are absolutely clear and easy to read. The colour of the instruments is again typical of BMW M philosophy, red needles being combined with permanent white illumination. The M logo, in turn, is to be admired not only on the aluminium entry trim, but also on the leather headrests, the steering wheel itself, and on the illuminated gearshift lever knob. Further distinctions versus the “regular” model are the air conditioning and fresh air adjusters finished in galvanically refined pearl gloss chrome also featured on the door openers
and door closing handles.
Colours and design variants.
The interior is available in the four colours Black, Imola Red, Sepang Bronze Light and Sepang Brown, with two varying ranges of soft nappa leather trim. Exclusive seam patterns in perfect finish round off the exclusive impression of both leather trim options.
Moving on to the car’s hard trim features, the customer has the choice of Hexagon aluminium as well as optional Madeira Red Brown walnut or
Black carbon structure leather. The roof lining is made of a high-quality Anthracite-coloured fabric with contours following the low-slung centre section of the roof to give the car a truly sporting ambience also inside.
A particularly convenient amenity is the special compartment for glasses in the upper section of the windscreen frame. The centre section of the rear bulkhead is curved down slightly to the inside, reflecting the concave curvature of the roof. This not only enhances visibility to the rear, but also gives the interior a particularly generous, open impression. The luggage compartment, finally, is finished in a sophisticated, high-quality Anthracite-coloured delour material, while the roll-up cover comes in Black.
Three exclusive M exterior colours – Sepang Bronze metallic, Interlagos Blue metallic, Imola Red non-metallic – as well as five paintwork colours carried over from the BMW Z4 Coupé give the customer a wide range of choice. Perfectly supplementing the range of interior colours and features, these exterior colours enable the true aficionado to really customise his BMW Z4 M Coupé in every respect.