Z4 Coupe vs Roadster

[GTRene]

Catherinej said:

Hi Rene,

It's the following spec:

Stratus Grey
Black Dakota Leather
Sun Protection Glass
Bluetooth
Heated Seats
Comfort Pack

I bet the photo's don't do it justice seen only one in the real world and the look great(only the front still bothers me)
Nice car, bet your fast when you want to and everytime you hit the pedal you get a big grin one your face




GTRene

[DoctorD]

Further illustration of reasons to choose a Coupe..

[Catherinej]

GTRene said:

Catherinej said:

Hi Rene,

It's the following spec:

Stratus Grey
Black Dakota Leather
Sun Protection Glass
Bluetooth
Heated Seats
Comfort Pack

I bet the photo's don't do it justice seen only one in the real world and the look great(only the front still bothers me)
Nice car, bet your fast when you want to and everytime you hit the pedal you get a big grin one your face




GTRene

No they don't because they were taken with my camera phone.

[Jason_W]

I'd generally agree with Doctor D until you put the roof down on a roadster which evens things up in the looks department, particularly in a lighter colour such as grey.

Having said that, I bought a Z4M Roadster in Interlagos blue, so what do I know?

[DoctorD]

Jason_W said:

I'd generally agree with Doctor D until you put the roof down on a roadster which evens things up in the looks department, particularly in a lighter colour such as grey.

Having said that, I bought a Z4M Roadster in Interlagos blue, so what do I know?

I agree with you Jason. I always felt the need to lower the roof, because (a) it looked far better that way, and (b) why else have a roadster? I know many people who drive roadsters/convertibles with their roofs up however I always felt compelled to drive top-down. The problem for me was that there was perhaps 1 day out of 100 when that was the ideal way to drive.

The perfect day was warm (+18 degrees), minimal wind, hazy (or no) sunshine and a route well away from other traffic. More often it was either cold, or if warm it was also sunny and therefore I ended up with a baked head (and a mild dizzy feeling as a consequence). Driving in traffic, particularly on a motorway was a recipe for a headache and at the end of the journey my ears were ringing and I generally needed a rest.

I had some great drives in a roadster, Nurburgring on a snowy March afernoon (if you remember the EVO article last spring when we first group tested the Z4M) and I still remember the drive back from Germany where I staunchly refused to raise the hood until we reached Belgium (bleedin noisy autoroutes!). Another great day was a drive through bedfordshire and northamptonshire on the b-roads back from work; 20 degrees, no sunshine and all the other noddys were using the motorways so I had the road all to myself...

I guess I find that I have more enjoyable days roof-up than down.

[joust]

Having just taken delivery of a Z4M Roadster I'd vote for the Roadster. Yes, the Coupe looks meaner, but when that sun shines it takes just over 8 seconds to get the top down...

Performance wise they seem pretty similar, and as the Z4 isn't exactly a 'slack' car in roadster form, the extra strength from the coupe isn't noticable in real world driving.

J