Z4M Coupe

Z4M Coupe

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ghiblicup

Original Poster:

605 posts

215 months

Wednesday 21st June 2006
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Got taken out for a quick blast in a M coupe yesterday. We went past a guy in a DB9 and he couldn't keep his eyes off it!
The car is even more gorgeous in the flesh and felt great inside the cabin. I'm 6'3 and there was good head and leg room also the boot was massive (though the battery takes up more space than you would think). Sound was tops too, alot louder lower down than the CSL. Anyway I couldn't take it for a spin cause it was not their demo But they have started too build mine now for late July, even got me chassis no.

off_again

12,344 posts

235 months

Wednesday 21st June 2006
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As someone who is 6'5" I am glad to see that BMW produce a car that caters for those of a taller build. Have you tried to drive a Z3? Obviously built for the Oriental market!

It was a funny sight to see myself and a friend (who is 6'3" tall) in a Z3M - heads over the top of the windscreen and knees up around your ears! Someone must have shrunk the car in the wash

But, I do agree - been to the dealers a bit recently and they have a nice blue one at the entrance. Looks great with the big wheels and a deep blue colour. No one need know until they get to the quad pipes at the back! Cant wait until the coupe comes to the UK - wonder what that looks like in the flesh...?

broccers

3,236 posts

254 months

Wednesday 21st June 2006
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off_again said:
No one need know until they get to the quad pipes at the back!


and there lies the problem. Test drove the Z4M and got no more attention than I would in a fiesta. Surely buying an M is not about blending into the background.

dick dastardly

8,315 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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That's true. I saw my first Z4M the other day and I almost didn't notice it as I thought it was a normal Z4. They should have made the styling a bit more dramatic IMO. The Z3M stood out and looked a lot meaner than the Z3 but this time they've toned it down.

Ashok

601 posts

260 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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Get it in Interlagos Blue and fit an Eisenmann or Kelleners exhaust - that'll get you noticed alright.

ghiblicup

Original Poster:

605 posts

215 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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Hey I started this thread about the COUPE! the COUPE! the COUPE!

I don't care about a rag top

dick dastardly

8,315 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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ghiblicup said:
Hey I started this thread about the COUPE! the COUPE! the COUPE!

I don't care about a rag top


The important question: Would you consider swapping your CSL for one?

ghiblicup

Original Poster:

605 posts

215 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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I am! The CSL just sits in storage and only comes out about twice a month, now I'm already doing this with the Cup (a car I will never get rid of) so somethings got too give. So I'm getting rid of the Trophy (what a car) and the CSL too fund the coupe! I feel the coupe is just a bit more daily friendly but still hard as nails and trackable.

trackdemon

12,195 posts

262 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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Nice. We've just put back out 3.0iSport till 01/09 to get the 56 plate (would have come mid August otherwise). I saw the coupe in autocar last week - almost identical to ours and looks superb in black. Cant wait!! Decided the M was a bit too much for the daily grind (15k per year), but will prob flip the NSX for something more 'focused'

taffyracer

2,093 posts

244 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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yeah they're stunning, I am half tempted to trade the M3 in for one

I HATE GATSO

2,152 posts

218 months

Thursday 22nd June 2006
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I think that the m roadster is better looking than the coupe IMO