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The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW. It follows a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3. The Z4 replaces the Z3. First generation production started in 2002 at BMW's Greer, South Carolina plant, with production of both roadster and coupe forms. When debuted, it won Automobile Magazine "Design of the Year Award". Starting with the 2009 model year, the second-generation Z4 is built at BMW's Regensburg, Germany plant as a retractable hardtop roadster. In 2009, the BMW Z4 won the Red Dot Design Award. BMW Z4

BMW Z4 BMW Z4 BMW Z4 BMW Z4 BMW Z4 The heart of the BMW Z4 sDrive28i Roadster is BMW’s new TwinPower Turbo 2.0L inline 4-cylinder, producing 240 horsepower at 3,500 rpm and 260lb-ft of torque at just 1,250 rpm. This is a decrease of 15 horsepower compared to the naturally aspirated 3.0L inline six offered in the sDrive30i but the 4-cylinder option reaches its peak power at a lower engine rpm, along with offering 40 more lf-ft of torque than the 3.0L inline 6. Thanks to the use of BMW’s Valvetronic intake management, direct injection and a high tech twin-scroll turbocharger, this 2.0L turbocharged engine is expected to yield fuel economy numbers 20% better than the inline 6 from the sDrive30i. BMW doesn’t offer exact figures, but with some 4th grade math, we can expect the fuel economy of the Z4 sDrive28i Roadster to be in the area of 22mpg around town and 34 on the open road when coupled with their new 8-speed automatic transmission. I have had the pleasure of spending some time in a 2...