15 December 2008

New Z4 revealed

BMW’s latest generation BMW Z4, due to go on sale in May 2009, will be the first to come with a retractable hard-top roof that can be raised or lowered in 20 seconds.

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The new roadster is also the first vehicle to be offered with Adaptive M electronically controlled suspension and a Drive Dynamic Control function which allows the driver to alter throttle and steering response, level of ride comfort, Dynamic Stability Control response, and gear change times on automatics.

Powering the new BMW Z4 is a choice of three six-cylinder powerplants including the flagship 3.0 twin-turbocharged engine with 306hp.