The all new BMW Z4 sDrive35is

[Prince.M5]

Combining classic proportions with modern features, the BMW Z4 Roadster enjoys the top spot in its market segment. Now, the new BMW Z4 sDrive35is distills the Roadster’s performance potential to produce one of BMW’s fastest and best-handling Roadsters ever. The BMW Z4 sDrive35is is making its world debut as a 2011 model at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. It arrives at authorized BMW Centers in Spring 2010.

More air, boost, and torque: More BMW performance.

The latest Z4 model is characterized by instantaneous response to the accelerator pedal, fantastic sounds, and a free-revving spirit. The engine features increased air intake flow and increased boost pressure to release more power with the same standard of efficiency. The combination of twin low-mass turbochargers and High Precision direct injection offers an output a naturally-aspirated engine would only be able to provide through more cylinders and larger displacement.

The turbocharger system developed for the engine of the new BMW Z4 sDrive35is maintains a high output throughout the entire engine speed range. Nominal peak torque is increased to 332 lb-ft from 1,500 rpm to 4,500 rpm. Maximum output of 335 hp is delivered at 5,900 rpm.



Overboost function for athletic acceleration.

The enhanced engine management system of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is includes an electronically-controlled overboost function to briefly increase torque under full load by another 37 lb-ft. This temporary torque peak of 369 lb-ft gives the car a significant increase in acceleration. The BMW Z4 sDrive35is will complete the sprint from a standstill to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds (preliminary). Top speed of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is is limited electronically to 250 km/h or 155 mph.

High Precision direct injection and BMW EfficientDynamics.

The BMW Z4 sDrive35is offers outstanding power and performance without an increase in fuel consumption or emissions. Its figures are expected to match those of the BMW Z4 sDrive35i with Double-Clutch Transmission on the EPA test cycle. This balance of performance and fuel efficiency results from the fundamental design and layout of the BMW inline-6, which combines twin turbochargers with High Precision direct injection. The fuel injectors operate at a pressure of up to 200 bar (2900 psi), distributing fuel in a conical spray pattern throughout the combustion chamber. Another advantage of direct fuel injection is its cooling effect which allows higher compression while reducing the possibility of detonation.
Further technologies offered under the BMW EfficientDynamics philosophy include Brake Energy Regeneration, Electric Power Steering, and on-demand operation of engine accessory units.

Signature engine sound to accompany the surge of power.

The exhaust system of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is has been tuned specifically for this model. Acoustic engineering gives the car a very unique sound pattern across the speed range. This tuned sound is the result of special baffles and a unique set of mufflers. The sound is characterized by a deep rumble with a focus on the low frequency sound range.

Enhanced Electric Power Steering.

Electric Power Steering (EPS) on the BMW Z4 sDrive35is features very sporty programming, focused to provide intense and clear steering feedback to the driver. This enables the driver to turn-in with remarkable precision and confidence at all vehicle speeds.

7-speed Double-Clutch Transmission with special programming.

The standard 7-speed Double-Clutch Transmission (DCT) in the BMW Z4 sDrive35is combines the best in driving dynamics and efficiency. A highlight is the dual-mass flywheel, configured for the higher levels of power and performance. The DCT can shift gears without the slightest interruption of power to the rear tires, and offers a choice of automatic or manual gear selection. The programming of the DCT has been tailored to complement the sporty nature of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is at every level.
When shifting gears manually or within the SPORT and SPORT+ modes of the Z4’s standard Driving Dynamics Control, the transmission offers an exciting experience through faster gearshifts and a greater increase in torque before shifting. The DCT also features a Launch Control function for maximum performance when accelerating from a standstill. The DCT is controlled by an electronic gear selector on the center console and comes with gearshift paddles on the steering wheel.

M Sport upgrades to match the new engine’s performance.

The BMW Z4 sDrive35is includes new M Sport upgrades such as M Aerodynamics and adaptive M Suspension. The adaptive M Suspension combines a ride-height reduction of 10 millimeters (almost 0.4”) with electronically controlled shock absorbers (Dynamic Damping Control) to improve the vehicle’s agility without compromising ride comfort. The M Sport upgrades emphasize the Z4’s athletic character through aerodynamically optimized exterior features and customized interior components.
Special 18-inch light-alloy wheels in five-spoke design round off the sporty character of the Z4 sDrive35is. 19-inch light-alloy wheels are available as an option. In addition to its unique wheels, the new model is further distinguished by a striking front bumper with a matte aluminum trim bar in each outer air intake, a rear bumper with accentuated surrounds on the tailpipes, and a rear diffuser finished at top in body color and black textured surface underneath.

M Sport interior enhancements and new Kansas Walnut leather.

Inside the BMW Z4 sDrive35is, the driving experience is enhanced by features such as a new thick-rimmed M leather steering wheel with gearshift paddles, an M driver’s footrest, and sport seats. Grey-faced instrument dials feature the “sDrive35is” model designation. Further features inside the Z4 sDrive35is are the Anthracite-colored BMW Individual roof lining, M door sill strips, floor mats with colored piping and the “sDrive35is” model designation, as well as M interior trim in Aluminum Carbon. The new Aluminum Carbon trim features the recognizable “weave” of natural carbon fiber interpreted on a matte aluminum base.

The range of leather upholstery is being further enhanced by an additional color variant marking the launch of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is: All versions of the Z4 Roadster are now also available in Kansas Walnut leather as an option. The BMW Z4 sDrive35is is available with a choice of six paintwork colors. In addition to Alpine White and the metallic colors Titanium Silver, Black Sapphire, Space Grey, and Deep Sea Blue, the Z4 Roadster is now available for the first time in Melbourne Red metallic. Regardless of the color chosen, the exterior mirror caps on the BMW Z4 sDrive35is are always Oxide Silver.

More images in BMWBLOG.com.

[Source = BMWBLOG.com]

 

[Jondot]

What I'd like to know is why they've stuck a stupid superfluous code onto the end of its name.

I mean really...

Grey-faced instrument dials feature the “sDrive35is” model designation.

...that's just going to look like they forgot to peel off the Argos catalogue number.


And what is it? The Z4M? ...not the Z4M? Clarification, please!

 

[Prince.M5]

The ''sDrive'' means that this car has got more precise steering feedback and more sharper steering. The ''35'' means the engine like BMW 335i etc. the letter ''i'' means it's a car runs with petrol and ''d'' for diesel. and lastly the letter ''s'' means sport which i believe.

BMW decided to not make a Z4M instead, they make the Z4 sDrive. But they do offer the M Sport package. The reason is because the performance of this car is as fast as an M3. Why would you want to make a Z4M?? That will also make the people not to buy an M3 because it deosn't make sense anymore. X5M and X6M was planned before the economic crisis where high performance luxury car market are booming. And therefore, it would be much more of a waste stopping development all together. Since the Z4 was launched in the brink of the meltdown, BMW M GmBH was not given green light for another low volume, high performance luxury vehicle, in this case a roadster. .

 

[Omnis]

Does anyone else see the front and think of a CL?

 

[Prince.M5]

Does anyone else see the front and think of a CL?

A Merc CL?? Yeah a bit but this design was adopted from the Concept CS...

 

[Rue]

The Z4 is a beautiful car. I have seen quite a few around and every time I have to gawp at it's timeless lines. It looks equally good with the hood up or down. Big pat on the back for BMW with this one.

 

[homeforsummer]

Meh, wake me up when an M version arrives.

And thanks for posting the whole press release. You don't need to quote the whole lot with something like that, it verges on being just a big advert. A paragraph with a few main details and a link to wherever you found it would normally do...

 

[Prince.M5]

Meh, wake me up when an M version arrives.

And thanks for posting the whole press release. You don't need to quote the whole lot with something like that, it verges on being just a big advert. A paragraph with a few main details and a link to wherever you found it would normally do...

Actually the M Version is confirmed..

Sorry for the whole press release... I will extract some of the improtant points for the next news. Thanks

I also put a link where I found it

 

[McLaren]

I have a strong feeling this car is in response to those who believe the Z4 lost its touch. I remember Top Gear describing the original Z4 M as the equivalent of a pepper you couldn't touch with your hands, and the new Z4 pretty much...on the opposite end of the spectrum.

In truth, I think they had a point with the new one (though I still enjoyed the car), but I'm very interested to see how this new one goes.

 

[Jim Prower]

Do we also need EVERY bit of news from BMW?

 

[McLaren]

Do we also need EVERY bit of news from BMW?

He's only made 3 threads, all of which have now been placed in their proper section. Don't click them if you don't want to read them.

 

[Prince.M5]

Do we also need EVERY bit of news from BMW?

I'm sorry if you don't like it but is it really a problem if I want to release a news about new BMW cars?? If you're not interested, then don't click and read mate.

Sorry and Thank you.

 

[CTznOfTime]

Extremely beautiful car... very desirable 👍
but the name is too busy... 👎 (i understand their logic)
but it doesn't follow their usual way of naming their car,
i wish they Keep it simple as always.

i love this car! I would make mine a conventional manual! like all the bmw i have owned so far.

 

[The Outlaw]

The new Z4 sure looks a hell of a lot better than the previous model. I'm also really liking what they're doing with the beastly little TT N54 motor 👍 That things a torque monsters to say the least. Must be a fun little car to drive...although I'd never consider buying one if I had the money of course.

 

[///M-Spec]

What I'd like to know is why they've stuck a stupid superfluous code onto the end of its name.

BMW's new naming nomenclature is completely idiotic and mostly likely conceived by marketing dweebs who desperately need jobs adding suffixes to Gundam toy models instead of messing with a brand like BMW.

The "is" moniker was originally reserved for the sportier version of a main line product. So a 1989 325is was the Sport version of the 325i. It had items such as an LSD, body kit and sport seats. But then it went down hill fast, since BMW did not use the convention in a consistent or meaningful fashion after the E30.

A 1995 E36 325is was simply a coupe version of the sedan. It may or may not have a sport package. Whereas if you ordered the sports package, nothing changes on the decklid.

"sDrive35is" is sounds totally retarded. Ugh.

Reminds me of the Spinal Tap song "Tonight We're Gonna Rock You Tonight".


The car itself sounds nice, though. Except it probably needs an LSD like, desperately.

Does anyone else see the front and think of a CL?

It was the first thing that came to mind.

Actually the M Version is confirmed..

M Sport Package =/= M version

A 335i M Sport is still a 335i, not an M3.

BMW is playing the same coy game they always play. A new Z comes out and they say "sorry, no M version". 3 or 4 years later, we get an M version.


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[Prince.M5]

M Sport Package =/= M version

A 335i M Sport is still a 335i, not an M3.

BMW is playing the same coy game they always play. A new Z comes out and they say "sorry, no M version". 3 or 4 years later, we get an M version.


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Yeah sorry got a little confusion. It was the M-Package not the M Version of the Z4. True, someties later, BMW would say something like that.

 

[MatskiMonk]

What I'd like to know is why they've stuck a stupid superfluous code onto the end of its name.

You mean the 'iS' bit...? It's a BMW tradition going back to the E30... dedicated sport variants would be called iS models (or wierdly enough sometimes, Si models - such as the WTCC homolgation E90 3 series, the 320Si) - (318iS, 320iS, 325iS, 328i Sport, Z4 3.0si, 320Si.. etc.)

I mean really...
...that's just going to look like they forgot to peel off the Argos catalogue number.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha... It's a model name... it does what it says on the tin.. .. and also, it doesn't sound like a cross-between a confused spanish waiter and a cat coughing up a hair ball.

And what is it? The Z4M? ...not the Z4M? Clarification, please!

umm... maybe you need to read the Argos catalogue number again! I guess its still not clear enough...

.. The red car pictured is the new Z4 3.5iS, however BMW have also just unveiled the M-sport pack for the standard Z4's - Which is the Silver car in the press release.

I must apologise in advance for my lack of sense of Humour, I'm working long hours at the moment.

 

[MatskiMonk]

The "is" moniker was originally reserved for the sportier version of a main line product. So a 1989 325is was the Sport version of the 325i. It had items such as an LSD, body kit and sport seats. But then it went down hill fast, since BMW did not use the convention in a consistent or meaningful fashion after the E30.

A 1995 E36 325is was simply a coupe version of the sedan. It may or may not have a sport package. Whereas if you ordered the sports package, nothing changes on the decklid.

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I could be wrong but were the E36 iS's not at least dressed up with M-tech goodies not normally found on the Coupe models.. I'm pretty sure the E36 318iS was at least.

Also the E90 320Si was hardly just badge engineering! They wanted to take that basic engine racing, in WTCC spec it developed 275bhp!

 

[///M-Spec]

I could be wrong but were the E36 iS's not at least dressed up with M-tech goodies not normally found on the Coupe models.. I'm pretty sure the E36 318iS was at least.

It probably varies from market to market. We never got a "iS" with uppercase S here in the colonies during the E36 days. The only North American cars ever to come from the factory with M-Tech goodies were a very limited run of about 150 1994 325is's. I believe they were all Alpine White and included the complete suspension and exterior cosmetic upgrades found on the M3. I am unsure of the other specs, but I *think* the brakes and powertrain remained the same as the regular 325is.

That and our 1999 328is coupes and converts came with exterior M Tech parts when ordered with the US sport package. Possibly an M branded steering wheel and shifter, but I don't recall at the moment.

Also the E90 320Si was hardly just badge engineering! They wanted to take that basic engine racing, in WTCC spec it developed 275bhp!

A very nice car that unfortunately we never got. "si" seems to have gotten a better deal than "is".


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[MatskiMonk]

It probably varies from market to market. We never got a "iS" with uppercase S here in the colonies during the E36 days. The only North American cars ever to come from the factory with M-Tech goodies were a very limited run of about 150 1994 325is's. I believe they were all Alpine White and included the complete suspension and exterior cosmetic upgrades found on the M3. I am unsure of the other specs, but I *think* the brakes and powertrain remained the same as the regular 325is.

That and our 1999 328is coupes and converts came with exterior M Tech parts when ordered with the US sport package. Possibly an M branded steering wheel and shifter, but I don't recall at the moment.

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Yeah, that would explain it, the 318iS and '328i Sports' I'm sure were both considered to be 'caffeine free' versions of the E36 M3 (if you get my meaning), on these shores.

 

[Jim Prower]

I'm sorry if you don't like it but is it really a problem if I want to release a news about new BMW cars?? If you're not interested, then don't click and read mate.

Sorry and Thank you.

It was early and I was grumpy. Don't apologize.

 

[Tornado]

It still looks worse than the previous, not-particularly-a-looker model. It is still hard top only. It still has a ridiculous name. And it is still (probably) seemingly designed in order to fill the "V6 Mustang Convertible" niche in the BMW line-up instead of the "manly man's S2000" niche that the old car filled. Don't call me when they make an M-version. I don't know if my heart can take it.

 

[MatskiMonk]

It still looks worse than the previous, not-particularly-a-looker model. It is still hard top only. It still has a ridiculous name. And it is still (probably) seemingly designed in order to fill the "V6 Mustang Convertible" niche in the BMW line-up instead of the "manly man's S2000" niche that the old car filled. Don't call me when they make an M-version. I don't know if my heart can take it.

Don't forget the heavily rumoured Z2 will slot in lower down the range, and is likely to be a revvier and rawer experience.

 

[Tornado]

Don't forget the heavily rumoured Z2 will slot in lower down the range, and is likely to be a revvier and rawer experience.

Until they equip it with AWD and 5 inches of suspension travel so they can call it a "Sport Activity Roadster." And why would I go to BMW to buy a sub-Z4 roadster when that niche has always been dominated by the Miata?
My point is, I'd be alot more excited about this car if the restyled Z4 wasn't turned from a Porsche Boxster competitor into a baby Lexus SC430. And because of that hack job, why should I look forward to what could be a baby-baby SC430?

 

[MatskiMonk]

Until they equip it with AWD and 5 inches of suspension travel so they can call it a "Sport Activity Roadster." And why would I go to BMW to buy a sub-Z4 roadster when that niche has always been dominated by the Miata

This right here is what 🤬 me off the most about the current form of BMW bashing.. on the one hand you are deriding the brand for its creating of new niche market vehicles... and then in the next sentence, you imply that BMW entering currently well established segments would be a waste of time..

Make your mind up!?

 

[Tornado]

This right here is what 🤬 me off the most about the current form of BMW bashing.. on the one hand you are deriding the brand for its creating of new niche market vehicles... and then in the next sentence, you imply that BMW entering currently well established segments would be a waste of time..

Make your mind up!?

The two don't contradict each other. They are two completely separate criticisms, one of them was more of a joke anyways, and I explained my reasoning for the other one with the next paragraph that you didn't bother quoting. Calm down.

 

[Leonidae]

And they forgot to mention what for they need the extra power and torque.. Would anyone want to guess how much this little roadster weighs?

 

[Prince.M5]

The car weighs at 1,525 kg (3,362 lbs).

More Info.

EDIT : Same goes to Mercedes. What for they have a V12, too much power and too much torque for an SL65 Roadster??

 

[Leonidae]

I certainly hope that this is wet weight and not dry weight..

 

[///M-Spec]

It's probably a dry weight with no options. A US spec car has a curb weight quoted at 3,450 lbs. for the 35i, regular non-M Sport version with manual tranny. Keep in mind US versions have a bunch of standard equipment like power seats which add 100+ lbs. together.

The curb weights BMW publishes is based on DIN weight, which is full up, ready to drive with 3/4 tank of gas, plus 1 driver and some luggage.

The new Z4 is very heavy, especially the turbo version. The NA versions are around 150 lbs. lighter.

For reference, a first gen E85 Z4 3.0i was around 2,970 lbs. for the high spec US version.


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