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2007 BMW Z4 3.0Si M Sport (E86)
Specifications
Description
The BMW Z4 Coupe is just so right!
Classic proportions. Small but muscular. Stunning but not showy.
Get inside and the infatuation grows further. The cabin is intimate but with a fantastic view over the long, smooth bonnet. The interior doesn’t have any tricks up its glovebox, it’s just refreshingly uncluttered with an aura of quality that nothing else at this price point can match.
Engine, performance and 0-60 time
There’s no starter button, just twist the key and the lightest volume-production six-cylinder in the world spins into life. It has a familiar 261bhp and 232lb ft, but this is the happiest residence it has found so far. It’s a fantastically precise engine and sounds so honed that any tolerances must be wafer thin. It also feels genuinely quick, and because the engine encourages you to ring every last revolution from it you’re given a sustained push in the back right the way through every gear. Standstill to sixty-two in 5.7sec seems eminently realistic. Sixty-two to standstill would, I’m sure, be equally impressive.
The six-speed ’box won’t take any mollycoddling and needs you to be positive with your changes, so it’s great once you’re attacking a road. The same could be said of the steering, which is weightier than some owners might expect, but has no slack,and comes with the bonus of a Chunky M Spec Steering Wheel.
What's it like to drive?
The Coupe instantly feels a different animal to the roadster: stiffer all round, but with the front feeling much more direct and eager to snuffle out an apex. Unusually for a small BMW, this means that on a bumpy B-road it’s the front rather than the rear that commands your attention, the nose hunting out cambers and imperfections. It’s not enough to slow you down, however, and the more you increase your speed, the more stability the Z4 seems to find.
Traction is huge. There’s no M diff, so you won’t be emerging from corners crossed-up with both rear arches filled with thick white smoke, but the 3.0si is a deeply absorbing partner down a favourite road. It has undoubtedly been engineered for people who want to drive, not just pose.
ABOUT THIS CAR
General
- Condition LIKE NEW
- Vin: WBADU52060LE90796
- Production Date: 18-01-2007
- Type: Z4 3.0Si A
- Series: E86 (Z Series)
- Body Type: Coupe
- Engine: N52
- Power: 195 kw / 265hp
Editions & Packages (M Sport Specifications)
- M Sports Suspension
- M Sports Steering Wheel
- M Sports Seats in Leather Oregon Black
- 18" BMW Alloy Wheel, M Double Spoke 135
- Headlining Antrachite
- Chrome line Black radiator Grille
- M Sport Insignia side and rear
Comfort & Interior Equipment
- Sun Protection Glazing
- Floor mats velours
- Warning Triangle and First Aid Kit
- Interior / Outside Mirror with Auto Dip
- Seat Adjustment, Electric, with Memory
- Isofix System
- Storage Compartment Package
- Headlining Antrachite
- Interior Trim Strips, Brushed Aluminium
Multimedia
- Navigation System Professional
- Preparation for Mobile Phone with Bluetooth
- HiFi System Professional DSP
- Preparation, BMW 6-CD Changer I-Bus
Driver Assistance & Lightning
- Headlight Cleaning System
- Park Distance Control (PDC)
- Fog Lights
- Rain Sensor
- Xenon Light
- Automatic Air-conditioning
- Driver Dynamic Control
- Multifunction F Steering Wheel
Enviroment & Safety
- Fold in Outside Mirror
- Chrome Line Interior
- Windscreen, Green Tinted Upper Strip
- Hot Climate Version
- Radio Control Oceania
- Language version, English
- Dealer List Overseas
- Radio Frequency 315 MHz
- On-Board Literature, English
- Control Unit COP
Other
- Factory Manual / Two Sets of Keys
- Comes with a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Tyres (almost NZD2K worth)
- Imported from Singapore - first registered in NZ in 2017
Should you buy one?... Yes, Absolutely, without a doubt is our verdict, and you're unlikely to find a better one.
Car will be sold WOF'd and registered.
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NOTIFICATION AS TO NATURE OF GOODS IN TERMS OF THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT 1993
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