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2009 BMW Z4 with new Folding Hardtop

Beemerfan — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:22:11 +0000

The Detroit Car Show will witness the unveiling of the first BMW roadster to have a retractable hardtop. The contraption highlights a two-piece aluminum that can be retracted and reinstalled in 20 seconds.

The foldable top retreats into a compartment that was specifically designed to meet the low-slung form and proportion of the BMW architecture.

The top model of the Z4 release, the sDrive35i will have a 3L direct injection, twin turbo power plant in its engine bay. It is capable of giving out 300 horsepower and a torque of 300 lb-ft. The sDrive30i, on the other hand, will sport a 255 horsepower, naturally aspirated 3.0L engine.

The two Z4 versions will come equipped with manual gearboxes with 6 speeds. The sDrive35i will have a dual clutch automatic transmission option that offers gut wrenching, seven speed experience. The sDrive30i will be offered with a six-speed automatic.

The sDrive35i version will blaze on the road from 0 to 60 mph n just 5 seconds.

Like its older brother Z3, the Z4 has an extended hood, marked wheel arches, and an excellent weight distribution at 50-50. The stock aluminum suspension can be boosted with a sport pack release that will give the car a better ride through adaptive suspension controlled by an electronic damping system.

TheZ4 is the first of its class to get the iDrive navigation system. The Z4 will come into production in Regensburg, Germany with the 3-series convertible with convertible hardtop.

The price tag for the sDrive35i starts at around $50K and the sDrive30i at $40K.

BMW 650i with 23″ Hipnotic Rims

Beemerfan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:43:49 +0000

I like the 6-series a lot and when the BMW 650i gets pimped with a set of 23 inch ZEN HIPNOTIC wheels that’s some pretty sick shiznit.

Got this photo from The Rimsorizer‘s post on the Hipnotic Zen Wheels.

BMW Gina Concept Car – Photos

Beemerfan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:14:54 +0000

We’ve talked about the BMW Gina Concept Car right here (where we posted the video BMW released to — a must-watch!); here we’ve got some awesome photos BMW sent out to their press contacts…

More BMW M3 Convertible photos!

Beemerfan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:05:52 +0000

We’ve seen the STUNNING BMW M3 Convertible for 2009 on BMWTalk.org before (actually only a couple weeks ago!), but today we’ve got some new and very sexy photos of this dream car for all of you to gaze at. I found these at The Winding Road, so they deserve all the Link Love they can get!

Click each of the smaller images to see the big ones!

What a ride…..

Roofless 2009 BMW M3

Beemerfan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:21:38 +0000

The 2009 BMW M3 Convertible is a stunner. Just saw pics over at WheelTronix (a new but awesome blog — bookmark it!), and decided to give it a share… About the car: it’ll feature a strong V8, 414 bhp, and will make it from 0 to 100kmph in under 5.5 seconds….

Everything else is just pure BMW… Luxurious interior, lovely finish all over and raw class on the outside. Like I said — a true stunner. More: right here on Wheeltronix!

Belgian BMW lovers are AWESOME!

Beemerfan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:43:37 +0000

This guy is hilarious. I’m not too happy with the disclaimer at the start of the vid (don’t take this serious, please — yeah right, we were going to take this serious dude!) — but still extremely funny and good stuff!

This 1991 BMW 318i convertible is great — it must drink gasoline like a m************r though!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Enjoy!