Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW The 2025 BMW Z4 M40i with the “Handschalter” package.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW At the center of the spacious cabin for two sits the leather-wrapped, short-throw manual-shift lever.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW Vernasca leather is standard for the heated, power M Sport seats with adjustable bolsters.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW A 382 hp, 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six engine—with 369 ft lbs of torque—allows the car to cover zero to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW The M light-alloy wheels (19-inch at the front and 20-inch at the back) are wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW The top stows in about 10 seconds, at speeds up to 30 mph.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW Shifting with manual BMWs has always had a wonderful, mechanical feel, and the linkage and bushings unique to the Handschalter package only improve upon that tradition.
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Image Credit: Tom Kirkpatrick, courtesy of BMW This Z4 is scalpel-sharp in its handling, thanks to the synergy of the staggered-sized wheels, a reinforced anti-roll-bar bracket at the front, different auxiliary springs, and a unique calibration of the adaptive damper and power steering.
