oh man, 02cls and I went out to Autobahn BMW tonite and there it was...i didn't think it was here yet officially...but there it was the brand spanking new M roadster BMW hardtop. to say that it's pure sex is an understatement. that car moves without moving, it's like you hear whispers when you walk around it. $56,000. how much do kindneys go for on the black market these days?

 

here's a little vid of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq3rx...elated&search=

 

yea my dads really interested in one....they have one at BMW of san francisco its fucking hot.....makes you relook the z4 body style

 

my only real complaint was the interior, it was nice but kind of cramped, and you cant see out of the back for shit, the z3 coupe has a much better interior space feel and visibility

 

There is an M roadster and M coupe. I'm assuming your talking about the coupe here.

These have been out for a number of months now. Have yet to see one (or recognize one) on the road, but I saw tons of dealers that had them over the summer.

Supposed to be fun little cars. M3 engine in a smaller, lighter chassis. Although apparently they are a bit more of a brutish car than a percision automobile such as an M3.

 

The thing I don't understand is, it's the M3 engine, in a smaller, lighter car, but BMW still claims the M3 is .1 second faster in the 0-60.

 

i'm liking the color too....

 

The exhaust is more restictive on the M roadster/coupe due to space issues so it has slightly less horsepower, 333 vs. 330. The M3 also has a .02 higher final drive ratio.
Don't forget acceleration isn't soley based on HP and weight, but gearing. That .02 final difference in gearing might not sound like much, but its whats in between that counts.
Who knows what the real figures are though. BMW is known for underrating there engines and acceleration times. The best indication to what they really can run is to look at track times from drivers.

 

i wonder what the gains are from an exhaust?

 

i like these a lot, original and attractive styling (even if its from bangle)

here is JC's bash on these cars

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...5-2338194.html

 

"The old Z3 M coupé was deliberately ugly, like the bastard son of Gérard Depardieu and a bread van"

 

 

yea, the z4M was nice...so was the Carrera 4, the Caymen S, the sc400 you killed, etc....

 

I saw a M roadster last night. Drove by it actually. Same boring BMW silver though. He dared not pass me at 65(limit is 50) Must be the big old cop spot light on my Explorer. (I have that problem)

 

My brother is hell bent on a Cayman S, but at $71,000 I think that a BMW M Coupe or hell even a vette would do him better.

 

Somewhat related - Saw my first M6 in person today. Very sexy!

 

First Drive: 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=115741

Full Test: 2006 BMW M Roadster
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=115674

 

Last I remember it was 315hp for the M roadster/coupe (the old ones 2001-2003). Did they finally bring the power up on the newer M roadster/coupe editions?

 

 

I like the M coupe... but then again, I like fugly looking cars...

I saw a silver Z4 coupe on the way home from work... Looks good to me...

 

The Z4 is fugly. Seriously, the front of the Z4 (even the M coupe) looks like some kind of catfish. This was posted in a lexus forum.




Other than that, I think the rear end is nice though. It reminds me of a girl that you'd do doggie style all night to avoid seeing her face.

 

i think the z3 m coupe was way uglier than this one. we used to call it the penis mobile.

 

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I think Z4 M roadster looks far better than Z4 M Coupe... wouldn't you agree?