Gorgeous new Z4s in SA
Ever since BMW introduced its first roadster prototype in 1934, driving (fast, preferably) with the wind in your hair has been a special experience that lasted in memory long after the actual event. In Europe there are autobahns and Alpine passes that make such driving experiences even more exhilarating, of course, but we are equally blessed with fantastic driving roads regardless of where in sunny SA you may find yourself.
BMW South Africa chose the Western Cape for the national launch of the latest Z4 roadster, incorporating a selection of driving situations into the route so as to best demonstrate the new Z4’s capabilities. Designed by an all-female team, the new car is instantly recognizable as a Z4 but remarkably arresting to the eye, new lines and design improvements coming to the fore as the light plays with its sculpted lines.
It may be more refined, but it’s also significantly more masculine and cohesive, traces of 6-series evident especially at the rear.
BMW’s roadster heritage is stamped all over the exterior design, with the long bonnet and -wheelbase still there and driver seating just in front of the rear axle. But Juliane Blasi took the madness of Chris Bangle’s flame surfacing and softened it, sculpting the body into a masterpiece that’s bipolar at best. The fusing of elegance and aggression brings a new modernity to the inherent sportiness of the original design, accentuating the muscular nose, flared wheel arches and taut back end.
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