The brand new 2025 BMW Z4 M40i 6-speed guide
- For the primary time ever, the BMW Z4 M40i is obtainable with a 6-speed guide transmission.
- Bundle additionally consists of distinctive suspension tuning, wheels, paint colours, and inside trims.
- The 382-hp “Handschalter” accelerates from 0-60 in solely 4.2 seconds.
- Bundle worth: $3,500.
- Worldwide launch to begin in March 2024.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 30, 2024… Followers of driving pleasure in its purest kind can look ahead to a brand new arrival from BMW crafted particularly for them: the 2025 BMW Z4 M40i is obtainable for the very first time with a 6-speed guide gearbox. The pairing of the guide gearbox with the 382-hp TwinPower Turbo inline 6-cylinder engine kinds the guts of an attractive gear bundle that emphasizes the two-seater’s deal with delivering an exhilarating open-top driving expertise.
The 2025 BMW Z4 M40i “Handschalter” (German for “hand shift” and the interior working title of the mission utilized by the small workforce that introduced the automobile to life) brings a retuned chassis and mixed-size M light-alloy wheels measuring 19 inches on the entrance axle and 20 inches on the rear. Particular design options for each the outside and inside are additionally a part of the bundle.
The BMW roadster: giving a profitable custom a contemporary twist.
The historical past of roadsters from BMW is constructed on a ardour for sporty driving pleasure and success on the race monitor. It stretches all the best way again to the corporate’s earliest days as a carmaker and endures in fashionable kind within the form of the BMW Z4.
An inline 6-cylinder engine, guide gearbox, and rear-wheel drive outlined the driving expertise within the authentic BMW 328, which capped its debut public look in 1936 with victory within the Eifelrennen race on the Nürburgring. In later generations, evolutions of this association have continued to energy the model’s roadsters; the BMW Z1, which was unveiled in 1987 after being developed as an innovation testbed by BMW Technik, and the BMW Z3 introduced in 1995. And the primary two generations of the BMW Z4 additionally embodied the identical recipe for delivering exhilarating driving pleasure underneath open skies.
A traditional mixture: six cylinders and a 6-speed guide gearbox.
The three-liter unit within the BMW Z4 M40i owes its free-revving efficiency, instantaneous energy supply, and silky smoothness to the newest M TwinPower Turbo know-how. With 382 hp on faucet between 5,800 and 6,500 rpm, and of 369 lb-ft of torque obtainable between 1,800 and 5,000 rpm, the engine generates spectacular acceleration all through the rev vary.
Now, along with the acquainted 8-speed Steptronic transmission, the duty of transmitting that energy to the highway may be dealt with by a 6-speed guide gearbox developed particularly for the BMW Z4 M40i. It’s a BMW modular transmission that has been modified for the B58B30O1 engine’s output, incorporating M-specific parts for the gear set and shafts. The outer shift mechanism comprising the shift lever, its information, and the connection to the transmission, has been specifically engineered to be used within the BMW Z4 M40i and delivers the mechanical really feel for which BMW manuals have been praised. The direct movement of energy between engine and transmission mixed with the driving force’s central involvement in gear modifications reinforces the visceral bond between driver and automobile. A exactly outlined shift motion permits the gears to be modified swiftly and intuitively.
The manual-equipped BMW Z4 M40i can speed up from 0-60 mph in simply 4.2 seconds, on to an electronically-limited prime pace of 155 mph.
Refined chassis tuning, mixed-size wheels for the primary time on the BMW Z4.
Variable sport steering, M Sport brakes, an M Sport differential on the rear axle, and adaptive M suspension with electronically managed dampers all stay normal gear on the Z4 M40i whatever the gearbox chosen. Nonetheless, those that go for the guide gearbox profit from distinctive chassis tuning supposed to sharpen responses and elevate the general driving expertise. Unique chassis know-how created for the guide possibility consists of distinctive auxiliary springs on the entrance and rear axles and a specifically bolstered anti-roll bar clamp fitted on the entrance. Each the mapping for digital management of the rear dampers and the software program for the variable sport steering have been reconfigured. Lastly, the traction management and M Sport differential incorporate model-specific management logic.
For the primary time, staggered-size wheels and tires are fitted to the Z4 M40i when the guide gearbox is chosen. The brand new bi-color M light-alloy wheels in a double-spoke design measure 19 inches on the entrance axle and 20 inches on the rear. Beforehand reserved for high-performance fashions from BMW M GmbH, this setup permits optimum switch of drive energy to the highway whereas offering a progressive and predictable transmission of lateral forces in laborious cornering.
Particular person colours and trim set the particular version Z4 aside.
Along with the guide gearbox, the refined chassis tuning, and the mix of 19-inch and 20-inch M light-alloy wheels, the “Handschalter” bundle additionally provides distinct design options to the outside of the BMW Z4 M40i as a part of the deal. They embody Prolonged Shadowline black high-gloss exterior trim on the outside mirror caps, badging, and specifically designed flaps for managing the airflow across the rear wheel arches, in addition to purple callipers for the M Sport brakes.
Included within the worth of the bundle is the shopper’s alternative of metallic paints together with San Remo Inexperienced metallic, which is obtainable solely on the guide model. Additionally obtainable solely on the manual-equipped Z4 M40i is BMW Particular person Frozen Deep Inexperienced metallic, supplied at a particular bundle worth.
Inside, clients who go for the guide transmission also can select from 5 shades of Vernasca leather-based upholstery at no extra cost, together with Cognac with distinctive black M piping complemented by inside trim in black high-gloss. Black Alcantara mixed with Black Vernasca leather-based with blue distinction stitching can also be obtainable as a part of the bundle.
Bundle contents:
6-speed guide transmission
Vernasca leather-based upholstery in alternative of 5 shades
- Cognac/Black with Black M piping distinctive to guide model
- Black Alcantara / Black Vernasca leather-based mixture or Black SensaTec additionally obtainable
Metallic paint in alternative of seven shades or Alpine White non-metallic
- San Remo Inexperienced metallic solely obtainable on guide transmission model
- Unique BMW Particular person Frozen Deep Inexperienced metallic obtainable for $2,950
19-inch entrance / 20-inch rear wheel and tire packgae
Prolonged Shadowline trim and mirror caps in black high-gloss
Distinctive chassis tuning
Bundle MSRP: $3,500
