Car of the Week: BMW Z4 sDrive20i M Sport
Soon, the front-engined, rear-driven roadster will be a story we tell younger drivers. The Z4 is your chance to live it instead.
This week's Car of the Week is a 2022 BMW Z4 sDrive20i M Sport, finished in black over anthracite and available at VDJ-Automotive in Grobbendonk with just 42,081 km from one owner. BMW has stopped building the Z4, no successor has been announced, and that turns this drop-top into something more than a used sports car. It is a farewell to a format we love.
The end of the line, and nobody made a fuss
BMW has quietly waved the Z4 goodbye, with no direct replacement in sight. The classic two-seat roadster, engine at the front, drive at the rear and a folding fabric roof overhead, is running out of successors right across the industry. Buying one now is not just buying a car, it is buying into a shape and a philosophy that may not come back.
That long bonnet still does the talking
Park the Z4 next to almost anything else at this money and the proportions win. That long bonnet, the cabin set well back and the low, wide hips are pure classic roadster, and the M Sport package with its 18-inch wheels and Shadow Line trim gives the black car real presence. It looks fast standing still, and it looks like it means it.
197 hp is plenty when the roof is down
You do not need 500 hp to enjoy a roadster, and the sDrive20i proves it. The 197 hp 2.0-litre turbo four sends its power to the rear wheels through a slick 8-speed Steptronic, and the M Sport chassis gives the Z4 the balance and adjustability that made us fall for these cars in the first place. Drop the electric soft-top, find a good road on a summer evening, and the numbers stop mattering. This is about feel.
Key details
Year: 2022
Mileage: 42,081 km
Engine: 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo petrol
Power: 197 hp
Transmission: 8-speed Steptronic Sport automatic
Drive: rear-wheel drive
Colour: black with anthracite interior
Price: €39,990 (VAT deductible, €33,050 + VAT)
Location: VDJ-Automotive, Grobbendonk
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We have a soft spot for cars like this, and the timing makes it worse. A front-engined, rear-driven BMW roadster with a proper folding roof, one owner and 42,081 km, for €39,990 with VAT deductible, is exactly the kind of car we would quietly move money around to buy. When BMW stops making something like the Z4, values do not usually go down.
Fast is easy to find. Charming and finite is not. If you have ever wanted a modern roadster that will still feel special in ten years, this black Z4 at VDJ-Automotive is the one we would put our own keys next to.
View the BMW Z4 sDrive20i M Sport on Gocar.be
