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Every so often BMW builds something purely for the joy of it, and the Z4 is that car. Drop the roof, thread it down a coast road on a warm evening, and the straight-six M40i sings in a way no SUV ever will. It is not the sharpest sports car in its class, and the shared underpinnings mean it leans more grand tourer than track weapon, but that softer, sun-seeking character is exactly its charm. Track down the manual six-cylinder while you still can, because cars like this are quietly disappearing.