2008 BMW Z4 M Roadster - Automobile Magazine
This engine was also used in the last-generation BMW M3 and is still a joy on twisty roads. According to BMW, it will sprint from 0-60 mph in 4. 9 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Not every car needs a V-8 to be fun, especially on public roads. The inline-six also offers a type of smoothness that makes the Z4 M fun when you aren't flogging it. Unlike Mr. Floraday , I was blessed with perfect weather during my short time with the M Roadster. Needless to say, I didn't do any top up driving in the M but my top down experience was top-notch. Even though this car is engineered to be driven at nine tenths, it is just as competent at two tenths. If the Porsche Boxster didn't exist, I'd like the M Roadster a lot more. The BMW has a raw, muscle car feel to it. Fun, but I'm not sure I'd want to live with it every day. It was nice to once again drive the now old but powerful 3. 2-liter inline-six. I enjoyed my time with our bright-red BMW M Roadster over the weekend, when I had plenty of top-down time in warm but not sweltering temperatures. But the weekend did little to dispel the conclusions I made about the M Roadster back in February 2006 , when I conducted a comparison test between the then-new M Roadster and the Porsche Boxster S for our May 2006 cover story. Source: www.automobilemag.com
