Vehicle Driven: BMW Z4 sDrive23i
Auto BMW recently stuck me behind the wheel of a BMW Z4. Now, I know that James Bond has since moved onto Aston Martin, but at one stage he had a fetish for Beemers. He’s had a Z3, Z8 and a 750iL. Okay, so he’s never had a Z4, but with the looks I was given driving around with the roof down, I might as well have been in a flash suit, slurping a Martini and enticing young women with a fake English accent.
James Bond would have inevitably stuck his car through a hotel wall, or blown it up by clicking his pen one too many times, I however had to give this one back in one piece.
The Z4 that I drove is the sDrive23i, and yes that means it is the entry level one, but that doesn’t matter at all. It’s powered by a 2.5 liter, 6 cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine and produces 150kW and 250 Nm. I know this isn’t high performance stuff, but if you want your head ripped off, buy the twin turbo 35i version of the Z4, or an M3.
Driving this Z4 is like walking around with Lee-Ann Liebenberg draped over your shoulders chewing your neck, people are going to notice. It is absolutely gorgeous!
Now, don’t for one moment misinterpret me, this isn’t just a posers car, it is fantastic to drive. You sit incredibly low down with this long sweeping bonnet in front of you. The beautiful thing about sitting that far back is you sit almost over the back wheels which just adds to the whole sporty feel.
As for the ride, the Z4 is more GT then hard core sports car. You can feel everything that is happening. The car feels extremely planted, but at the same time the ride isn’t rock hard. You won’t rupture any internal organs; on the contrary, it’s a really relaxing vehicle to drive.
On the techno front, the Z4 has climate control, electric heated seats, CD player and a bunch of others things. Those just seem so irrelevant in comparison to the metal folding roof that packs itself neatly into the boot in 20 seconds, which leaves you feeling like well…James Bond.
Now for the biggest issue when it comes to cars like this. A good looking guy, in his early thirties, driving one of these shouts success, sophistication, class and so on. A man in his fifties driving one of these screams midlife-crisis!
However, driving the Z4 for a little while has helped me develop a theory…I don’t think there is such a thing as a midlife-crisis. Think about it, your children normally move out of the house when you are in your fifties, correct? So, there should be an extra bit of money lying around?
I think men use the term midlife-crisis as an excuse to buy cars like this, because that way their wives can’t moan about it! And honestly, if a midlife-crisis is what you need to have to own a car like this…then I can’t wait for mine!
Auto BMW recently stuck me behind the wheel of a BMW Z4. Now, I know that James Bond has since moved onto Aston Martin, but at one stage he had a fetish for Beemers. He’s had a Z3, Z8 and a 750iL. Okay, so he’s never had a Z4, but with the looks I was given driving around with the roof down, I might as well have been in a flash suit, slurping a Martini and enticing young women with a fake English accent.James Bond would have inevitably stuck his car through a hotel wall, or blown it up by clicking his pen one too many times, I however had to give this one back in one piece.
The Z4 that I drove is the sDrive23i, and yes that means it is the entry level one, but that doesn’t matter at all. It’s powered by a 2.5 liter, 6 cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine and produces 150kW and 250 Nm. I know this isn’t high performance stuff, but if you want your head ripped off, buy the twin turbo 35i version of the Z4, or an M3.
Driving this Z4 is like walking around with Lee-Ann Liebenberg draped over your shoulders chewing your neck, people are going to notice. It is absolutely gorgeous!
Now, don’t for one moment misinterpret me, this isn’t just a posers car, it is fantastic to drive. You sit incredibly low down with this long sweeping bonnet in front of you. The beautiful thing about sitting that far back is you sit almost over the back wheels which just adds to the whole sporty feel.
As for the ride, the Z4 is more GT then hard core sports car. You can feel everything that is happening. The car feels extremely planted, but at the same time the ride isn’t rock hard. You won’t rupture any internal organs; on the contrary, it’s a really relaxing vehicle to drive.On the techno front, the Z4 has climate control, electric heated seats, CD player and a bunch of others things. Those just seem so irrelevant in comparison to the metal folding roof that packs itself neatly into the boot in 20 seconds, which leaves you feeling like well…James Bond.
Now for the biggest issue when it comes to cars like this. A good looking guy, in his early thirties, driving one of these shouts success, sophistication, class and so on. A man in his fifties driving one of these screams midlife-crisis!
However, driving the Z4 for a little while has helped me develop a theory…I don’t think there is such a thing as a midlife-crisis. Think about it, your children normally move out of the house when you are in your fifties, correct? So, there should be an extra bit of money lying around?
I think men use the term midlife-crisis as an excuse to buy cars like this, because that way their wives can’t moan about it! And honestly, if a midlife-crisis is what you need to have to own a car like this…then I can’t wait for mine!
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