BMW Z4 M40i

PRICE R1 036 699 DRIVER Stephen Dobie This feels like a pretty route-one comparison. It’s unavoidable, though. For over 20 years, Porsche has made the best roadster on sale, and it’d be obtuse of me to miss the chance to compare our BMW to one. You’ve probably seen Boxster versus Z4 a dozen times or more, with the Porsche always triumphant. The winds have changed, though. The Boxster is wounded, its glorious, almost operatic old flat-six having been swapped for a four-cylinder that chunters like an old Subaru. The Z4, meanwhile, is very much as before, with a straight-six at the front powering the wheels at the back. But sharing DNA with the Toyota Supra – 2019’s headline act for real-world (ish) cars – has boosted its credibility. Around corners,…

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Top Gear South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2019

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