2019 BMW Z4 S30i *On Track* FIRST DRIVE REVIEW & TECH REVIEW

2019 BMW Z4 S30i On Track FIRST DRIVE REVIEW & TECH REVIEW

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5 жыл бұрын

Back at the BMW Experience Center West, MotoMan drives the 255 HP BMW Z4 S30i. Alternating between a TECH REVIEW at the MotoMan Studio A Hangar and the track at the Thermal Club, MotoMan experiences a significant surprise with the lessor BMW Z4. . .
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@stephen300o6 5 жыл бұрын

The return of the S2000

@aclosson8193 3 жыл бұрын

I drove both the Z4 S30i MSport and the M40I. I preferred the S30i M Sport. Why? Because my driving domain is narrow single-lane back road twisties. The S30i M Sport is superior in that environment. The added 155 pounds at the front end of the M40i hinders its nimbleness in narrow one-lane backroad twisties. If you are a boulevarde/highway guy the M40i will torch the S30i M Sport from a red light. It's well over 1 second faster to 60. But, that's not what I am interested in. My passion is an early morning romp on narrow one-lane back roads. In that environment my real-world test drives prove the S30i M Sport to be a far superior sports car. In this particular environment. BTW, this video evaluation of the brakes of this car is quite accurate. They stop and they do not fade.

@EricMParkerson 5 жыл бұрын

The Z4 has always been my favorite BMW both for its style/design and its rarity. It has a futuristic vibe each generation, and I’m glad that it not only has the performance to match its looks but to compete against the Upper-Echelon Porsche. I would prefer the 4-cylinder for its fuel economy and lighter weight. I don’t need all the crazy power, especially cuz I’m used to my Camry. The Z4 and the 6-Series GT are my personal top two BMWs. Thank you for convincing the guy to take this on the track! It was a good video. 😁☺️

@KirkKreifels 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't the 4 cylinder have an available 6 speed? Or is that onlyi for Europe?

@IceDree 5 жыл бұрын

I think it has more to do with the new CEO brining BMWs back to their Ultimate Driving Machine heritage & the Z4 finally transitioning to the CLAR platform. Unpopular opinion: The OG Z4 is the best looking Z4 ... Especially the M Coupe. As always, excellent work, M!

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

AMRO! While I am not a fan of the OG Z4, I do have admit the collector value of the Z4 M Coupe. The Z3 M Coupe is already 50K US +. The Z4 M Coupe will not be far behind even though its looks are not as polarizing.

@myaccount__7269 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing looking car,Malay awesome production values and commentary!

@whiteandnerdytuba 5 жыл бұрын

Finally the Supra is here!

@TheDivineicons 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car ♥️

@BeesonsCars 5 жыл бұрын

The rear end is absolutely gorgeous. Reminds of the Z8.

@macstone9719 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, great! I am currently driving the very first 2003 Z4 3.0 manual and its raw and brilliant. Very modified though. The next one with the metal roof was not at all. Maybe you can get your hands on the turbo six too. Great work, as always!

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Working on scheduling the M40i version of this car . . . Stay tuned.

@carholic-sz3qv 5 жыл бұрын

Woo dude is that the new supra!!!!

@revaholic 5 жыл бұрын

Toyota made the Z4 a better sports car by getting BMW to drop the engine placement to lower centre of gravity and widen the track by a good 3 inches from previous Z4s. They made it more of a sports car than it was before

@shawnlee664 5 жыл бұрын

Zupra

@shawnlee664 5 жыл бұрын

@@revaholic yeah 1% contribution.

@revaholic 5 жыл бұрын

@@shawnlee664 If you read more about it you will find out that Toyota insisted on a late in the game repositioning of the engine for lower centre of gravity, and the the short wheelbase with wider track, which I highly doubt BMW would have done to make the Z4 even more cramped than it was

@shawnlee664 5 жыл бұрын

@@revaholic yeah yeah yeah, ok, 2% contribution.

@goofydog2 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, the added weight of a larger motor in basically the same car can do things you may not be wishing for...

@drea177cha5er 5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking wow looks better on film than paper- good specs! And then you reminded me no manual at all... ill keep going with my miata...

@chrisbagginsmay2474 5 жыл бұрын

Another great review. Where do your trousers end and the seats begin? 😏

@INUMIMI28 5 жыл бұрын

The reason why BMW tunes the new Z4 more towards pure sports car, is because we customers no longer associate coupe, or in this case roadster just as a sunshine cruiser. Same thing can be said about why Merc SLC sales were dropping in the past few years. We now expect these roadsters and coupe to have pure sporting dynamics and that pretty much explains why Boxster remained successful over the years. Next gen SLC will probably be geared towards driving dynamics, otherwise it won’t survive.

@VCRAGE 5 жыл бұрын

Jigsaw!?? Reviewing cars?? Love it.

@QualityShoes 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA Brilliant!

@beamerdreamer315 2 жыл бұрын

This is my daily driver 2019 Z4 30i I get so many looks and I feel like millionaire driving it.

@blablablubblub2862 5 жыл бұрын

Great car

@AbhijitSarkar-kh4zo 5 жыл бұрын

I'm the fan of BMW,, this car is amazing

@Cogito1978 5 жыл бұрын

Great objective review. I like the interior and it’s actually not priced bad, but as a box s owner, always a difficult comparison but not everybody wants a porsche or a pure sports car.

@johnlin2800 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. The Zedd 4.

@joyroc885 2 жыл бұрын

Are any of the Z4's a good track car compared to a 1 or 2 series? Like the bombs sitting on the rollers in the hangar.

@Soh90 5 жыл бұрын

Ugh, can we stop with the “it ain’t a Toyota” commentary? It’s not a badge-engineering job! The cars were jointly developed. Big difference. The motor was developed by both BMW and Toyota with major changes such as the now mechanical water pump, closed deck design, and forged internals. The design and chassis tuning were done by separately. And the transmission is a ZF unit so no one gets credit for that. I was irked that the Supra wasn’t “a Toyota” myself. Until I actually did some research on the thing. A joint development is as good as it was gonna get. Either take that, or we don’t get a Supra or Z4 at all.

@Toyota4Life 5 жыл бұрын

Cecil L yup. Toyota would have to build a entire factory line just for the Supra lol or even it’s own factory to build the damn thing. Would have took millions of dollars and sports cars do not sell a lot. So from that prospect of this makes sense financial sense and the supra seems to be a great car might not be the super we wanted but it still stands it’s on ground

@wasdwasdwwasd 5 жыл бұрын

While changes were made for the B58 for the Supra and Z4 it’s always had a closed deck design, mechanical water pump and a ZF 8 Speed.

@blademanx 5 жыл бұрын

@@Toyota4Life dont Toyota have an island to themselves. Sounds like excuses

@keino111689 5 жыл бұрын

The front reminds me of that Fiat 124 spider.

@JEFFSMITH95 5 жыл бұрын

Front is ugly!

@TheBishop12 5 жыл бұрын

PROTOSTAR AH SHIT Damn you

@campkira 5 жыл бұрын

Thank that to Toyota supra. It has to be long Fiat spider also thank to Mazda Mx5. It seen all share body car has to had a long bonnet for some reason.

@onpargti7472 5 жыл бұрын

Omg your right! Why BMW

@dboyq329 5 жыл бұрын

Or a KIA coupe!

@naperking 5 жыл бұрын

Just FYI MotomanTV, your description on this video is for the M340i video.

@eliotsalandybrown 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, nice setup and intro 😊

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was courtesy of the amazing kzfaq.info

@CrazyOneToo 5 жыл бұрын

Any chance you can do a comparison video of this car and the new Supra?

@kimjong-un6841 5 жыл бұрын

I think Moto Moto likes you

@edgar-ro7vx 5 жыл бұрын

New Supra looks crazy!

@baronhyatt6729 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah check out the new 2019 Toyota Supra convertible

@seinsmeld13 5 жыл бұрын

I would and will buy a previous generation Boxster S before I'd buy this car. I'd like a new Boxster but prefer a flat 6. Thanks for your great video.

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

You can not afford either of these anyway ...

@seinsmeld13 5 жыл бұрын

@@boostwars6912 I have a 2016 GT4, so you know what you can do with your comment.

@jamesbray46 5 жыл бұрын

You know what’s disappointing about this car? The lack of roundel on the side. I know the side repeaters have moved up to the mirrors, and that’s fine, but when all the roasters before it had it on the side, it’s a shame to see it missing here. (And yet, it goes on the X2 à la CSL.) On a more positive note, I’m happy to hear Zed-4 half the time rather than Zee-4.

@jake8001 3 жыл бұрын

What's the ground clearance of the Z4?

@dannysmith5178 5 жыл бұрын

Nice SL

@aviator-kn8zq 5 жыл бұрын

Rear looks great, front looks like the Fiat. Must be as popular as the old Z4 still.

@DER0X0MLINE 5 жыл бұрын

Nice supra...

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

Which brands come from your country. Camels

@thelarry383 5 жыл бұрын

BMW 124 Spider

@luiscossio296 5 жыл бұрын

1:52 is that plastic cover next to his hand already cracked? The thing is new!

@quonsetthehutt3105 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t all BMWs have fake engine sounds from the speakers?

@thomastalks3841 5 жыл бұрын

That is stunning, makes my Z4 look very dated

@marcussavina2726 5 жыл бұрын

Nah, they're all beautiful

@metropolisss 5 жыл бұрын

That poor butterfly @6:51

@onpargti7472 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Supra dude!! 👍

@dtcusa4427 5 жыл бұрын

I wish BMW had made a hardtop.

@ShizaP 5 жыл бұрын

They did make a hard top. The zupr4

@BeesonsCars 5 жыл бұрын

LOL I just realized it’s no longer a hardtop convertible. This would look really good as a hardtop.

@Sam-un5km 5 жыл бұрын

I glad they went back to the soft top I didn't like the last z4 that came out with the hardtop

@jakejameson5318 4 жыл бұрын

Manual would be my wish 4 this came.

@mountainview3452 5 жыл бұрын

Aaaahh beautiful this fiat 124 spyder color blue!

@joebloggs4191 5 жыл бұрын

I actually think the previous gen Z4 looks better then this. The concept Z4 which BMW showed off prior to the production version looked way better what on earth did they do to the production version?

@dboyq329 5 жыл бұрын

joe bloggs Omg, my sentiments exactly!

@MoizZahidChohan 5 жыл бұрын

So it looks like co-development with Toyota actually paid off. Personally having watched both reviews, maybe the BMW gained more from that partnership in making a better Z4 than Toyota did with resurrection of the supra? Lets see

@dmoneydmo 4 жыл бұрын

Coincidence? I think not!!

@kozamo9351 5 жыл бұрын

I live near there.

@chrisperry2922 5 жыл бұрын

The previous Z4 looked better and looks the best out of all the Zs except the Z8

@thechosenones4375 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! This car doesn't even look like a sports car when compared to the previous models, to me.

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Z8 . . . A stunner.

@chrisperry2922 5 жыл бұрын

@@MotoManTV Yes sir! One of a kind for sure

@DrivenMind 5 жыл бұрын

It looks good, but it doesn't look better than the Z3.

@minimin0425 5 жыл бұрын

Z4... When a Miata and Fiat Spider has a baby then the baby get adopted by BMW.

@dash-ryan 5 жыл бұрын

Supra vs BMW? The real question for me is not whether the Supra is just a rebadged Z4, but rather is the BMW as good as it is because of Toyota?

@inflatable2 5 жыл бұрын

BMW, because I prefer roadsters.. Supra is a coupe.. They are not really competing for the same market..

@atillakaradeniz1 5 жыл бұрын

KİA sponsored the front of the car

@ronaldckrausejr7762 5 жыл бұрын

Kia Stinger 3.3 twin turbo awd is a four seat non convertible version of this - and the Stinger stats are considerably better. Just wait to see (and be proven upon) where Kia/Hyundai are going in the next two years

@atillakaradeniz1 5 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldckrausejr7762 I don't take ads

@beefen7921 5 жыл бұрын

lmao... yup

@cheesycroissants 5 жыл бұрын

Just came here the Supra comments

@mustardroshi418 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite supra

@Imurge 5 жыл бұрын

supra, this was suppose to be you

@dillonm6777 5 жыл бұрын

Damn that convertible supra is sick

@swada02 5 жыл бұрын

Why the hell is the Supra getting less horsepower from the same engine??? It may be lighter than the Z4 but still...

@TheDavcrz5 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like Benz s550 to me even the way headlight goes back on fender, the hood, front grill set up.

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

@TheDavcrz5 5 жыл бұрын

@@boostwars6912 Ahhh yes another BMW Fangirl 🙍‍♀️🙎‍♀️what's wrong got your panties all bunched up are they cutting off circulation to your little brain. Hey A-hole looks are subjective, it would be like me saying your wife or Girlfriend look like avatar on your KZfaq page a big fat truck wait that is if you even have wife or girl or do still live in parents basement. I'm sorry I degress let's get back on topic . So typical, Fangirl doesn't like what another person post up so what do they do? Like most most BMW Fangirl they throw a little hissy bitch fit🤦‍♀️ and attack the other person's just because they stated there opinion on look of certain car. So fangirl go get a life and walk away 🚶‍♀️ remember people are entitled to their opinions especially when it comes to looks since they are subjective oh do yourself a favor don't even try to comment on this post all you will do it just proved my point once again.

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheDavcrz5 Truth hurts. If it was not like that, you would not have been so upset .. 😂😂 Everything will be fine. Drink your baby milk.

@TheDavcrz5 5 жыл бұрын

@@boostwars6912 Ahhh little girl got her feelings hurt😭🤦‍♀️ you said it yourself the Truth hurts so you understand your douche bag, what Moron LMAOOOOO. Hey girlie man people are allowed to have there own opinions. You can disagree with them but when you want to start insulting people then you're A-Hole!!!

@cvandenhaute 5 жыл бұрын

I keep seeing a 350Z roadster

@aeronYTco 5 жыл бұрын

BMW B46? Did I hear it right?

@carsandcrypto868 5 жыл бұрын

yeah he said wrong. It's a B48

@Sam-un5km 5 жыл бұрын

The 03-08 the best looking bmw z4

@icookyorice1 5 жыл бұрын

lol no

@Sam-un5km 5 жыл бұрын

@@icookyorice1 if not which one?

@icookyorice1 5 жыл бұрын

@@Sam-un5km none of them are great but this one looks okay in the m40i style

@bakokat6982 5 жыл бұрын

Agree! My 2005 still looks like a true sports car. Convertible, 6 speed, 3.0. Sport mode . Fast, tuned exhaust sounds real nice. And the Toledo blue, black top is just classy. What’s up with a sports car and no Manual transmission? tsk, tsk.

@oldatarigamer 5 жыл бұрын

M2 Comp review?

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Drove one just after shooting this . . . It even had the BMW accessory suspension set up. HOLY SH*T!!!!! Of all three cars I shot that day, that was the one I dreamed of that night. They will send me the car but I need to do that one a track. It's brilliant.

@oldatarigamer 5 жыл бұрын

@@MotoManTV My questions would be the car's MPG or range in normal driving - I know that may be silly for a sports car, but this seems to be a candidate for a daily driver.

@skagerstrom 5 жыл бұрын

Best looking Z for sure. But doesn't the hood and lights look a lot like a Mercedes?

@alt3523 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a goddamn Miata and a S2000 had a baby - to me the z3 is way sexier

@Slickpete83 5 жыл бұрын

u mean the new BMW Supra Convertible review lol....

@taker610 5 жыл бұрын

BMW and Toyota, also known as the Axis Powers Alliance.

@marcobrancorsini2479 5 жыл бұрын

@@taker610 WAIT-

@kanob6440 5 жыл бұрын

That's one long ass hood

@dasspr 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Zupra4

@Dark_Vader888 5 жыл бұрын

What the heck? That front end is almost identical to the KIA Stinger.

@ronaldckrausejr7762 5 жыл бұрын

The stats on the Kia Stinger 3.3 twin turbo awd are better than these

@inflatable2 5 жыл бұрын

I do not understand why they don't sell the cheaper entry level 20i in the USA as well.. It uses the same 2.0L 4-cylinder engine as the 30i, just a bit downtuned.. If you are looking for a luxury cruiser and don't care much about driving fast that offers more than enough power and it would make the car a bit more affordable for more people.. In Europe the 20i is about 4000-5000 euro cheaper than the 30i.. Also you can remap the 20i to 30i numbers real easy and cheap..

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Simple: The Miata.

@inflatable2 5 жыл бұрын

@@MotoManTV That's not the reason, because the same goes for that car (and a lot of others).. They don't sell the 1.5L base engine for the Mazda MX5 (as we call it) in the USA.. Besides all that, the BMW is much more premium, bigger, more powerful and more expensive.. A base BMW Z4 20i is still quite a bit more expensive than a top of the line fully loaded Mazda MX5.. They are not really competing..

@Eastcoastcarclub 3 жыл бұрын

@@inflatable2 because it wouldn’t sell. And the Miata is partly a reason. But there’s many others. America has always got the larger engines manufacturers have to offer

@BennnWJK 5 жыл бұрын

Looks great in grey. Blue... Not so much.

@SuperWolffie 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@stefanfreestylez 5 жыл бұрын

Sooooo what youre saying is new supra is like a cheap 911.

@nocturnalskyr34 5 жыл бұрын

I like the new supra in red better. But this new convertable version is nice

@nlouisf 5 жыл бұрын

Really bmw a z4 is a driver's car where is the manual gear box

@stephen300o6 5 жыл бұрын

It's 2019.

@spartanclan6106 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen300o alright, does that matter? A drivers car will always be a manual no matter the year

@TunerDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

There isn't a ED in Z4

@kesando84 5 жыл бұрын

In Europe there is

@JMartinni 5 жыл бұрын

"hell of a lot more confidence than a girl's car"? So by going by your stereotypical definition it's more capable than a Boxster? Kinda doubt that...

@ricksays7133 5 жыл бұрын

J. Martinni I see more Boxsters being driven by men than BMW Z4s in my area. It might have to do with the core and design of both roadsters.

@nomore387 5 жыл бұрын

uh oh

@user-sh1ju5dt6m 5 жыл бұрын

parents know that you put the headlights from Mercedes?

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

You would not even be able to distinguish banana and apple, even if someone nails both of them on your forehead. BMW has already had these light masks and these lines, as Mercedes still had round headlights and a style for grandfathers. Compare both from 2004, and than tell again who copied: Mercedes - www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-benz-e-klasse-46472.html BMW - www.motor-talk.de/news/der-sportler-unter-den-kompakten-t6113834.html

@user-sh1ju5dt6m 5 жыл бұрын

Boost Wars you just do not understand cars. Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

@blountman747 5 жыл бұрын

Every car critic has complained about the brakes on this car I have a feeling that it's going to be one of the down points at this car not only is BMW trying something different here but I think they might have missed the mark on a couple things

@bakokat6982 5 жыл бұрын

If it had a 6/8 speed manual stick , then worrying about the brakes is a mute point. Using the transmission and down shifting would mitigate the brake problems.

@TorgoLives 4 жыл бұрын

@@bakokat6982 Paddle shifters

@S1ngerich 5 жыл бұрын

Sound is horrible without the legendary R6 :((

@jcolella 5 жыл бұрын

Overall decent job. But For chrissakes PLEASE stop saying “Zed 4”. It’s not working for you. And those loose fitting khakis with the “ i’m still youthful at heart” red Chuck Taylor’s gotta go. At least untuck your shirt. Just some friendly advice if you’re looking to scale this for a wide audience. Other than that, nice review.

@Pjmperez01 5 жыл бұрын

Bmw Zupr4! 😂

@boostwars6912 5 жыл бұрын

You can not afford either of these anyway ...

@jamesdebro9149 5 жыл бұрын

I won't to see a Z4 6 cylinder w/ a 6 speed manual transmission and a clutch????????????? I wont to have FUN driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No 4 cylinder for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@hiraiwan911 5 жыл бұрын

ずいぶん変わったな🥺

@hansels13b13rnn14 5 жыл бұрын

What Happened BMW? They look more like KIA, interior and exterior. But yet Kia has better materials.

@a.f.s.3004 5 жыл бұрын

Not feeling it....

@s7omi 5 жыл бұрын

more like kia stinger roadster

@panagiotisf7228 5 жыл бұрын

Why is the car so fucking heavy jesus

@user-sh1ju5dt6m 5 жыл бұрын

This Mercedes Benz SLS AMG? Wtf?

@julianpava5086 5 жыл бұрын

What idiot at BMW decided this was not a good track car because it's a convertible? It's not like he's gonna flip it.

@SourCandy436 5 жыл бұрын

Julian Pava tracks usually don't allow convertibles unless it has roll cage

@yoloooo52 5 жыл бұрын

This bmw+Toyota badge =gr supra

@1bbnbboy 5 жыл бұрын

no manual tranny. How sad. No hardtop, how sad. I just bought a 19 MX5 and got both for a lot less money.

@hany.gadalla 5 жыл бұрын

They killed the shape :(

@timonxDlol 5 жыл бұрын

Very weird.... It´s somehow really ugly and somehow also nice. I think the blue one looks worse than the grey one by a lot. The headlights are too big and it looks way better without the roof.