Great analysis,thks.

We all know your a BMW man but your comparision videos are always on point. Props to you man 👊🏼

Nice shades ..! 😎😎 Great vid and I love the new Z4

pretty good detailed review. helps a lot. thanks.

Probably never buy a z4 or ttrs cab. But.. it's a Joe Achilles video so still couldn't wait to watch it!

Joe I’m gonna be waiting around GX looking out for your next review! Beep when your outside my shop 😂

Great review Joe - I think I need to try these two :)

Normally I would go straight for the Audi but the Z4 is one of those cars which is very spec dependent, really like it in white or blue. It is growing on me and would be the one to buy, a man can dream :)

Love the dark frames, 😎 never quite got used to the light ones. anyway..... The exterior styling is what holds the TT back for me. it's always had a whiff of beetle about it, esp the wheel openings and the general shape, Like maybe the beetle's cooler hipper faster cousin?. They're very fun cars to drive but wouldn't own one for that many £'s. I think I"d rather have a Boxster than either Z4 or TT. great video! 👍

Would the TTS have been a better comparison as its closer in price and performance than the TTRS? I guess a big factor is that the Z4 is brand new and the TT is 5 years old now and coming to the end of its life. What put me off the Z4 a bit was that its quite wide for a roadster with a long bonnet but undoubtedly the Z4 represents better value for money.

are these after or before the european 2020 PPF filter regulations?

Thanks Joe, I have just bought a 2019 M40i, I did think about getting another TT (I had the original) but having seen your video, I am glad I saved the money. BTW I love the fat steering wheel, but agree the steering is too heavy in Sports/Sports+ mode so good tip about adjusting in setup!

Great video - Great review 👍🏻

I like the sun glasses ;-) - and the Z4 of course

First, @joeachilles I thought you were taking a "brake" from cars being on vacation. ;) Second, I saw an identical Z4 M40i at the local BMW dealer, when I went to get my winter to summer tires changed and thought it was stunning.

Does that seat go back far enough?

All I can look at is the beamers in the background. Most of them are more interesting but they’ve been covered to death, great video as always joe 👍🏾

BMW M version here I come, so glad you tested both and gave your input. I would really like to see how both illuminate @ night, perhaps in the future you could possibly provide. Thx again.

40i FTW!

Great video mate, i luv the new Z4 and i will take anything that have a B58 engine xD

That Ttrs has the clicky auto cancelling indicator same as mine did drove me nuts

Nice review! Bmw forever!

Great video. Thanks for posting. Do you know if the z4 exhaust note is synthetic and coming into the cabin via the speakers?

Another great video. When will you be trying out the M340i?

Wonder how the basic tt stacks up against a basic z4, both whatcar and autocar say the Audi has better handling, much lighter and agile etc. I’ve driven the z4 and it just feels heavy

Top review mate

Z4 m40i 340bhp and sum. As a m140i owner who loves the 6 pot engine and gearbox the new m135i just doesn't appeal. So for me and as I don't need the practicality of rear seats the future for me would most likely be the Z4 m40i. Great review...... love that Tshirt #23mpg 🙈

i dig da shirt~ and enjoyed the vide0!

Does both of these cars come with some Dynamic chassis control? Imean theyr bond to at least have as option, at this price point right? Cannot live without it on my GTI Clubsport... Using it every single day! 👍

Good to see you putting out more content Joe 👍🏻 I would go for the Z4 but I just can't get my head out of the BMW bucket to be fair.. TT has always been a hair dressers car lol 😁

Great review and comparison! Z4 is really great car, Im definitely into buying one once my lease on m4 finishes. The only thing I'm missing is that raw, punchy M feel that we get on m2 comp and m4. But it's m40i not full M so it's expected. Cannot wait to see Z4M (hopefully they will make it).

Similar cars and probably down to personal taste which one you would choose, that is of course if they were the same price. As they are not the Z4 is easily the winner for my garage. Or would I have our old Alpina Z4 back?

Brilliant ‘Noddy’ reference, showing your age there Joe! Hang on, so have I by say that. Ha ha

The bmw steering wheel....Some of us have had a life time to get familiar with something that thick Joe :D

I’m an owner of a Mk1 TT... and I have to say I’m impressed by the top tear versions.. 2021. 👽🙏🏻😂🍀🍀🍀🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🇦🇺🌞

Cold start sounds just like my E89 35iS :)

does this not have the new system where you can set individual options? i.e have sport mode and traction mode at the same time, and set the steering, throttle, dampers to whatever you want? drove a new 530d tank the other day and this could do that. edit: ok just got to the bit where you say you can do that :)

Your good at doing a car review

Personally, I'd take the Z4 M40i. Although I don't like the new front that much, every else looks good and I like the 6 cylinder sound.

Funny, I arrived to similar conclusions when I crossed shopped the TTRS with a Z4 M40i. I simply found it unacceptable that a 60k EUR (used) roadster doesn't have options like memory seats, heated steering wheel and more importantly a HUD. I went for a Z4 because I got a hilarious deal for a barely touched one, and looking back it's just like you said: if they costed the same, the TTRS would have a chance. But since they don't, there's just no comparison. Thanks for the review.

With trepidation Joe im looking forward to your 135i vid because im thinking of it re getting out of my F30 30d but seeing the car wow vid of it being munched by a M140i on 0-62 and 2 rolling road tests dampened my enthusiasm,,,re the BM here onc again the heavy steering puts me off ever going in Sport it feels horrible...ah further on you say with this one you can configure comfort steering with sport thats good

Bmw all day long,I would spend the extra £15000 on mods and have a great two seater sports car !!!

You’re the first person I’ve heard to hate the steering wheel. I love it. Can’t please everyone I guess.

Loving you showing my new m140i in the background

Jesus Good luck discounting them both down to shift units 🤣 That’s Porsche money Great video as always Joe loads of relevant information as always👍

All cars in garage are bmw 😍

What’s the actual colour of the TT please? And does that rear wind break do much?

I bought a TT now with quattro and 230hp Im really excited to get mine, but there is one thing that still bothers me at the car. And that being the wheel archs. It is a design taken from the first TT but it looks like it doesnt belong to the car. I would have liked if audi did change that too with the new r8 like front and the new taillight. A complete change in design like Bmw did. But the 2019 z4 ist still to pricey for me and i had to decide between the E89 and a 2016 Audi. So i checked both dealers, bmw and audi and after a testdrive i decided for the TT. To be honest it was a tough decision since the car i got right now is a first gen Z4. I already knew most of it quirks which where positive and negative at the same time and i wanted to get some experience in owning an audi.

That roof was fast! As fast as it could.😂

great Video Joe...nice to see the comparison....actually for driving feel, smaller 19 inch rims would probably help as well, thick steering wheels are an issue. I would take the Z4 which is predictable given its a newer design, it should win. The engine and handling in the 40i is a big improvement over the e89 35is....I have driven them all over the same road and have 1000'skm experience driving convertibles. Summer winter you name it....tip, as speeds come down and there is more legislation against it, to maintain general driver involvement at lower speeds, convertibles are a really good answer. I am not saying they are the complete answer, but they help. Soon all cars with have GPS on them and being able to speed just won't be an option ever. Some manufactures are even restricting speed directly, so we will all need to find our fun in different ways. Also all modern cars have become completely anesthetised which is a shame.

Where did you get that t-shirt?

Well most of us could have concluded that outcome even before he left the garage in the BMW.

Id draw exactly the same conclusion..... out of the 2 id pick the Z4 but as I like driving and if it had to be new M2 Comp... otherwise id save and get the m2 lci which I have....Convertibles are great but unless they do a full fat M they aren’t my cup of tea, especially considering the practicality which is sacrificed.

Dunno, haven't driven either! More than likely RS. Looks and sounds better. Is faster. Plus I believe Android Auto

I love both these cars, but even though I own an Audi TT coupe, I think the Z4 has the edge, especially with the price advantage.

Subjective not Objective for the looks lol

That old 8 series is 🔥

Given the performance figures and price difference, wouldn’t the Audi TTS have been a more direct comparison?

TTRS coupe looks soo much better than the TTRS roadster

It's that look of the RS ! The BMW still looks like it's 10 years old ..

great comparison joe,but 68k for that roadster is just ludacris tbh.gtr/911 and even r8 territory

It's astonishing to me how the frozen orange on the Z4 looks very red and not orange at all on video. I've seen one at bright daylight in real life already.

Z4!

At that sort of money for the TTRS, a new 718 Spyder is only £4k more expensive and when you put it like that, it's a no brainer. Between the two, I'd have to go for the Z4.

Agree Zed4 Wins and would be even better as an "M" Zed4!

Joe does talk about rim and girth an awful lot....

Had it the stock audio or harman ? If stock, how good was it ? Is the bass good ?

I’d take the Z4 out of the two, but prefer a Boxster to either. Great video as always Joe 👍🏻😎

Love my Z4 M40i definitely wouldn't change it for a TTrs

I think the base RS would have provided a fairer comparison on price as its least 11k cheaper. In my opinion the RS wins hands down visually externally and internally. The cockpit of the RS is simply superb . I've recently purchased a pre registered 20 plate RS at a great price with less that 300 miles on the clock. I haven't experienced any of the physical issues you have encountered but thats probably down to your build and shouldn't influence your final opinion. A long test drive sealed the RS for me and 6 weeks later I still think its a terrific car.

Great vid when are you supposed to be driving the mulgari m240i

Hello The TT RS is a baby R8. It s the legendary 5 cylinders. BMW is attractive for the M4 only.

BMW all the way. RWD is just more engaging and the BMW interior and exterior build quality is better. Audi TT is still just too much Golf GTI in its DNA.

I think you meant looks is SUBJECTIVE?!?!

Could you do a review on the 2011-2017 bmw 640i? 😁

Ummm the TTRS has 400 pound feet of tourqe the same as its horsepower. Dunno tested.

Even though direct comparison is the tts (not hating, obviously man like joe knows his stuff) id still have the bmw

It's sad that BMW does NOT have any other steering wheel. It can be M or even M3 csl or M8 they all look the same round boring shape as in 318i.

Audi for me.

I would go for ttrs to be honest !

BMW looks nice

Sold an rs3 cause seat position too high. It can sadly, truly spoil a car.

TTRS is significantly faster and in my opinion better looking. TTRS for me !

BMW for life

The Z4 doesn’t even come close to a TTRS, I’m not sure it’s even a fair comparison.

I agree with you joe, tt s still too short and awkward shape (kinda round all together) , engine amazing but overall z4 better

I'm a BMW Fanboy but I have to say the TTRS is the better car

I own a M240i and I think the ZF gearbox sucks in 1st gear on comfort. if you brake at a red light (at very low speed) and accelerate again, the car takes 2 seconds to actually shift.

The TT rs is a 10 second car after a stage 1 😂 that’s good value for money!

Love your reviews. but everyone has been using the word massive literal literally and you don’t have to use it all the time you can just say the car is red you don’t have to say the car is literally red you can say I’d like to give a huge shout out you don’t have to say a massive shout out massive sound so ridiculous when you listen to it and you hear it spoken so other than that you are good.

Things Joe mentions every car review: Height: 6'4 Weight: 100kg give or take South Bucks roads: fucking shit Hands: huge

The audi ttrs is a lil audi r8. 🙂

Z4 looks better in my opinion . I've had 4TTs all couples as better looking I've have 2 z4s and just bought this model after also test driving both Z4 easier to use by far , tec, set up, drive daily, does more re tec

No Mercedes SLC 43 AMG ?!

one of them actually can do turns, guess which one it is

My Jag F-Type blows them both away soundwise with closed exhaust valve 😅

Wow £68,500 TTRS, lots of money...but guess that’s the way the car world is going 🤷‍♂️

Bmw all day

Z4 every time.

15:06 Joe Achilles : The Alpine A110 is a way better sports car than the M2 competition and that is said by the journalists of the german magazine "sport auto" which did a big match with GT3RS, 488 pista, M2 competition, etc. Their video is a must watch, here is the link and tell me later what you thought of it : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ea1ndtCnmZzFpnU.html