Z4 Coupe Vs. F-Type

David70 · 08-05-2015, 08:25 AM

Who would have guessed that enthusiasts reviewing a performance car would say the OEM setup for the suspension is too firm and the exhaust is too loud.

I would never be able to daily drive it because of my job so I think I would be ok with both.

StickMon · 08-05-2015, 01:06 PM

Clarkson said the same about the Z4 suspension.
He figured it had been purposely made harsh for the US market, claiming "American's think that's sporty".

wdb · 08-05-2015, 05:23 PM

There's firm and then there's clunky. My Z4 (with sport suspension) is tightly sprung to be sure, but it's far more comfortable than my STi and it handles harsh stuff with relative grace. May's comments on the Jag were that it did no such thing. (Clarkson is an idiot - okay he's entertaining but I don't find his taste in cars to match mine very often.)

Efthreeoh · 08-05-2015, 09:41 PM

My '08 is pretty fresh with only 32K on it. I bought it in December with just 23K miles. I think the suspension is tuned perfect. It is far from harsh and quite compliant. It does have limited travel however, but that is the nature of a sports car. The chassis is very stiff, which allows for a taunt suspension but one with compliance.

Lucky1 · 07-21-2018, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by chickdr

The V8 version is in a entirely different league though... 550hp/502 ft-lbs would be amazing(3.9 sec 0-60), but then you are up to 3850lbs!!!

Drove in one as a passenger at a Jaguar Experience event. Was ridiculously fast; pulled hard and pressed me into the back seat the whole time. The hired gun who they had driving it almost spun it on the first run fooling around a bit. Insane noise too.

Price point is a way different league than a used Z4 ///M now though. Wonder what depreciation will do to these cars. Definitely the F-Type as a roadster better looking than a 911 vert, faster than a Boxster 718, etc. Haven't driven the AMG equivalent so no other basis for comparison.

Ponta · 07-21-2018, 08:21 AM

Bro this thread is from 2015...

bmwclubracer · 07-21-2018, 09:10 AM

Weight kills, and I imagine the Z is closer to 50/50 balance too.

Efthreeoh · 07-21-2018, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ponta

Bro this thread is from 2015...

Yeah, but still a great topic

After 3 years now, and 65,000 miles of ownership, I still love my Coupe as much as the first drive I took in it in 2015. I'm of the opinion it was one of the best cars BMW ever produced.

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David70 Colonel 1567 Rep 2,665 Posts Drives: 06 Z4M Coupe - 13 Cadillac ATS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH iTrader: (1)	Who would have guessed that enthusiasts reviewing a performance car would say the OEM setup for the suspension is too firm and the exhaust is too loud. I would never be able to daily drive it because of my job so I think I would be ok with both. __________________ 2006 Z4M Coupe - Stromung exhaust, ZHP knob, stubby antenna, clutch delay delete
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StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	Clarkson said the same about the Z4 suspension. He figured it had been purposely made harsh for the US market, claiming "American's think that's sporty". __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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wdb dances with roads 4722 Rep 4,096 Posts Drives: '07 E86, '02 996, '95 Seven Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: the perimeter iTrader: (4)	There's firm and then there's clunky. My Z4 (with sport suspension) is tightly sprung to be sure, but it's far more comfortable than my STi and it handles harsh stuff with relative grace. May's comments on the Jag were that it did no such thing. (Clarkson is an idiot - okay he's entertaining but I don't find his taste in cars to match mine very often.)
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08-05-2015, 09:41 PM	#26
Efthreeoh General 17305 Rep 18,734 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	My '08 is pretty fresh with only 32K on it. I bought it in December with just 23K miles. I think the suspension is tuned perfect. It is far from harsh and quite compliant. It does have limited travel however, but that is the nature of a sports car. The chassis is very stiff, which allows for a taunt suspension but one with compliance. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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Ponta Private 17 Rep 52 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si roadster Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Poland iTrader: (0)	Bro this thread is from 2015...
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bmwclubracer Enlisted Member 8 Rep 34 Posts Drives: Z4 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Georgia iTrader: (0)	Weight kills, and I imagine the Z is closer to 50/50 balance too.
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