BMW has finally offered its fans a top-end roadster “on the handle”, and it costs noticeably more than a similar version with “automatic”.
The BMW Z4 roadster of the current G29 generation has been produced since 2018 at the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria; the technically related Toyota GR Supra coupe is also assembled here, the 6-cylinder top version of which acquired a manual transmission back in 2022. In turn, the BMW Z4 has been available with a manual transmission since its debut, but only in combination with the base 2.0-liter gasoline engine producing 197 hp. In 2022, the BMW Z4 underwent a planned restyling and only now it has a top version on the “handle”, it received the name Pure Impulse, which translates into Russian as “pure impulse.”
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The BMW Z4 M40i Pure Impulse is equipped with a standard 3.0-liter in-line petrol turbo six B58 (340 hp, 500 Nm), coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission with a gearshift mechanism configured specifically for this model. The installation of a “mechanics” made it possible to reduce the curb weight of the roadster by 15 kg to 1550 kg, acceleration to 100 km/h with a manual transmission takes 4.6 seconds, with an 8-speed hydromechanical “automatic” – 4.5 seconds, maximum speed in both cases limited at 250 km/h.
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Other technical features of the Pure Impulse version are a specially tuned chassis: auxiliary springs are installed in the suspension “all around”, the clamps of the front anti-roll bar are strengthened, the settings of the rear adaptive shock absorbers and steering mechanism are changed, the settings of the traction control system and the M Sport limited-slip differential are changed. In addition, the wheel size has been changed: the rear tires of the BMW Z4 M40i with a manual transmission are 10 mm wider than those of a similar roadster with an automatic transmission. The size of the front tires on the Pure Impulse version is 255/35 ZR 19, the rear tires are 285/30 ZR 20. On the BMW Z4 M40i with automatic transmission there are 255/40 ZR 18 tires on the front and 275/40 ZR 18 on the rear.
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Visual differences between the Pure Impulse version and the others include special wheel designs, red brake calipers, extended gloss black exterior trim, darkened badges, and exclusive Vernasca leather interior trim with a choice of several colors.
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Production of the three-pedal BMW Z4 M40i will begin in March, and it will be available to buy in Europe and the USA. In Germany, a 6-cylinder roadster with a manual transmission costs from 75,300 euros, while a similar version with an automatic transmission starts from 69,300 euros. For comparison, let's say that the minimum price of a Toyota GR Supra with a 6-cylinder engine and manual transmission in Germany is now 66,450 euros; a similar coupe with an automatic transmission can be bought for 67,850 euros.
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