BMW Z4 Coming to India!

BMW India, the fully owned subsidiary of world’s largest premium car maker BMW, is ready to bring its two-seater Roadster Z4 in India later this year. This new model in BMW product portfolio will have a folding hard top and can run up to 250kmph. It will be priced between Rs. 50-60 lakh and will be available at all BMW dealerships across India.

BMW India will also bring petrol and diesel variants of its newly launched BMW 7-series by June 2009. Both the models are priced at Rs. 81 lakh and Rs. 77 lakh respectively. BMW India intends to expand its dealership network pan India. It will add 10 new dealers to its network and expand its base to capture larger market share.

“We grew 15% in the first quarter of 2009 and surpassed Mercedes Benz in the sales tally,” said BMW India president Peter Kronschnabl. “We are looking at incremental sales from untapped cities. Already, Ludhiana and Coimbatore are giving us sizable sales and we expect similar numbers from other tier-II cities,” he added. BMW India has already replaced Mercedes Benz this year as the top luxury car brand in India. :)





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This one looks stunning. Wish to see them on our roads soon.

And great to know a sizeable portion sold in Coimbatore. I could see many 3 and 5 series here, more than the new gen Mercs. I spotted some X3 and X5 also. But i guess some part of sales are from Tiruppur.

look at those wheels guys, soo cool, i've found a bunch of 3, 5 and 7 series in hyderabad, its like watching some regular car for me now, all im interested these days are coupe's from audi, bmw,benz, porsche, etc

The hard top one is the Z4M.
It doesn't look pretty handsome to me with that 5 metre long hood.

This one is definately a stunner and a head turner.
I like this car very much, even when I play NFS MW i opt for this car only.
50-60lacs is a competetive pricing for this beautiful roadster. :)


VT

Just an Awesome car & it will really give a nice competition to Audi TT !!

I too have driven this car in NFSMW, but M3 is my Favourite !

Some more pics of Z4 -




VT

nice pics vibhor

napster wrote:nice pics vibhor

Thanks napster, I liked this car overall but rear is quite different from other BMWs, Isn't it? Or just looking to me?

VT

yeah, the rear looks like its from some another car

Yes, Rear is bit different but overall designing is superb!

RoadRocket

BMW Z4 DUE BY DIWALI!

Come Diwali and BMW's Z4 roadster will be officially on sale in India. The 2009 E89 Z4 is the second generation version of BMW's roadster. The first generation E85 Z4 was introduced in 2002. Its success spawned a [color:89a3=#043764! important]coupe version in 2005 which wasn't nearly as popular as its rag top predecessor. The new Z4 is the best of both worlds as it features a fully retractable hard-top that [color:89a3=#043764! important]BMWclaims can open and close in 20 seconds.

The E89 Z4 is both longer and wider than the outgoing E85 and looks visibly more purposeful too thanks to a larger kidney grille and aggressively styled front headlamps.The new Z4 also features two vents below the front bumper on either side of the [color:89a3=#043764! important]car.

The E89 retains the front-engined rear-wheel drive layout of its predecessor but unlike the outgoing Z4 it is manufactured in Germany instead of the United States.

Internationally, the Z4 comes in three variants; the 2.5 litre 201bhp sDrive23i, and the 3.0 litre sDrive30i and sDrive35i, which develop 258bhp and 306bhp respectively (all are in-line six cylinder).

It is not yet confirmed which of these variants will be made available. However, given BMW's auto-only policy it is likely India will get the sDrive35i as it is the only one of the three variants that is available with a seven speed 'sport' automatic gearbox. The car is likely to be priced in the Rs 60 lakh range.

The Z4 also comes with a six speed manual gearbox. Other features include Dynamic Driving Control which allows a driver to change the setup of the car (engine mapping, steering and [color:89a3=#043764! important]suspension) to Sport or Sport+ mode. Should be self-explanatory enough for lead-footed petrol heads.

We expect the Z4 to be priced in the Rs 47 lakh to Rs 60 lakh range.
http://www.autocarindia.com/new/Information.asp?id=3083

This car looks very sexy and is different from conventional BMW designs. At 50-60lac price point, it will be a steal and most people opting for M3, 6-Series might end up booking this car.

In Kolkata, I've seen more BMWs than any other luxury brand and the 5-Series seems to be the hot favorite.

BMW will never keep the price of its two cars conflicting, Thats why they will price Z4 around 60lacs whereas the 6series starts from 70+ lacs.

RoadRocket

True.. but some going to buy the 6-Series might just end up buying the Z4.

Both the cars, 6series and Z4 have sporty looks but I would still prefer the 6 series anyday. :)

VT