New BMW Z4 to make international debut at Detroit

BMW’s first roadster to come with a Retractable Hard-Top roof makes its international debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. The two-seat sports car, offered with three six-cylinder petrol engines with a range of outputs from 204hp to 306hp, is also the first BMW roadster available to be specified with a Double Clutch Transmission and an Adaptive M Suspension. Following its debut in Detroit the car will then be showcased in Geneva.

The new BMW Z4 goes on sale in the UK in May 2009. The BMW Z4 sDrive23i costs £28,645 OTR, the BMW Z4 sDrive30i is £32,660 OTR and the BMW Z4 sDrive35i £37,060 OTR.

For a behind the scenes look at the design process and the testing programme of the BMW Z4, visit bmw-web.tv