BMW is sticking by the manual gearbox, making the three-pedal setup obtainable in additional of its automobiles for this 12 months. The 2025 Z4 M40i is now obtainable with a six-speed stick for $70,945 (after the $995 vacation spot charge), $3,500 greater than the automated mannequin and almost $15,000 greater than the handbook Toyota Supra.
BMW developed the handbook Z4 M40i underneath the codename Handschalter, which interprets to “hand shift” in German. Backing up earlier reports, the modular six-speed handbook has modifications particularly for this engine, together with tweaks to the gear set and shafts. Plus, there are revisions to the shift lever, its information, and the components’ connection to the transmission. The firm’s objective is to present drivers the sensation of getting a exact mechanical reference to the drivetrain.
Picking the six-speed handbook provides some thrilling efficiency enhancements to the Z4. The bundle contains distinctive auxiliary springs on the entrance and rear, and a bolstered anti-roll bar clamp up entrance. Software revisions to variable-ratio steering system, traction management, M Sport differential, and rear suspension dampers assist sharpen the roadster’s efficiency over the automated automobile. The wheels measure 19×9 inches up entrance and 20×10 inches within the again, an enormous step up over the automated’s 18×9-inch entrance and 18×10-inch rear wheel setup.
The turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six makes the identical 382 horsepower between 5,800 and 6,500 rpm and 369 pound-feet of torque from 1,800 and 5,000 rpm. The Z4 M40i with the six-speed handbook can attain 60 miles per hour in 4.2 seconds, a bit slower than the three.9 seconds it takes for the eight-speed computerized. Top velocity for each trims is electronically restricted to 155 miles per hour.
A couple of aesthetic tweaks will help you establish the handbook Z4. The roadster comes customary with BMW’s Shadowline trim that provides black accents to the aspect mirror caps, badges, and rear fender flaps. The brake calipers are crimson. Plus, there are two model-exclusive colours: San Remo Green metallic and BMW Individual Frozen Deep Green metallic, which prices $2,950.
Inside, 5 shades of Vernasca leather-based upholstery can be found. A cabin with Cognac brown hides, black piping, and high-gloss trim is unique to the manual-equipped Z4.
It’s value noting the handbook Z4 is $14,450 costlier than the $56,495 six-speed Supra, a automobile that shares a overwhelming majority of its structure, inside, and drivetrain. While we’re certain the vehicles are distinctly completely different to drive, a near-$15,000 premium for a tender high looks like so much.
Production of the manual-equipped Z4 will start in March. Deliveries will begin within the late spring or early summer time, a BMW spokesperson instructed Motor1.