As car enthusiasts, most of us can be forgiven for forgetting about BMW’s only roadster, the Z4. It’s easily the oldest car in its segment, a segment dominated by brand-spanking new cars like the Porsche 718 Boxster and Audi TT. Both of those aforementioned competitors are far newer, packed with better technology and are fresh in our mind. I recently needed to travel from south New Jersey up to New York State, a solid three hour drive each way. To serve as my steed for the journey, as well as the week following, the kind folks at BMW were kind enough to provide me with a Valencia Orange BMW Z4 sDrive28i with a six-speed manual. I’ll be completely honest, when I first saw it, I had forgotten what it looked like and was surprised that BMW still had one to loan out. “Man, this thing’s ancient.” I thought to myself, walking up to the bright orange roadster. How fickle we’ve gotten as newer Bimmers have debuted.
I was worried that the interior would be boring and the technology would feel dated on the inside, compared to modern BMWs. For the former, I was pleasantly surprised, as the Hyper Orange Extended Alcantara/Leather interior with the “Black Orange Color World” was one of the most interesting and exciting interior color schemes I’ve seen in a long time. For the latter, I was spot-on. While the iDrive system and technology in the Z4 is good, it feels dated and slow in comparison to modern BMW stuff. It’s in a desperate need of an update. However, none of that mattered once I pressed the starter button. When it comes time to turn the wheel, the Z4 isn’t as exciting as its double-orange color scheme would make it seem. While the steering is quick and accurate, it’s seriously lacking any sort of feel or even any useful weight. Even in sport mode, the steering doesn’t weight up in corners as much as we’d like and it’s overly light. However, it is accurate and, after some getting used to, it’s very easy to place on the road. I just wish it was a bit more confidence inspiring in either its feel, weight or both. But body roll is nonexistent and chassis dynamics are still quite good. Okay, so the Z4 won’t frighten a Porsche Boxster or even the new Audi TT, but there’s an old-school roadster feel to it that makes it fun to drive.
The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta has 38.2 in. What is the front head room in the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg? The 2012 Volkswagen Touareg has 39.6 in. What is the front leg room in the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan? The 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan has 40.1 in. What is the front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan? The front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan is 5 ft. 1.8 in. (61.8 in.). What is the front track of the 2012 Volkswagen CC? The front track of the 2012 Volkswagen CC is 5 ft. 1.1 in. (61.1 in.). What is the front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Golf? The front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Golf is 5 ft. 0.7 in. (60.7 in.). What is the front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos? The front track of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos is 5 ft. 0.8 in. (60.8 in.). What is the front head room in the 2012 Volkswagen Golf-R? The 2012 Volkswagen Golf-R has 39.3 in. What is the front leg room in the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta-Sportwagen? The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta-Sportwagen has 41.1 in. What is the front head room in the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta-Sportwagen? The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta-Sportwagen has 38.4 in. What is the front shoulder room in the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze? The 2012 Chevrolet Cruze has 54.8 in. What is the front shoulder room in the 2012 Toyota Sienna? The 2012 Toyota Sienna has 65.0 in. What is the front shoulder room in the 2012 Toyota Venza? The 2012 Toyota Venza has 60.0 in. What is the front shoulder room in the 2012 Nissan Cube? The 2012 Nissan Cube has 52.2 in. What is the front shoulder room in the 2012 Toyota Highlander? The 2012 Toyota Highlander has 59.7 in.
GTI, sportsmanship and history together now with the wind and the sky like great travel companions. What is tempting this tasty cocktail with ingredients so succulent? The history of the Volkswagen Golf is even bigger with this special version Cabriolet, pure passion and essence on wheels. The image of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet betrays him and much of the war paint of the closed roof version inherits this glamorous convertible variant. Among its sportswear, highlight the front grille in honeycomb design gives Honeycomb and small red profiles, a bumper forward slightly oversized rear air diffuser, chrome tailpipes, side skirts and typical alloy wheels 17 inches five radios. See it on the outside and the color black fabric hood true to the tradition of the Golf Cabrio is a pleasure. More still needs to be lead. Let's get to it. We started to move and from the outset the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet positively surprised us the great job of soundproofing done in the cockpit.
