
TEST DRIVE: BMW Z4 M40i — The Most Fun BMW in a Long Time
TEST DRIVE: BMW Z4 M40i — The Most Fun BMW in a Long Time Roadsters are dead. Gone. Finished. Gone are the days when customers yearned for the wind in their hair exhaust noise filling their ears. Instead, the modern car buyer wants something sensible, efficient, high-tech and kind to the environment. In this new world of efficiency and sensibility, a two-seat, drop-top sports car just doesn’t make much sense. Which is a damn shame because this last generation of sporty roadsters is actually quite fantastic and the BMW Z4 M40i is among them leading one final charge.
What is a Roadster Supposed to Be?
There’s really only only one purpose for a roadster. Though sizes and shapes may vary, prices and luxuries may too, the only constant should be fun. And a fun roadster can be had in many dif...