Z Series BMW E89 Z4 V8-powered GT3

[gnx]

From BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/race...ar/z4_gt3.html) Z4 GT3 to be powered by a 4.0l V8 and 480 hp (M3 engine?). No other details nor pics, but as a V8 goes under the hood it may be that the Z4 M may still come. In this way the last NA M car will not be M3 but Z4 M. And if we compare to the last generation the Z4 M got the old 3.2l L6 NA and not the 4.0l V8 NA. And so the next M3 will get a 3.0l L6 TT and the Z4 M the "old" 4.0l V8 NA. This would also justify the higher price of the Z4 M over the M3. What do think?

As part of its customer racing programme, BMW Motorsport is offering private teams another attractive car from 2010: the BMW Z4 GT3. This sports car is an impressive addition to the BMW product range and offers drivers and teams the opportunity to compete in international and national championships in accordance with GT3 regulations – such as the FIA GT3 European Championship, International GT Open and the ADAC GT Masters – as well as in 24-hour endurance races.

The BMW Z4 GT3 is powered by a four-litre, eight-cylinder engine producing approximately 480 bhp. When it comes to electronics, the private teams can look forward to innovative BMW solutions, which have proven themselves in the BMW M3 GT2: the engine is controlled by the modern ECU 408, while the Power400 control unit is responsible for operating all actuators. The transmission takes place via a sequential, six-speed gearbox. The scope of delivery also includes rims with locking and safety clips, as well as racing ABS and optional air conditioning.


The BMW Z4 GT3 in its racing version is available from the second quarter of 2010 at an estimated price of 298,000 Euro (plus VAT). If interested, please send an email to Z4GT3@bmw-motorsport.com or send a fax to +49 89 382 208 55.

Stats:

Engine: 4 litre V8
Max. Power Output: 480 bhp
Gearbox: 6-speed, sequential

Come on people, make some noise

 

[Sunny]

So much for the theory that the S65 (which is shorter than N54) won't fit into the super long Z4 hood. Hopefully so there is still chance for a Z4 M.

 

[Cashmere]

nice find OP, Like I said before, if Hartge and ACS can do it there is no way BMW M cant do it.

 

[Mr Robert]

Z4 GTS, here we come!

 

[Mr Robert]

Sunny's point is a great one but we have to factor in how much the body has been modified. Maybe this is the only way to fit the S65. However, I still can't believe BMW could not manage to fit the S54 in the E89.

Furthermore, I'm a bit intrigued by the fact that no tuner has yet fitted the S65 in the Z4 or the 1-series coupe.

 

[klier]

So much for the theory that the S65 (which is shorter than N54) won't fit into the super long Z4 hood. Hopefully so there is still chance for a Z4 M.

It wasn't even a theory. It was nothing short of a statement by our very own Scott. He 'knew' again. Yet he didn't. Complete BS, as I said from the very first day. M3 V8 not fitting in the much bigger engine bay of the Z4....LOL. All marketing swing again. Now watch a true Z4 M come to us with the facelift, alongside a coupé version of the Z4.

 

[SCOTT27]

As I mentioned previously in order for a feasible Z4 M production car there would be extensive engineering involved which the race car can do without specific areas such as extensive crash protection systems and other engineering aspects which would rule out the car for right hand drive markets which the Production car would need to be feasible.

But what does this hold for the future?
There will be a Z4 Coupe using the fixed top evident in the race car because of race to road homologation.
I have mentioned it previously and that BMW continue to run Z4's with a fixed top that to identify this you have to go up real close and see that the roof joinings are actually rubber strips stuck on to give the impression it is still a standard roadster.

 

[Mr Robert]

Why can't the RHD markets just adjust?

 

[Betty Swollocks]

As I mentioned previously.....

The problem is Scott, people are increasingly taking everything you say with a pinch of salt. You've openly admitted you deliberately post misguiding info and we have to "read between the lines". You've also said that things change all the time, so even if you say there will be no Z4 M, it doesn't mean the situation will have changed one week later.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Why can't the RHD markets just adjust?

Like Sweden did? In the 50's wasn't it?

 

[Mr Robert]

Like Sweden did? In the 50's wasn't it?

1967, which was quite late, but there are, evidently, some that are even slower.

 

[chonkoa]

As I mentioned previously in order for a feasible Z4 M production car there would be extensive engineering involved which the race car can do without specific areas such as extensive crash protection systems and other engineering aspects which would rule out the car for right hand drive markets which the Production car would need to be feasible.

Scott,
Sorry, what you are saying doesn't make sense at all.

 

[gnx]

What doesn't make sense is that RHD production is necessary. This car could have porsches, jags, astons even the California for breakfast, (well sorta)...but you guys get the picture... it will sell like hot cakes even at M3 prices.

The E30 was LHD, it didn't stop Commonwealth countries besides Canada to sell it. In Japan, isn't it actually considered cooler to have a LHD european car?

 

[Beemer B773ER]

The problem is Scott, people are increasingly taking everything you say with a pinch of salt. You've openly admitted you deliberately post misguiding info and we have to "read between the lines". You've also said that things change all the time, so even if you say there will be no Z4 M, it doesn't mean the situation will have changed one week later.

Give the broken record a rest mate. ...Please.


As for this 'aha! Scott was lying about the S65 engine'.... he wasn't. He's clarified it before this thread was created, that the S65 engine CAN fit in the Z4, except it would take extensive engineering to make it work, and also that RHD would not be a possibility. At the price that M is charging for the Z4 GT3, that extra engineering cost can be covered, and as Scott stated, it's much less hassle to squeeze the engine in their when you don't need to factor in issues that are a must in a road-going car.

Not saying that the possibility of a new Z4M is weak... just it may have to be done without the use of the S65 engine. For the upcoming 1er Supersports (or whatever it may end up being named), it may have a further tuned-up version of the current x35i TT engine...and this could make its way into a possible new Z4M.

Just saying.... just coz a new Z4M with the S65 engine isn't feasible, doesn't mean there won't be a new Z4M.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Give the broken record a rest mate. ...Please.

No.

 

[klier]

^ Well having this thread resurrected on Christmas day isn't exactly a present either.

Can't a mod lock this here?

 

[Beemer B773ER]

No.

That says it all...

 

[jonsibal]

picture of the E89 Z4 GT3..

<br>http://jonsibal.com/blog/2010/02/schubert-e89-z4-gt3/<br>

 

[aleks_16]

Thats HOT

 

[Sunny]

I guess this is as close it will get to my dream BMW - a Z4 with cf fixed roof, manual transmission, V8 from M3 and < 3200lbs for < $60K. .