This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Z4 sDrive35i forms part of BMW's E89 series of cars.
Powering the BMW Z4 sDrive35i is a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 5800 rpm and 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 1400-5000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1600 kg, the BMW Z4 sDrive35i dispatches the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 5.3 seconds and the standing kilometre in 24.5 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 209 km/h (130 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 19/26/21 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2496 mm | 98.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4239 mm | 166.9 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1291 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.96 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N54B30O0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 1400-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
75.1 kW/litre 102.1 ps/litre 100.7 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
136.62 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1716.9 kPa (249 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 BMW TwinPower twinscroll turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 24.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 190.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 139.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 187.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.15 kg/kW 11.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/26/21 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/9.0/11.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.1/8.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/31.2/25.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/26.0/21.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 R 17 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 489203 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E89 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW Z4 sDrive35i added 2016-07-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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