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Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:57 pm
by Hizza
For anyone that was wondering how rare their Z4 Coupe is I contacted BMW (sad, I know :wink: ) to find out total production numbers and they advised:

BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe (manual) = 1598 :driving:

BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe (Automatic) = 1998

Afraid I don't have the numbers for Z4M Coupes but with only 3,600 Z4 3.0 Coupes in the world this will explain why its a blue moon moment when I see one driving the other way. I'm surprised so many are autos but I assume a lot of these are in the US where there are probably more autos per head than in Europe...

My next question, which BMW won't be able to answer, but maybe someone here can, is how does this compare with other sports cars - are there more Ferrari 308/328's around than Z4C's for example. Would be nice to say my Z4 is rarer than a Ferrari/TVR/Cayman etc!

Hizza

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:28 am
by peddy
The numbers for the Z4M are in the M section.

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:28 am
by easty027
More automatics than manuals! is that right ? when you do a search on autorader there are always more manuslas for sale than auto's ? wierd.

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:21 pm
by Ali_Z4C
Nice to know I am in such an exclusive club :thumbsup: The lack of coupes on the roads of the UK was one of my main reasons for wanting one! :driving:

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:03 pm
by Taz
cool, now i feel very exclussive, 1 day it will be a collectors car

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:39 pm
by Hizza
Yes, pretty cool! Will do some digging on the net and see how Z4C numbers compare with other rarities! :D

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:45 pm
by Hizza
For example.... Ferrari F355 production numbers totalled 11,273 so Z4C's are roughly three times rarer! :D

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:50 pm
by Hizza
... or TVR Chimaera - 5526 total production....

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:55 pm
by Hizza
... or Aston Martin DB7 - 7,000 total .... anyway, you get the idea!

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:03 pm
by alekos911
Wow very intresting... SO I am one of the lucky 1598 owners all over the world :D

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:43 pm
by Taz
did they say what quanities were sold where?

even though its not quite as exclussive, i think i'd swap for a DB7 lol

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:01 pm
by speedski
those numbers have got to be UK or at Max EU only right?

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:11 pm
by Breadvan_Matt
I agree, they must only be UK numbers. I think the last I read somewhere, the total Z4C build was closer to 20,000 (worldwide). But I may be wrong...

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:16 pm
by Taz
Breadvan_Matt wrote:I agree, they must only be UK numbers. I think the last I read somewhere, the total Z4C build was closer to 20,000 (worldwide). But I may be wrong...

i think 20,000 sounds more realistic, but i'm sure in UK the total for manual would be more than auto, so may be 3500 is a true figure

Re: Production Numbers - Z4 Coupe

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:46 pm
by biffa
http://www.automotiveworld.com/news/man ... production
The last car was made on 28 August, with 197,950 vehicles produced over the Z4's five-year lifecycle. Bobby Hit, a spokesman for BMW's US manufacturing operations, states that 180,856 vehicles were roadsters and 17,094 were coupes. Despite the name, the latter was in fact a hatchback.

The last car to be made will remain at the factory for display in the Zentrum, the museum and visitors' centre.