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BMW Z4 M40i Steptronic

In this segment, it’s Boxster or bust Nikesh Kooverjee

An impressive return to form for BMW’s opinion-splitting sportscar Gareth Dean

The Z4 is a better cruiser than a mountain-pass crusader Terence Steenkamp

Beautiful design, quick and comfy, but not focused enough Wilhelm Lutjeharms

Price: R1 036 699 0-100 km/h: 4,83 seconds Top speed: 250 km/h Power: 250 kW Torque: 500 N.m CAR fuel index: 8,88 L/100 km CO2 : 168 g/km

You might not instinctively associate the white and blue roundel with roadsters – not like you would Mercedes-Benz or Porsche, at least – but, since the launch of the Z1 in 1989, the Bavarian brand has featured a Z-roadster in some form or another in its line-up. Following the idiosyncratic Z1

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