Section: E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe

Z4 Coupe Made Entirely of Stone

Sections: E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe Jun 8th, 2010 3 Comments

Yes, stone. No we are not kidding. More photos here.

Courtesy from our friends at Axis of Oversteer.

BimmerCast #12: 2009 in Review & a Peek at 2010

Sections: BimmerCast, E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe, E90 3 Series Jan 4th, 2010 3 Comments

BimmerCast #12 is all about 2009. What we drove, what we wrote and everything in between. We recap the entire year on BimmerFile with an eye towards 2010 and some of the things we’ll be seeing in the coming months.

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Ultimate Factories: BMW

Sections: E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe, Video Sep 18th, 2009 No Comments

To save you some money and the agony of traveling to a BMW factory, today we bring you a tour of BMW Spartanburg from National Geographic.

You have probably already seen this, but the show Ultimate Factories: BMW, is quite impressive. The episode follows the building of the previous generation Z4. It is very well done and includes some interesting BMW history tidbits. You can download it via iTunes for $1.99

Or via Veoh- If you watch the preview here you can download the Veoh player and watch the entire piece!

Enjoy! (Thanks Paul for the tip!)

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BMW Recommended Oils

Sections: //M\\, E60 5 Series, E63/E64 6 Series, E65/E66 7 Series, E70 X5, E71 X6, E81/82/E87 1 Series, E83 X3, E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe, E86 Z4 M Coupe, E89 Z4 Roadster, E90 3 Series, F01 7 Series, Official News, Recalls/Bulletins Mar 11th, 2009 2 Comments

A while back we had reported BMWNA was working on publishing a list of recommended oils to be used in gasoline engines.

This was a welcomed move as oil specifics have not been listed in the owner’s manual and some people like to have an independent garage (or alone) complete a mid recommended interval oil change. Then there is the occasional need to top the engine off; it has always been a question as to whether that quart of oil, the life blood of the motor, was up to spec.

The oils listed below meet BMW’s Long-life rating and are acceptable for use in BMW Passenger vehicles and SAVs in the US market with gasoline engines. (Excludes ///M and Alpina models).

BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market

• Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30
• Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40
• Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30

• Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30

  Use only oils with an API rating of SM or higher.

For ///M or Alpina models as well as the view the BMW document here

A Quick Recap of Things to Come

Sections: //M\\, E60 5 Series, E63/E64 6 Series, E70 X5, E71 X6, E81/82/E87 1 Series, E83 X3, E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe, E89 Z4 Roadster, E90 3 Series, F01 7 Series Sep 8th, 2008 17 Comments

First, we would like to thank all of our readers for all of the comments, feedback and information that you have provided. We will continue to try to meet your needs and answer your questions as best we can.

Over the next several weeks and months BMW will be introducing a wide variety of new or refreshed cars and technology. Today we thought we would take some time to sketch a rough timeline of these and what they entail while also linking you to our original stories. Much of this information is geared towards those in the US, so things may vary a bit for those reading in other markets.

BMW X3 xDrive30 confirmed /Z4 sDrive35?

Sections: E70 X5, E71 X6, E83 X3, E85 Z4 Roadster/Coupe Jul 15th, 2008 13 Comments

Not major news by any account but the name change of the X3 3.0si has been officially confirmed. As we mentioned here several months back BMW will be readjusting their naming schemes due upcoming regulations. So following the same rules as the X6 in naming the X3 will follow as is the X5 xDrive35.

This still leaves us wondering what the new name of the upcoming “Z” will be if there is more than one engine version.Is it possible that if a 4 cylinder engine is an option it would be the Z4 and if it is a 6 it would be the Z6? We will let you know as soon as we hear!

Update No sooner was this written it was brought to our attention that BMW has already given us a clue to the possible naming game of the next Z4, sDrive.