[Editor's Note: This is from our November 2017 issue. Some information my be different.]
Story by David S. Wallens • Photos Courtesy BMW
“It kind of looks like a clown shoe.”
“Yeah, that’s where it gets its nickname.”
Meet the BMW M Coupe. It’s more than a hardtop version of the M Roadster, which is itself a pumped-up Z3. The M Coupe follows a long line of three-door …
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The looks are a personal judgement, but the handling tends to be loosey goosey compared to later M models. The cars that got the S54 engine bring a nice premium. If you value idiosyncratic appearance over crisp handling, these are a better choice than the later Z4Ms. Otherwise, not so much. I think the Z3M coupe looks kind of cool, but I own a Z4M coupe.
wspohn:
Coudn't agree more- almost! The clown shoe has a mini-cult following, so to them it's "cool."
The Z4MC is gorgeous & currently drastically under-appreciated. Anyone who drives this as
a GT, long-distance BMW will be immediately convinced. I, too, own a Z4MC - 2007!!
wspohn
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1/7/24 1:46 p.m.
haringmp said:
wspohn:
Coudn't agree more- almost! The clown shoe has a mini-cult following, so to them it's "cool."
The Z4MC is gorgeous & currently drastically under-appreciated. Anyone who drives this as
a GT, long-distance BMW will be immediately convinced. I, too, own a Z4MC - 2007!!
Mine is also a 2007 car in silver gray metallic with black interior and the top end sound system (which includes the PITA pop up screen).
How do we feel about the narrow-body Z3 coupes? I dig them but it’s rare that you see one.