New 2021 BMW Z4 M Sport deals

2021 BMW Z4 M Sport deals

Full length BMW Z4 video review with market value analysis

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List prices suggest that, allowing for a few well-chosen extras, you'll probably be paying somewhere in the £28,000 to £46,000 bracket for your Z4. Almost all BMW's business here is done with the four cylinder 2.0-litre Petrol engine that powers the sDrive18i, 20i and 28i variants, leading to an average Z4 purchase price in the £30,000 to £35,000 bracket.

There's a £5,000 step up from that if you want one of the 3.0-litre six cylinder models, priced in the £40,000 to £45,000 bracket. If, having considered all of this, you conclude that it is a Z4 that you really, really want, then you're going to want to know what BMW includes in the standard equipment tally.

And the answer is a reasonable amount. As well as the power folding roof and Drive Performance Control, buyers of this entry-level sDrive18i get 17" alloy wheels on run-flat tyres, Xenon headlights with daytime driving lamps, a Thatcham Category 1 alarm, a proper heated rear window, a multi-function leather-trimmed sports steering wheel, a BMW Professional stereo system with DAB digital radio plus USB and aux-in inputs, Bluetooth 'phone compatibility and a trip computer.

It's hard though, here at the bottom of the Z4 line-up, not to focus on what you have to do without. After all, if you add the leather trim, air conditioning, Auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers that all other Z4 models get, you get within £400 of the pleasingly more powerful sDrive20i variant..