JAKARTA - BMW is rumored to be stopping sales of Z4 roadsters in 2026 as a result of the problems faced by the Magna Steyr factory in Austria, along with the certainty of discontinuousness from the latest generation of Toyota Supra.
However, this does not stop the positive trend achieved by the roadster in the United States (US) market, where most of its sales are contributed by manual transmission options.
Launching from Motor1, Wednesday, January 8, this model managed to sell 2,129 units throughout 2024 in Uncle Sam's country with 65 percent or almost 1,400 of them being the choice of three pedals.
Despite being sold on a limited basis, of course this result is better than the 2023 score with a total of 1,883 units, an increase of 13.1 percent. BMW said the presence of manual transmission was able to boost sales trends from Z4.
"Restrictions are really enthusiastic about manual transmission," said a BMW spokesperson.
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Another interesting thing, this achievement is almost identical to his twin, Toyota Supra. Toyota claims that the sales of the model in the US are mostly manual transmission with a total of around 1,700 units or contributing up to 65 percent.
In the US, BMW only offers manual transmission to the M40i variant by offering a 3.0 liter 6-cylinder engine with a turbocharged line that gives power boost of 382 hp
For Uncle Sam's public market, Z4 M40i is priced starting at 68,175 US dollars or equivalent to Rp1.105 billion for the 2025 model. This does not include the Edition Handschalter Package which includes manual transmission and several features with an additional fee of 3,500 US dollars (Rp56.7 million).
Thus, customers or fans of this conventional-chairman car must spend up to US$71,675 (Rp1,161 billion).
BMW Z4 M40i is also available for the Indonesian market, but it is only offered with the transmission of eight Steptronic accelerations worth IDR 2.010 billion On The Road.
The roadster has several touches from BMW M consisting of M Aerodynamics Package, M Sport Seats, M Leather Steering Wheel, and Adaptive M Suspension.
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