Comments on: Detroit 2009: BMW Z4 – Interior Photos

By: Josh B

Josh B — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:55:33 +0000

I wounder what the new 5 series interiour will look like…..
A bit of 7 and Z4/CS?
Isnt the 5 ment to be the sporty car compared to its general competitors?
If so it must have a kinda sporty interiour…..So more CS then 7?
hmmmm

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:57:39 +0000

Those climate controls remind me of the manual climate controls from the 2002-2006 Toyota Camry.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:13:11 +0000

@Lazaro: Simply amazing!! Trust me, it looks much better than in the photos.

By: Lazaro

Lazaro — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:15:40 +0000

Great! And how do you like the current Z4?

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:15:08 +0000

@Lazaro: I'm 6.3 and I fit comfortable in it.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:09:34 +0000

@Lazaro: You'll probably be fine. I'm the same height and don't have a problem with the current Z4, I've got more than enough room actually.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:58:52 +0000

@marco: I know, but she goes by Julia, I found that out recently, but we'll call her Juliane from now on :)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:50:46 +0000

One thing that surprises me in pretty much all the recent bimmers, given their amazing attention to instrument panel design: The center console panel (from ashtray back to the arm rest) is a complete mess, full of mis-matched stuff with no sense of design integrity. Looks like they just cut out a hole there for whatever didn’t fit elsewhere. Yes, the iDrive controller is where your hand needs it to be, but there’s no sense that the panel and controls there were laid out with any overall design in mind.

By: marco

marco — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:12:03 +0000

its juliane, not julia :)

By: bmidd

bmidd — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:28:29 +0000

When you say golf club do you mean golf bag? I’m not sure one or two golf clubs help. Maybe to the range?

By: Lazaro

Lazaro — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:02:25 +0000

Hey,

I’m 6’4 and I have been digging this car ever since I saw it on this web site. Do you think my hight will be an issue?

By: Auday

Auday — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:25:23 +0000

I haven’t seen a 6spd manual car yet, hopefully they are not sacking the manual transmission!

By: Enzo

Enzo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:40:10 +0000

Horatiu,

The Deep Sea Blue Z4 with fine line interior wood trim has either leather or leatherette on the top of the dash as you can see the stitching. These pics show the normal BMW dash material (rubber coated plastic). Can you confirm the difference of materials and whether the other one is leather or leatherette?

Thanks for all the outstanding coverage!!

By: Gragop

Gragop — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:45:12 +0000

@Jordan: I'm 6'4 and fit into the current Z4 with more than enough room. Even my buddy's M Coupe doesn't make me feel claustrophobic. Compared to a Porsche Cayman, the interior of the Z4 feels very tall and spacious.

By: Brookside

Brookside — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:02 +0000

She did a great job. I love the sculptural quality of the dash; the way it curves around the driver and passenger. I also like some of the carryovers from the E85- the cluster pod for the speedometer/tach is exactly the same.

One caveat- I wish they’d move the start/stop button from behind the steering wheel. I know on my 3-coupe (the button is in the same position) I end up fumbling around searching for the fob slot and then your hand has to find a button you can’t see. It’s a small complaint….and eventually you just learn where things are, but, myeh- it’s in the wrong place.

One thing I love is the attention to detail and the upgrade of materials- check out the craftsmanship of the leather stitching on the dash that runs parallel and under the chrome strip. Sweet.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:11:03 +0000

@ferenc: Fixed now, the uploading process got messed up.

By: ferenc

ferenc — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:11:33 +0000

And the last 4 photos are also from the 7.

By: ferenc

ferenc — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:10:21 +0000

This image (http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/img_6508-1600×12001-498×332.jpg) is from a 7 series, not the new z4. The 35i witht he 7 gear trans that has this stick has the idrive on the left not on the right.

Just like here: http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009-bmw-z4-8.jpg

By: Ignace

Ignace — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:03:30 +0000

@Jordan: Hi, that shouldn't be a problem, i'm 6'4 and i fit perfectly in a Z1 ! :-)

By: Ignace

Ignace — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:57:06 +0000

The cupholder isn’t fixed, it is similar to the one in the 6 series.
It has a “fold-out” mechanism and be folded back into the dashboard.