Comments on: Jalopnik drives the 2009 BMW Z4 http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/07/jalopnik-drives-the-2009-bmw-z4/ BMW News, Reviews, Test Drives, Photos And Videos Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Horatiu B. http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/07/jalopnik-drives-the-2009-bmw-z4/#comment-124873 Horatiu B. Thu, 07 May 2009 20:02:38 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=13437#comment-124873 @<a href="#comment-124871" rel="nofollow">Giom</a>: The Jalopnik guys are great...really great bloggers/journalists @Giom: The Jalopnik guys are great…really great bloggers/journalists

]]> By: Giom http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/07/jalopnik-drives-the-2009-bmw-z4/#comment-124871 Giom Thu, 07 May 2009 20:01:44 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=13437#comment-124871 That C&D article didn't make much sence at all. You get a sence that they pre-judged the car because it's a BMW and is expected to fail at the hands of jurnos. Not so this article. Very informative and intelligent. I don't agree with him on the Bangle comments, but, everyone to himself. To call this car above the outgoing Z4M is quite something. It should find a lot of homes very quickly. That C&D article didn’t make much sence at all. You get a sence that they pre-judged the car because it’s a BMW and is expected to fail at the hands of jurnos.

Not so this article. Very informative and intelligent. I don’t agree with him on the Bangle comments, but, everyone to himself.

To call this car above the outgoing Z4M is quite something. It should find a lot of homes very quickly.

]]> By: Doug http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/07/jalopnik-drives-the-2009-bmw-z4/#comment-124869 Doug Thu, 07 May 2009 19:44:38 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=13437#comment-124869 Hmm... maybe that's why the car and driver article criticized the handling -- they thought it was too soft and squishy in the interests of ride quality. Jalopnik's comment on this is interesting: "What initially feels like body roll is in fact the feeling that comes from the inertial effects of sitting behind the center of gravity." That's confusing, because afaik the "center of gravity" with respect to any inertial forces are at the rear axle, be they roll or turning, despite the center of weight being in the middle of the car. Hmm… maybe that’s why the car and driver article criticized the handling — they thought it was too soft and squishy in the interests of ride quality. Jalopnik’s comment on this is interesting:

“What initially feels like body roll is in fact the feeling that comes from the inertial effects of sitting behind the center of gravity.”

That’s confusing, because afaik the “center of gravity” with respect to any inertial forces are at the rear axle, be they roll or turning, despite the center of weight being in the middle of the car.

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