Friday 3rd August 2007

Z4 M Coupe Gets Tango'd By AC Schnitzer

And it isn't just the orange paintwork that you'll find offensive

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More power, less class

German Tuning firm AC Schnitzer has turned its attention to BMW's Z4 M Coupe, to create this very orange PROFILE concept.

The Pistonheads office will be first to admit that in standard 338bhp guise, the Z4 M Coupe is far from sluggish. However, AC Schnitzer's tuning mods now help the 3.2 litre straight six push out 350bhp. As a result, we can expect the 0-60mph time to duck underneath the 5sec barrier.

But doesn't this car just reek of tasteless aftermarket excess? Perhaps the two-tone paint job could work better with more subtle hues, but we're still not convinced by the stumpy little roof spoiler, or those chrome (and fake) wing vents that are supposed to hark back to the classic 507 sports coupe.

The view doesn't get much better from the rear

[JJ 170]

wow , now that is cool!

[Strawman]

That stubby rear window spoiler is chavtastic (shouts look at me and performs no useful function) and the wing vents the same, still I'm not the target audience

[pistonbroak]

UG

[florian]

I hope the guys from AC Schnitzer get to read this thread. Because this heap of sh** looks absolutely awful!

Thanks for ruining a perfectly good example of a nice BMW Z4 M Coupe, YOU TWITS!

[Hammerman]

Fashion can be bought; style one must possess.

Edna Woodman Chase

[jeremyc]

erroneous article said:

AC Schnitzer's tuning mods now help the 3.2 litre flat six push out 350bhp.

Quite some aftermarket tuning firm that can turn a straight six into a flat six ....

Sheesh guys, call yourselves petrolheads and BMW fans?

Edited by jeremyc on Friday 3rd August 15:21

[MK4 Slowride]

Why do BMW's always get bad press? Yeah it does have a hint of gingervitis but ultimately it's sub-zero as far a coolness goes. Also the power quotes are wrong as the S54 engine is 343BHP as standard

[Dr S]

You'd need to be completely stoned to come up with a car like this. Must be dodgy weed though...

[Apache]

I'd be embarassed to be seen looking at it let alone driving it, mind you, you never could accuse Schnitzer of having taste. I'd like to see what a Hartge version would look like

[Bizzle]

Im not going to mince my words.

It looks rubish.

Edited by Bizzle on Friday 3rd August 15:42

[mark seeker]

It looks awful.

End of.

[Bill Carr]

The front/rear valences look good, as do the exhausts. The wings, vents, paint job and wheels are all absolutely munted. Does anyone actually buy these mods?

[taffyracer]

Whilst I wouldn't be seen dead in that on the road, I think it's a cracking paint scheme for a Z4 racer

[carl_w]

Ugh, they've taken all the creases out of the sides, including the 'Z' one that goes through the side repeaters. It also looks like the swoopy crease down the side has gone, to be replaced by the white/orange paint boundary. But I'm assuming that's an optical illusion and the paint goes right up to the crease.

The only good thing is that the orange paint shows off the classic 50s coupe lines (long swoop over front wheel arches, comes down past the doors, goes up into a kink over the rear arches).

[Oddball RS]

FUGLY

[beefcake#42]

it looks like a clowns shoe....

[Garlick]

I was just about to get mine resprayed to match

[Hendry]

Hideous. And all for 7 more bhp. Why would anyone bother?

[NCH]

That's just nasty....!

[Dr_Gonzo]

That 7bhp extra is going to struggle to make it any quicker with those massive wheels and all that tat stuck on. May even be slower than standard.