The long-awaited manual transmission finally comes to the BMW Z4 M40i performance roadster. Porsche has no problem moving manual transmission sports cars, even in the U.S., with high take rates of its ...

“I can’t wait for these to hit the used market in a few years,” I thought to myself, as I hit another two-three upshift. But then I came to a crushing realization—the manual-equipped 2025 BMW Z4 M40i ...

Depending on one’s view, the disappearance of all things analog from our material culture is either a consequence of the sheer appeal of the innovations that displace them or, for those of a more ...

Last summer, a BMW exec came out and said that it was the end of the line for BMW manual transmissions. In response, I came out with a blog that argued that this was no big loss because, well, BMW ...

This is the 2025 BMW Z4 and yep, it doesn’t look much different, right? That’s because this year the big changes happen on the inside. It took six years, but BMW has finally gifted its roadster with a ...

If you can swing the asking price, BMW’s shift-it-yourself roadster is a serious charmer. It didn’t take the entire week with the 2025 BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter Edition to glean that this is the best ...