I'd love to drive this and compare it to the E85. My friend has a 2006 Z4M and we've been to the track with our cars. He let me take his around Watkins Glen for a session and the fact that you sit right in front of the rear wheels means the car feels like it's rotating around the driver. It's such a different feeling, almost like a go kart. I never thought much about the Z3 or Z4 platform, but I've changed my tune since driving his car. It really punches above its weight.
What classifies a car as a roadster beyond being a convertible? I drive an R8, and I've driven the convertible, which absolutely didn't drive like the Z4M. You sit too far forward for that, because the R8 Is more of a GT.
There's obviously a grey area, there's no argueing that an MX-5 is a roadster by today's standards. I drive an S2000 which is a roadster, an Audi TT convertible could be called a roadster. But as they get bigger, they become heavier and clunkier, and less of a roadstrr. I wouldn't call an R8 or an F-type a roadster. They're more of a sportscar, but I suppose that's subjective.
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darkstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
I'd love to drive this and compare it to the E85. My friend has a 2006 Z4M and we've been to the track with our cars. He let me take his around Watkins Glen for a session and the fact that you sit right in front of the rear wheels means the car feels like it's rotating around the driver. It's such a different feeling, almost like a go kart. I never thought much about the Z3 or Z4 platform, but I've changed my tune since driving his car. It really punches above its weight.
EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Isn't that the case for any roadster?
darkstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
What classifies a car as a roadster beyond being a convertible? I drive an R8, and I've driven the convertible, which absolutely didn't drive like the Z4M. You sit too far forward for that, because the R8 Is more of a GT.
EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
There's obviously a grey area, there's no argueing that an MX-5 is a roadster by today's standards. I drive an S2000 which is a roadster, an Audi TT convertible could be called a roadster. But as they get bigger, they become heavier and clunkier, and less of a roadstrr. I wouldn't call an R8 or an F-type a roadster. They're more of a sportscar, but I suppose that's subjective.