• BMW adds manual transmission to 2025 Z4
For several years now, when it comes to manual transmissions, we've seen manufacturers take them off the market rather than add them. This time, the opposite is true, as BMW confirms that it will offer a manual transmission as an option on the 2025 Z4.
Rumored for 2024, it will be available the following year.
The six-speed manual will be offered with the M40i version of the Z4. It will be part of an option package that includes other features. In addition, the car will benefit from a suspension with sportier settings and a reinforced front roll bar. Staggered tires (19" front, 20" rear) will be mounted on M-logoed wheels.
Brake calipers will be red, with black accents on mirror caps and logos.
The model is also getting M Sport brakes and rear differential as standard equipment, as well as an M-developed adaptive suspension. These features will also be available on automatic transmission versions.
Production of the 2025 Z4 with manual transmission gets started in March. It will be offered in both coupe and convertible versions.
Under the hood, the M40i versions get a 3.0L turbocharged inline 6-cylinder, rather than the 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder of the sDrive30i variants. As before, the 6-cylinder delivers 382 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. BMW says the 0-100 km/h can be erased in 4.2 seconds with the manual-equipped Z4. That's 0.1 seconds slower than with the automatic transmission.
This is good news, but enthusiasts will have to make the most of it while the offer is on the table, as the manual gearbox seems doomed in the long term at BMW.