The facelifted BMW Z4 has been quietly added to the German firm’s local configurator. Here’s how much the refreshed roadster will cost you in South Africa…

Despite a great deal of uncertainty about its future, a facelifted version of the BMW Z4 is due to hit the market in South Africa shortly. How much will the refreshed roadster cost you? Well, we now know as pricing has been quietly added to the German automaker’s local configurator.

As before, the G29-generation line-up in South Africa comprises a pair of derivatives, starting with the Z4 sDrive20i. This base model employs an unchanged turbocharged 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder petrol unit, which still sends 145 kW and 320 Nm to the rear rubber via an 8-speed automatic transmission. That’s enough for a claimed 0-100 kph sprint in 6.6 seconds and a maximum speed of 240 kph.

The Z4 sDrive20i starts at R963645 and now ships standard with the M Sport package (the Sport Line option is no more), which includes items such as Vernasca leather upholstery, M sport seats, a leather-trimmed M steering wheel, M sports suspension and the BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line package.

Then there’s the flagship Z4 M40i, which now kicks off at R1 286537. Thankfully, the twin-turbo 3.0-litre, straight-6 petrol engine (which likewise drives the rear axle through an 8-speed automatic) has retained its peak outputs of 285 kW and 500 Nm, despite European-spec versions being detuned to 250 kW. The M Performance model will thus hit 100 kph from standstill in an unchanged 4.1 seconds, according to BMW, before topping out at 250 kph.

The Z4 roadster’s redesigned kidney grilles gain a horizontal inner structure.

Buyers can upgrade from the sDrive20i’s now-standard and redesigned 18-inch alloy wheels to 19-inch versions (paying up to R20300, a figure that drops to R5000 in the case of the M40i). Other paid extras include an Anthracite Silver effect for the soft-top (R4100), Adaptive LED headlamps (R20000), a head-up display (R18700), tyre-pressure monitoring (R5000) and Frozen Grey II Metallic paint (R54500).

The sDrive20i can additionally be fitted with items such as M Sport brakes (R10500) and adaptive M suspension (R9900), which ship standard on the M40i.

Styling changes are led by a redesigned grille (the kidneys now adopt a horizontal inner structure) and revised side air intakes. New exterior paint colours (Thundernight metallic, Portimao Blue metallic and Skyscraper Grey metallic) have also been added.

As a reminder, the 3rd-generation Z4 has been on the global market since 2018 and is built by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. The German roadster shares its underpinnings with the A90-gen Toyota GR Supra.

How much does the facelifted BMW Z4 cost in SA?

BMW Z4 sDrive20i – R963 645BMW Z4 M40i – R1 286 537

The above prices each include a 2-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and 5-year/100 000 km Motorplan, though BMW Group SA says the buyer “may elect to opt out” of the latter at the point of purchase of the new vehicle.

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