Blue BMW Z4 from a front three-quarter with the roof down

Roof Down

Blue BMWZ4

A two-seat roadster with the engine in front, the drive at the back and a fabric roof that folds in ten seconds.

Parked outside a Beverly Hills hotel with the roof down, it needs no explanation at all.

The Z4 is the shape BMW has been drawing since the war — long bonnet, two seats, roof folded behind them. Rear-wheel drive, a turbocharged six-cylinder in front of you, and a roof that disappears in ten seconds at a traffic light.

Specification

Horsepower
255
0–60 mph
5.2s
Top speed
155mph
Seats
2

2.0L turbo inline-4 · RWD

Blue BMW Z4 with the roof down outside a Beverly Hills hotel
01Roof stowed, the deck behind the seats is almost as long as the bonnet in front of them. Nothing about the proportions is accidental.

A roadster only has to do one thing well, and everything about the Z4 is arranged around it: the engine sits behind the front axle, the driver sits almost over the rear one, and there is nothing above either of them. What that produces is a car that feels smaller than it is the moment the road starts turning.

In Los Angeles that means the canyon in the morning and the coast road after it, which is the only itinerary this car was ever designed for.

A roadster has one job.
Everything here is arranged around it.

Cockpit of the BMW Z4 with the roof down
02Two seats, a wheel and a screen angled at the driver. Everything a passenger might want is somewhere else.

The particulars

The guest book

Queries

How much does it cost to rent a BMW Z4 in Los Angeles?
The blue Z4 is $171 a day, with multi-day stays discounted. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary.
How quickly does the roof go down?
About ten seconds, and it will do it while you are moving at city speed — so a red light is long enough to change your mind.
Can I see the dates before I call?
Yes — the diary on this page is the live fleet calendar. If a date is open there, it is open.

The diary

When you can have it

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Reserve

Put the roof down for the whole day.

Tell us the dates and we confirm the car straight away — delivered hand-detailed to the address and the hour you name.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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