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Automotive News Europe, September, 2002 by Ostle, DorotheE
Byline: Dorothee Ostle
On sale date: Spring 2003
What it is: Successor to the Z3 roadster - with, once again, controversial styling.
Following the criticism of the BMW 7 series, the new Z4 roadster has also caused controversy among design cognoscenti. But BMW's styling department - led by Chris Bangle - defends the Z4, saying it derives its tension from convex and concave surfaces with hard and soft lines, resembling the flames of a bonfire.
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Putting the design debate aside, BMW ...
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