2025 BMW Z4 M40i: Manual Gearbox, Sporty “Handschalter” Package, New Paint Colors & More
The BMW Z4 M40i is launching with an available six-speed manual gearbox, which couldn’t have come at a better time! The Z4’s Toyota GR Supra 3.0 platform-mate got its ZF-sourced manual gearbox for the 2023 model year, and it’s high time the Z4 got a stick of its own. The BMW Z4 M40i’s turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six is pairable with the custom-developed six-speed manual gearbox for the first time. The standard transmission remains an eight-speed Steptronic automatic, but nothing beats a manual for purists of open-top sports cars. The engine produces 382 horsepower and 369 lb-ft. of torque, all of which goes exclusively to the rear wheels. The new Z4’s modular six-s