Which would you choose? BMW M Coupe - Z3 or Z4 - S52 or S54?

Today we take out two gorgeous blue M Coupes - a 2000 Estoril Blue Clown Shoe and a 2006 Interlagos Blue 2006 Z4 M Coupe.The older M Coupe is a rare car but actually far fewer of the later model were produced.

So which is better? They are different. The Clown Shoe was a parts bin special developed as an engineering exercise to produce a better handling sportscar that was 2.8 times stiffer than the roadster. It was not a sales success, but has developed a cult following, especially for the later S54-engined examples. The Z4 M Coupe was stiffer still and even less of a sales success, due to its harsh ride and brutish handling, and as a result, even rarer than the original.

Let's see how they are on the road and what it is like to drive them back-to-back.

0:00 Introduction
0:48 Z3 M Coupe
8:36 Z4 M Coupe
17:10 which to choose?

The older car is insured with Hagerty, along with my other collector cars. You can contact them at https://www.hagerty.com.

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