I hate going along the same route but I would have really loved to see a manufacturer mess up and mess up big at an official event.

Unfortunately, the Bavarians are not the ones to provide such an unusual satisfaction. They’ve kept their promise regarding the E89 BMW Z4 facelift they recently announced.

With the 2013 Detroit Motor Show having just opened up its doors, the Germans were ready with the official unveiling of the new Z4.

Alongside it, the rest of the models they promised to have in store for NAIAS were readily available. They really won’t give me any sort of hope.

While we did have a bit of a look at the car earlier on and the changes aren’t that revolutionary, there’s the Hyper Orange Package we need to talk about.

That’s an exclusive metallic orange paintjob which was hinted at in the press releases but it’s also something that really looks striking.

Under a bunch of flood lights, the reflective nature of this new paint shade really, really puts one retinas at strain.

It’s not something a BMW should do, not even one with a controversial design but since the Z4 is doing rather poorly in sales, a few unusual efforts might be what it needs.

Before receiving a smaller brother or a major overhaul that brings the sporty side, the Z4 will have to keep on being on sale in its current form.

I actually reckon the GT side really suits the E89 BMW Z4 and the sporty feeling in it is quite well kept in these conditions.

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We’re all fascinated with new products from BMW these days. Unfortunately, most of them, as sporty and great as they are, tend to be big sedans or crossovers.

Those who still love the purist side of the car rejoice at the thought that BMW is still making the Z4 roadster. It’s gone a tad soft over the years.

It’s also become a lot better in just about every way apart from the sportiness. That’s a feature to soon be fixed anyway.

In the meantime, we get to see a keeping with the comfy precedent set by the current E89 generation of the Z4 as the new facelift is introduced.

The aesthetic changes are, as expected, the sort you need to bust out the magnifying glass if you’re to notice them. There are a few things that are easy to spot.

Three new colors are on offer; Mineral Grey metallic, Glacier Silver metallic and Valencia Orange metallic. The interior also gets a bit of a spruce up with a new styling package.

What really is different, is a new choice of engines. If you ever thought this car had a girly presence, you can spec such an engine now.

The brand new E89 is now available as a sDrive18i version which is powered by a 2.0 liter turbo four banger. The output is just about enough coming in at 156 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque.

You can then stir it yourself with a six speed manual or order up one of the fancier eight speed automatic boxes. Either way, you should be getting some 34.6 mpg US.

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Hamann has always been a tuning company that took lary versions of BMW cars, particularly M division and gave them more.  Of everything.

Well, they’ve recently announced that their next target is the Z4M (E89) and what they have in stock for this car is nothing short of spectacular.

First things first, no tuning job is ever really there until there’s a new set that consists of a front bumper (in this here beast it features integrated LEDs), side skirts, a spoiler, and rear apron. Boring right? Well, not really, it makes the handsome Z4M look like it’s no longer sporty, more like menacing.

If however you find this is not enough, how about a very special set of wheels, 20-inch forged Edition Race Matte Black. Now you’re talking, you’re E89 Z4 is unlike any other at the lights.

However, there’s also a bit of go to match the show, Hamann have fitted a new exhaust system and did some electronic fettling with the ECU. The end result is that the engine now produces 360 horsepower, it has a peak torque of 398 lb/ft and with this sort of power needs to be shown off. So no restrictor it is, the car now has a top speed of 177 mph.

There’s a bit of retouching done to the interior, but do you really care?

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