BMW Z4 Engines by Year

The Z4 replaced the Z3; the 2009–2016 car had a folding hardtop and the current one is built with Toyota's Supra.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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E85 Z4 (2003–2008): 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008

E85/E86 Z4 (2006–2008): 2006 · 2007 · 2008

E85/E86 Z4 M (2006–2008): 2006 · 2007 · 2008

E89 Z4 (2009–2016): 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016

G29 Z4 (2019–2026): 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

E85 Z4 (2003–2008)

2003 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-six M54B25	184 hp net	Z4 2.5i roadster
3.0L / 182 inline-six M54B30	—	Z4 3.0i roadster

2004 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-six M54B25	184 hp net	Z4 2.5i roadster
3.0L / 182 inline-six M54B30	—	Z4 3.0i roadster

2005 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-six M54B25	184 hp net	Z4 2.5i roadster
3.0L / 182 inline-six M54B30	—	Z4 3.0i roadster

2006 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2007 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2008 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

E85/E86 Z4 (2006–2008)

2006 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2007 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2008 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

E85/E86 Z4 M (2006–2008)

2006 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2007 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

2008 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	215 hp net	Z4 3.0i roadster
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 3.0si roadster, Z4 3.0si coupe
3.2L / 198 inline-six S54B32	330 hp net	Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe

E89 Z4 (2009–2016)

2009 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i

2010 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i

2011 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is
3.0L / 183 inline-six N52B30	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i

2012 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo N20B20	240 hp net	Z4 sDrive28i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is

2013 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo N20B20	240 hp net	Z4 sDrive28i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is

2014 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo N20B20	240 hp net	Z4 sDrive28i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is

2015 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo N20B20	240 hp net	Z4 sDrive28i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is

2016 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo N20B20	240 hp net	Z4 sDrive28i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	300 hp net	Z4 sDrive35i
3.0L / 182 inline-six turbo N54B30	335 hp net	Z4 sDrive35is

G29 Z4 (2019–2026)

2019 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i

2020 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2021 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2022 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2023 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2024 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2025 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

2026 Z4 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo B48B20	255 hp net	Z4 sDrive30i
3.0L / 183 inline-six turbo B58B30	382 hp net	Z4 M40i

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