2022 · convertible · On the board
BMW Z4 M40i
Roof down, straight-six singing.
bhp
0
0–100 km/h
0.0s
v-max
0
RM / bhp / day
0.0
RM 1,300
per 24 hours
refundable holdRM 1,000
Specification
The full sheet
A proper roadster — turbo straight-six, rear-wheel drive and a quick-folding soft top. Made for golden-hour runs and breezy KL nights.
Power-to-price framing
BMW Z4 M40i carries 382 bhp at roughly RM 3.4 per horsepower per day. Forced induction means peak torque arrives low and stays flat, so overtakes happen in whatever gear you are already in. Rear-wheel drive rewards a considered right foot, particularly in the first ten minutes of a downpour when the road is at its greasiest.
bhp per RM 1,000/day
294
km/h per second
22.2
- —Turbo inline-six
- —Rear-wheel drive
- —Soft-top roadster
- —Sharp handling
Gallery
BMW Z4 M40i in the metal
Photography note
These are shots of the actual car, not a press image. Colour, wheels and trim are what you will collect. If you want a specific angle before you commit — interior, wheel faces, boot space — ask and we will photograph it today.
Rates and deposit
What it costs, and what we hold
Rates are for self-drive with full-to-full fuel and a daily mileage allowance. The deposit is a refundable hold released after the return inspection, typically within three to five working days.
24 hours
RM 1,300
RM 1,300 per day equivalent
Single day, full-to-full fuel
Weekend block
RM 3,380
RM 1,127 per day equivalent
Fri 18:00 → Mon 10:00, one deposit hold
7 days
RM 7,280
RM 1,040 per day equivalent
Weekly rate, single handover
30 days
RM 24,700
RM 823 per day equivalent
Monthly, servicing included
Refundable deposit
RM 1,000
Held on your card, not charged. It scales with what this car costs to repair rather than with what it costs to rent — a forged wheel and a bespoke tyre size are the reason the figure looks like that.
What comes out of it →Included
- Comprehensive insurance with a stated excess
- Daily mileage allowance, per-km rate beyond
- Filmed handover inspection, sent to you
- Klang Valley delivery and collection
- 24-hour phone line for the duration
Not included
- Fuel — returned full, RON 97 on this car
- Tolls and traffic summonses
- Circuit, sprint or timed-event use — prohibited
- Travel outside Peninsular Malaysia
- Unnamed drivers — cover is void, no exceptions
Enquiry
Book the BMW Z4 M40i
About BMW
Straight-six torque, rear-drive geometry, and the best gearbox calibration in Munich's history.
BMW's entire reputation rests on one component: the inline six. Six cylinders in a straight line are inherently, perfectly balanced in both primary and secondary orders, which means no balance shafts, no vibration, and a smoothness that a V6 fundamentally cannot replicate. Munich has built them continuously since 1933 and has never had a compelling reason to stop. The modern B58 and S58 units are turbocharged, which costs some of the throttle immediacy of the old atmospheric engines, but they make torque from 1,800 rpm and pull cleanly to 7,200, which on a Malaysian road matters enormously.
Full BMW write-up →Similar performance
Full comparison table →Cars that do roughly the same thing
Matched on 0–100 and power output, never on price or badge. If the BMW Z4 M40i is booked, these are the honest alternatives.
| # | Car | Power bhp | RM / bhp † |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Porsche 718 Spyder4.0L Flat-Six · — · NA · 6-speed manual· on hire4.4s · 300 km/h · RM 1,800/day | 414 | 4.3 |
| 02 | Toyota GR Supra3.0L Turbo I6 · RWD · TURBO · 8-speed auto4.1s · 250 km/h · RM 1,699/day | 382 | 4.4 |
| 03 | Mercedes-AMG GLC 433.0L Twin-Turbo V6 · AWD · TURBO · 9-speed auto4.9s · 250 km/h · RM 1,500/day | 385 | 3.9best |
| 04 | Porsche Panamera2.9L Twin-Turbo V6 · — · TURBO · 8-speed PDK4.4s · 272 km/h · RM 2,399/day | 443 | 5.4 |
† RM / bhp is the daily self-drive rate divided by the manufacturer’s brake horsepower, to one decimal. It is a blunt instrument — it ignores tyre width, kerb weight and where the torque actually lives — and it is still the fastest way to see what a badge is charging you. Power bars are scaled against 443 bhp.
More from BMW
BMW rental page →The rest of the BMW board
| # | Car | Power bhp | RM / bhp † |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BMW i7Dual-motor electric · — · EV · Single-speed4.7s · 240 km/h · RM 2,500/day | 536 | 4.7 |
| 02 | BMW M4 Competition3.0L Twin-Turbo I6 · — · TURBO · 8-speed auto3.5s · 290 km/h · RM 2,300/day | 503 | 4.6 |
| 03 | BMW 330i M Sport2.0L Turbo I4 · RWD · TURBO · 8-speed auto5.8s · 250 km/h · RM 1,000/day | 255 | 3.9best |
| 04 | BMW X42.0L Turbo I4 · AWD · TURBO · 8-speed auto6.2s · 240 km/h · RM 1,200/day | 248 | 4.8 |
