Bovensiepen Zagato

TXSTYLE · 08-19-2025, 04:36 PM

Based on the current M4. This vehicle is absolutely stunning inside and out!
This particular color scheme, especially the sumptuous caramel lavalina leather.

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Remember the Bovensiepen Zagato? Andreas and Florian Bovensiepen, sons of ALPINA founder Burkard Bovensiepen, have gone their own way. Their debut vehicle is — as the name suggests — a collaboration with Milan design house Zagato. That may be obvious just from looking at it. It may or may not be obvious that, underneath, that’s a G83 M4. Less obvious still is that all that pretty bodywork is done entirely in lightweight carbon fiber. But that changes with the introduction of a new carbon package from the company.
Despite being based on the G83 M4, or in lay terms the M4 Competition Convertible, we’re quite sure the Bovensiepen Zagato will behave quite differently from behind the wheel. Power has been cranked up to 611 horsepower and 700 Nm (516 pound-feet), and Bovensiepen says the car accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds; that’s a third of a second more than the droptop M4. Why base a coupe model on the convertible? Aesthetics, for one; it was the only way to make a car without a visible B-pillar. Secondly, it allowed the company to make a “double bubble” roof, which apparently is easier with a convertible than a coupe.
The Bovensiepen Zagato may don some new carbon fiber parts on the outside. But inside, it’s still Lavalina leather as far as the eye can see. While clearly remaining very true to the car’s original M4 interior, there’s no mistaking the endless Lavalina leather covering…well, most surfaces in the cabin. Bovensiepen says it takes 130 hours of craftsmanship, 390 leather cuttings, and more than 1,800 meters of yarn to fully transform an M4 to a Zagato. Even better, you can choose from a library of 16 colors. That number grows by 45 if you’re willing to combine some Alcantara.

chassis · 08-19-2025, 04:59 PM

Overall looks good. Rear looks better than the front imo. Needs more Zagato feel in the front.

vt100 · 08-19-2025, 07:50 PM

Efthreeoh · 08-19-2025, 10:06 PM

Not dissing, but the front end looks like an Accord.

Mavus · 08-19-2025, 10:33 PM

meh … 8 series looks much better if you want gt just don’t see enough diff from m4 and kinda ugly front and rear end

Ugly Kar · 08-20-2025, 05:24 AM

That is a beautiful car. Why can't BMW do something like that instead of the hideous front end on the M3/4?

BlkGS · 08-20-2025, 11:48 AM

Much less ugly than the current M4.

Llarry · 08-20-2025, 05:07 PM

Will it see production? If so, I am afraid to ask the price!

Efthreeoh · 08-20-2025, 05:33 PM

Above the ravine?

vt100 · 08-20-2025, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Llarry

Will it see production? If so, I am afraid to ask the price!

From https://www.bmwblog.com/2025/05/26/b...carbon-bmw-m4/

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Originally Posted by www.bmwblog.com

The target price for the vehicle hasn’t been finalized, and it depends on how many cars they will actually build, but they expect the Bovensiepen Zagato to cost between €400,000 and €500,000.

Tejas1836 · 08-20-2025, 08:37 PM

Stunning indeed

ZTK_M240i · 08-21-2025, 04:48 PM

Nice looking car, the first image though...all I see is:

The back looks like a S650 Mustang, and the front looks like a combo of a 10th gen Accord and a Charger SXT.

Efthreeoh · 08-21-2025, 06:08 PM

I don't stay clean enough to sit in that thing.

ShocknAwe · 08-22-2025, 12:40 PM

All I see is something with Mustang design language.

Is that better? Maybe. Not for $500k. Nice looking car otherwise.

KevinGS · 08-31-2025, 08:56 AM

If this were $200k, for that bespoke interior and revised design language, ok, maybe...for someone who wants a special 4 series. At $450k+??? Come on, man...that's just stealing. Will it have a V12? Maybe a manual twin-turbo V8?

But if you simply need something else to add to the fleet, why not?

NickyC · 08-31-2025, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BlkGS

Much less ugly than the current M4.

Insert *any car*

ShocknAwe · 08-31-2025, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinGS

If this were $200k, for that bespoke interior and revised design language, ok, maybe...for someone who wants a special 4 series. At $450k+??? Come on, man...that's just stealing. Will it have a V12? Maybe a manual twin-turbo V8?

But if you simply need something else to add to the fleet, why not?

Yeah TTV8 or a V12 would have been cool and totally justified it.

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