Thread: Next generation Z4 (spy pics & info)
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Re: New Z4 - 01-11-2007, 02:26 PM
This is the Z4 successor (E89?), coming in 2009.

You can see the prototype testing uptuned N54 engine.

Warning: camo is very heavy, so do not expect the car to be so wide & long (although longer & wider than current Z4). Also the creases on the door are fake.

Btw, marketing dept. is considering rebadging Z4 sucessor to Z6, while Z2 could adopt Z4 name. Nothing decided yet.

Also: the new car will follow current soft top roadster + hardtop coupe configuration.

While new Z8 is planned to be a hardtop roadster - unless the proposed roof solutions will not match BMW standards (regarding net weight, 50:50 weight distribution, torsional stiffness, driving dynamics etc). In that case Z8 roadster will get canvas soft top, and then additional Z8 hard top coupe. Still the final design is even not chosen yet (too early).