Next generation BMW Z4 E89 - part II (first FEP pics incl. !!!) - Page 28

Just_me

can we expect a Twinturbo I6 for the new Z4?

chonkoa

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Originally Posted by Just_me

can we expect a Twinturbo I6 for the new Z4?

I would expect that to be a natural progression.

Brookside · 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTT27

Before I go to sleep I answer for you.

I quite think a closed Z4 charging along a US backroad in the Fall all those fallen golden leaves blown away by the dynamics and speed of the Z4 could be interesting.

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Great idea.
May I recommend Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.....this is the place Bostonians, and people from central New England go to view the fall foilage. Gorgeous.
The leaves turn color early because the trees are in an upper elevation.

SCOTT27

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can we expect a Twinturbo I6 for the new Z4?

Yes that is the car we have. But a little progressive now

Sunny

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Originally Posted by scott27

yes that is the car we have. But a little progressive now

326 hp?

Merc1

Sorry for asking if this has been told already, but when do we see it officially?

M

ghusheshe

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Originally Posted by EnI

A very good question.

In the past BMW usually did most of the filming & shooting in South Africa.

Today they do it in Australia & New Zealand, but also on Iceland and Canary Islands.

Of course other locations are used as well ... eg. Munich, Valencia, NYC, LA, Miramas, Dubai etc.

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My guess:

New Zealand offers a perfect scenery for the most intense media material - due its diverse nature, and great architecture. Also the authorities are very cooperative, and friendly to the filming crews. Australia also offers some great architecture in their main cities such as Sydney or Melbourne - and it's just there beside New Zealand.

Some financial reason ... And I guess the weather is friendly & more stable then in eg. Europe, USA, etc.

Why not filming in RSA anymore (especially Cape Town)? Perhaps due security reasons ... I don't know.

Or the issues with authorities (hard to get various permissions neded for filming) etc.

Or many other carmakers discovered RSA as a great filming location, and BMW decided to move elsewhere - to some not so crowded place.

Agreed Eni.. I live in SA and Cape Town has been flooded of late with other manufactures doing their shoots there.. You have Audi, Merc, Opel etc. A friend snapped an undisguised Renault Megane in Cape Town a few weeks ago... So I guess BMW is moving else where..

Merc1

What is Mercedes filming there, E-Class?

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dOmInIX

Scott, now we all expect many nice photos on the official debut! Have a nice day down there and make some nice shots!

klier

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Originally Posted by SCOTT27

Yes that is the car we have. But a little progressive now

No Z4 M though. It's a big big big biiiiiiiiig shame!!!!
A new Z4 with 420 hp V8 would have been too good, I suppose