RE: BMW Z4 Concept for Pebble Beach

[culpz]

I like it. I just hope that the final production version looks pretty much identical to this as apposed to watering it down. It is just a concept, after all.

[anonymous-user]

culpz said:

I like it. I just hope that the final production version looks pretty much identical to this as apposed to watering it down. It is just a concept, after all.

Agreed. BMW have been good at keeping true
To concept cars when production starts so fingers crossed!

[Funk]

I like that a lot.

Edit: I'd want matching seats - non-matching ones just look st.

Edited by Funk on Friday 18th August 16:05

[bobmcgod]

kambites said:

I don't think Toyota's "HSD" hybrid setup is suitable for front-engined RWD installation? I'd also assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that the Toyota and BMW variants of the car would have entirely disjoint power-trains.

Re the diesel - no, but there had never been a diesel Mercedes sports car until the last generation SLK either and now it seems to make up the vast majority of sales. I think they'd be mad not to produce some sort of "eco" variant. I suppose we might even see a pure EV or range-extender setup?

Do manufactures not design these things knowing that different types of drives trains will be getting put in them though, therefore the car will be designed to have somewhere for batteries and electric motors?

[kambites]

bobmcgod said:

Do manufactures not design these things knowing that different types of drives trains will be getting put in them though, therefore the car will be designed to have somewhere for batteries and electric motors?

I've no idea, the HSD is a bloody complex thing and Toyota have little recent history of longitudinal engined vehicles.

[iSore]

If they make cars like this and the 8 Series, the future is certainly bright. Something needs to make up for the current 5 Series that seems to be a bigger version of the 6 year old 3 Series.

[pvogue]

M Coupe please!

[Escort Si-130]

Looks very nice. One thing I hateed about the Z3 was the rear, it looked too small compared to the front, or side view.

mk1 Z4 was hit and miss, mk2 looked better. But this looks amazing, its all good.

[Sine Metu]

I dunno. I'm getting a bit depressed looking at one 'lookalike' sports car after another thesis days. Whether hypercard, supercars, sportscars, Hot hatches whatever. Just a load of air scoops, marketing driven signature radiators, side strakes and spoilers with no actual styling to be seen.That's just a boring car to me. Doesn't move the game on at all.

Edited by Sine Metu on Saturday 19th August 01:54

[Dagnut]

macky17 said:

Looks very handsome to my eyes. Like it. Here's hoping it doesn't weigh 2 tonnes and they've ditched the runflat tyres.

"being frank, none of the BMW roadsters since the Z3 have really delivered on their dynamic promise"

Really? The z3 handled like a bag of crap. The mark 1 z4, especially the coupe, was a lovely thing to drive - again especially once the tyres are changed.

Edited by macky17 on Thursday 17th August 18:31

I agree with this, original Z4 3.0 is a very underrated car and a used bargain IMO..the later 3.0 with the 265bhp is the pick of the bunch without going M...Z3 was woeful

[Bradley1500]

I think it looks good - especially the coupe rendering someone posted above.

Does this mean the Supra successor/FT1 concept should be revealed soon?

[Mac Sinclair]

To me this looks fantastic, just about perfect. Very interested to learn more about the power train. I hope that they get the right balance of cilivility and a compliant ride to make the car usable on bumpy A and B roads.