BMW Z5 2018: PRICES, Review AND PHOTOS
The emergence of a successor to the BMW Z4 has long been rumored. Many called it BMW Z5, but in the end it seems that that will not be his name. Or if? We still do not know 100%, but what we do know is other information about the new BMW convertible sports car.
BMW Z5
For a long time the rumors were insistent. BMW was working on a successor to the BMW Z4. Many began to say that this new model would have 6 cylinders and that it would be called BMW Z5. However, the latest information suggests that finally this new model will represent the third generation of the BMW Z4 and that it is most likely to keep its name. That is, goodbye BMW Z5, hello new generation of the Z4.
Already in the past month of May, the director of BMW in the United States, affirmed that the new model would take the name Z, but that most likely it would be called Z4. At that time, the manager neither affirmed nor denied the rumors about the 6 cylinders, saying that, in this case, the name could not have much to do with the number of cylinders.
The rumors that BMW's new convertible sports car is a new Z4 have been confirmed recently with the presentation of the model to mark the celebration of Pebble Beach's legendary excellence contest. There, it has been presented as BMW Z4 Concept and is a version very similar to the one that will be released in the market.
The new model is being developed hand in hand with Toyota, with whom BMW plans to make various models by 2021 (such as the BMW i1). Both brands intend to develop the new generations of the BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra under the same platform. A union which both hope that of great results.
The model that has been presented at Pebble Beach is a version already quite similar to the one that will go into production. Most likely, the final design is ready by the beginning of 2018, and the car goes into production weeks later, so it is plausible to think that it will arrive throughout 2018.
BMW Z5 - Technical data sheet
The BMW Z5, already renamed as Z4, will be a car that maintains the concept and the lines of its predecessor, but incorporating novelties in both the aesthetic and mechanical aspects. With regard to the aesthetic highlights the change of the retractable hardtop by a new cloth. But in the images of the car concept it is also seen that many of the characteristics of the German convertible will be maintained (such as the classic elongated nose and the low center of gravity that provides a low driving position).
The vehicle is being built by BMW and Toyota, and its chassis and body are using highly lightweight and resistant materials, with the aim of limiting weight, increasing performance and reducing consumption.
Regarding the motorizations that will take, still nothing is confirmed. It is suggested that it could carry the classic twin-turbo engines. As it seems, there could be different versions in 4 and 6 cylinders. Maybe that's why the brand decided to continue with the name Z4.
BMW Z5 - Prices
The car has not yet entered the production phase and, therefore, you can not know what the final price will be.
If we look at what could be some of its rivals in the market, we can see that the Audi TT has a price that varies, depending on the version, between 37,000 and 82,000 euros. For its part, another of its possible rivals, the Mercedes SLC, has a price between 46,000 and 68,000 euros. We assume that the new BMW Z4 (if that is finally his name) moves through these ranges).
BMW Z5
For a long time the rumors were insistent. BMW was working on a successor to the BMW Z4. Many began to say that this new model would have 6 cylinders and that it would be called BMW Z5. However, the latest information suggests that finally this new model will represent the third generation of the BMW Z4 and that it is most likely to keep its name. That is, goodbye BMW Z5, hello new generation of the Z4.
Already in the past month of May, the director of BMW in the United States, affirmed that the new model would take the name Z, but that most likely it would be called Z4. At that time, the manager neither affirmed nor denied the rumors about the 6 cylinders, saying that, in this case, the name could not have much to do with the number of cylinders.
The rumors that BMW's new convertible sports car is a new Z4 have been confirmed recently with the presentation of the model to mark the celebration of Pebble Beach's legendary excellence contest. There, it has been presented as BMW Z4 Concept and is a version very similar to the one that will be released in the market.
The new model is being developed hand in hand with Toyota, with whom BMW plans to make various models by 2021 (such as the BMW i1). Both brands intend to develop the new generations of the BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra under the same platform. A union which both hope that of great results.
The model that has been presented at Pebble Beach is a version already quite similar to the one that will go into production. Most likely, the final design is ready by the beginning of 2018, and the car goes into production weeks later, so it is plausible to think that it will arrive throughout 2018.
BMW Z5 - Technical data sheet
The BMW Z5, already renamed as Z4, will be a car that maintains the concept and the lines of its predecessor, but incorporating novelties in both the aesthetic and mechanical aspects. With regard to the aesthetic highlights the change of the retractable hardtop by a new cloth. But in the images of the car concept it is also seen that many of the characteristics of the German convertible will be maintained (such as the classic elongated nose and the low center of gravity that provides a low driving position).
The vehicle is being built by BMW and Toyota, and its chassis and body are using highly lightweight and resistant materials, with the aim of limiting weight, increasing performance and reducing consumption.
Regarding the motorizations that will take, still nothing is confirmed. It is suggested that it could carry the classic twin-turbo engines. As it seems, there could be different versions in 4 and 6 cylinders. Maybe that's why the brand decided to continue with the name Z4.
BMW Z5 - Prices
The car has not yet entered the production phase and, therefore, you can not know what the final price will be.
If we look at what could be some of its rivals in the market, we can see that the Audi TT has a price that varies, depending on the version, between 37,000 and 82,000 euros. For its part, another of its possible rivals, the Mercedes SLC, has a price between 46,000 and 68,000 euros. We assume that the new BMW Z4 (if that is finally his name) moves through these ranges).