A new Z from BMW?

[chris1984_99_99]

Just logged on to check emails etc and saw this on the top gear facebook link....could this be a new Z series from BMW? Have to admit at first glance it dosnt look all too bad!



http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw- ... ach-califn

[TitanTim]

I doubt very much that would ever reach the showrooms, looks to be a derivitive of the Zegato Coupe.

The E89 is scheduled for a facelift in April 2013 with no body changes except restyled light units and side indicators and some minor interior trim changes, not sure when the replacement will be in the mould of the F series models but going by the usual 7 year cycle probably 2015/16. The Z2 is rumoured for 2016 which looks like a scaled down version of the current E89 and being front wheel drive.

Tim.

[Southernboy]

If you check out whats new from BMW, you will see that it's due for launch very shortly...Iseem to recall it's a small engined competitor for the Mazda, very lightweight etc etc.

[Zmeagol]

Pebble Beach. Barely three months after the sensational premiere of the BMW Zagato Coupé, BMW and Zagato are turning heads again at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with the fruits of their latest collaboration. Created in just six weeks’ worth of lavish handcraftsmanship, the BMW Zagato Roadster represents another masterful example of the traditional coachbuilder’s art and an elegant take on the sporty, masculine marker laid down by the BMW Zagato Coupé.

At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this one-of-a-kind automobile finds itself in the best possible company. Every year connoisseurs and exponents of coachbuilt classics come together on California’s Pacific coastline to gorge on, mull over and be amazed by an array of automotive exotica. Indeed, you’d be hard pressed to find a more appropriate venue for the premiere of the BMW Zagato Roadster.

The next stage of a successful collaboration.
The decision to launch another collaboration between BMW and Italian coachbuilder Zagato was made only a short time after the BMW Zagato Coupé took its first bow. Encouraged by the positive reaction to the Coupé, Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design, and Andrea Zagato soon agreed to take their partnership a step further. On the menu this time would be a Roadster model. “We set ourselves the challenge of preparing the car in time for the renowned Pebble Beach Concours” explains van Hooydonk. The BMW Zagato Roadster was duly conjured up in record haste, with only six weeks separating the first design idea from the finished model. “It was only with the expertise of both companies in the manufacture of high-end one-off cars and another display of outstanding teamwork that we were able to finish the car on schedule,” adds the BMW design supremo.

Andrea Zagato picks up on the theme: “Our success in finishing the car in such a short space of time shows what is possible when two successful companies pool their resources” says Zagato. “BMW is a high-achieving carmaker boasting a vast well of knowledge and technical capability in this area. When you combine that with our expertise in the creation of micro-series cars and our streamlined production processes, everything is in place to produce a beautiful model like the BMW Zagato Roadster in double-quick time”.

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclu ... node__2389