Yeah.. I don't believe everything I read. Think about it for a second.. a large company like BMW doesn't just do things it doesn't have to.. especially if it "[doesn't] want to." There is far more likely a fiscal reason behind it - for example if Toyota footed the development bill for the MT, BMW may as well offer it in their car as its a veritable very cheap date. ?
Agreed. I think the only reason the Z4 wasn't killed off prior to this generation was Toyota's
Fair enough, but hes been more right than wrong.Yeah.. I don't believe everything I read. Think about it for a second.. a large company like BMW doesn't just do things it doesn't have to.. especially if it "[doesn't] want to." There is far more likely a fiscal reason behind it - for example if Toyota footed the development bill for the MT, BMW may as well offer it in their car as its a veritable very cheap date. ?
Agreed. I think the only reason the Z4 wasn't killed off prior to this generation was Toyota'spartnershipfunding. Furthermore, since they are intimately connected, (and I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion) the J29 is on the very same life support.
I thought they may get an extension for 2027/2028?
i was just thinking about that, will the last MY be 2027?
That extra 5 months of production will probably be more than enough for a whole 27 MY supply.
I’d assume a car finished in Austria 3/26 shouldn’t take longer than 4/5 months to get anywhere in the world even with shipping delays and tropical storms (like Hilary). At worst I’d think cars trickling into snowy parts of the USA getting into dealers fall of 2026 for a 3/26 build.
Global numbers tell a different story. ~11.7k Z4s sold vs ~7.6k Supras sold globally, last year in 2022.
A bulk of those sales come from Europe. I only bring that up because with stricter EU emission laws coming in place soon I doubt developing a new low selling niche product like another Z4 will be BMW's top priority
