Z4 Coupe Design Sketches Exist, But BMW Is Unlikely To Make One IRL

BMW has sketched out a coupe version of the Z4, but a business case for putting one into production remains unconvincing
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The ‘E86’ Z4 coupe remains a firm petrolhead favourite - particularly in unhinged M form - but will BMW ever make another one?

Munich effectively replaced both the E86 and the E85 roadster with one car with a folding hard-top roof, but now the Z4 has gone back to having a rag-top, you can’t help but wonder if there’s now room for another tin-top version of the car. As shown by the render above from X-Tomi Design, it certainly has the potential to be a rather handsome thing.

BMW has at least mulled it over, confirming to Motoring that several design sketches do indeed exist. However, it seems unlikely that such a car will go into production.

“Adrian [van Hooydonk, BMW’s design boss] has shown me a coupe roof outline and roof lines but we already have two coupes in this price segment,” development chief Klaus Frohlich told the publication, before more hopefully adding, “But never say never. This segment is shrinking and a lot of people have failures…But we have sexy cars and perhaps we can conquer and then the segment is bigger and then we can investigate.”

Z4 Coupe Design Sketches Exist, But BMW Is Unlikely To Make One IRL

As for why BMW settled on a roadster format while Toyota opted for a coupe design with the co-developed Supra, it’s partly down to the market, and partly down to flexibility.

“We did a roadster concept because the segments are small anyway, but the roadster segment is six times bigger than the coupe segment in that class,” Frohlich said, adding, “You can always put a top-hat on a roadster but not that easily the other way around. That’s the reason we decided on a roadster.”

Are you yearning for the return of the Z4 coupe, or do you think BMW has enough fast two-door machines kicking around already? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Elliot.J99

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10/08/2018 - 09:42 |
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Elliot.J99

Found it

10/08/2018 - 09:43 |
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🤣🤣🤣🤣

10/08/2018 - 10:46 |
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Jesse Mast (back to Scirocco)

BRING BACK THE COUPE

The last Z4 coupe was so good! And never forget the Z3 coupe!!!

10/08/2018 - 10:57 |
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Anonymous

What if it turns into the the S2000 kind of thing, where it’s just an aftermarket thing typically for track day cars?

10/08/2018 - 11:18 |
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MeBoosta

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Your words were enough to get me hyped

10/08/2018 - 13:40 |
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Anonymous

BMW has no need to make a coupe version of the new Z4, they already have the 2 series coupe in that segment, and the slightly larger 4 series for those after a more luxury coupe.

10/08/2018 - 11:41 |
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HinaXOX

Wow nice Supra !!!

10/08/2018 - 12:45 |
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Louis Lestner

This won’t happen, it would defeat the purpose of the Toyota BMW partnership

10/08/2018 - 15:20 |
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Kevin Hoonigan

I wish they would make a new Z4 and a new M sport performance package equipped with a… V8!

10/14/2018 - 21:37 |
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