Expect The New BMW Z4 To Be Completely Different To The Supra

The new Z4 may have been jointly developed with the Supra successor, but it won't look, drive or feel the same
Expect The New BMW Z4 To Be Completely Different To The Supra

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so, you should know there’s a joint venture between BMW and Toyota that will result in a new Z4, and a Supra successor. But hardcore BMW fans worried about a car almost identical to Toyota’s apart from badging needn’t worry.

When asked by Car Advice if the co-operation would yield a result like the near identical Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ, the products of another partnership, BMW Group Australia CEO Marc Werner said: “It will be absolutely a unique BMW product, as you would expect.” He also said: “It will be absolutely unique. Not only in terms of design, but how they drive and how they handle.”

That’s no huge surprise: the Z4 concept revealed a few weeks ago showed radically different styling compared to what we’ve seen of the new ‘Supra’ so far, which will take cues from the FT-1 concept (below). We’d also expect each manufacturer to go its own way with infotainment systems and interior design. And if the Z4 doesn’t smell like a BMW, well, we’ll be disappointed.

Expect The New BMW Z4 To Be Completely Different To The Supra

As to why the co-operation went ahead in the first place, Werner says it’s - as you’ve probably guessed - all about money. “The roadster segment is unfortunately declining over the last couple of years — not only for us, but each and every manufacturer,” he said, adding, “So we decided to join forces with Toyota.”

If that means we can have two sports cars that might have otherwise been smothered at birth by the modern car buyer’s penchant for SUVs, we’re all for it.

Comments

Anonymous

‘Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so’ I know a friend who does live under a rock. So I have to give him this info. And this chap is:

10/03/2017 - 08:22 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Hey hey hey. I’m pretty clued up about this 😂

10/03/2017 - 09:00 |
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ThatCarGuy 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

TOP COMMENTS OF THE WEEEK OMFG !!! GOOD ONEE DUDE

10/03/2017 - 17:03 |
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BIG BORB

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Wait… I just realised. Partick is so clueless about everything because he lives under a rock! How the hell did I not spot this

10/03/2017 - 19:19 |
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Anonymous

Hope soooo

10/03/2017 - 08:25 |
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Tomislav Celić

BMW and Toyota please make your mind up

10/03/2017 - 08:29 |
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The Real Fat Princess

So I guess the Toyota will have working indicators and the BMW won’t then…

10/03/2017 - 08:52 |
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Oh just f*ck off man, it’s a dead joke. It isn’t funny anymore

10/03/2017 - 09:18 |
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Anonymous

Good to see the Z4/Supra Joint-venture is not gonna turn out the same as the BRZ/GT86 Joint-venture. We can use some change. Good move BMW/Toyota

10/03/2017 - 10:33 |
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Nishant Dash

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Yep

10/03/2017 - 13:56 |
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CarmineCantwell

I think it looks prettier than the Supra concept

10/03/2017 - 10:43 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

“But hardcore BMW fand worried about a car almost identical to Toyota’s apart from badging needn’t worry”

“Needn’t worry”

I think it might be the first time I see someone using “needn’t”

10/03/2017 - 11:05 |
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Anonymous

So the two will have different engines, different wheelbases, different interiors, different feels to them, different roof configurations, and completely different styling.

What parts of the car are actually being worked on together?

10/03/2017 - 11:29 |
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DandierBuckle15

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Platform probably.

10/03/2017 - 12:26 |
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TheBagel

Yay?

10/03/2017 - 15:06 |
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SirJamjaxIsGoingAgain-PeaceOutChaps

Last week i said to one of my friends “you smell like a new bmw”
He then said “is that supposed to be a compliment…?”
Then someone else said “if it involves insert my name and a car, then its obviously a compliment”.
I have no clue how this is even remotely relevant

10/03/2017 - 15:20 |
2 | 0

During a date:

“you know, when I see you I become a turbocompressor”

“why”

“when I see you I whistle”

“what”

10/04/2017 - 01:14 |
3 | 0

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