You’ve definitely heard this before: it’s a rumor about a possible BMW Z1, a sporty model based on the same FWD underpinnings as the MINI. What is new here is the possibility of a revived Z3 model which would allegedly share its underpinnings with the next Toyota GT86.
The information comes from Motor.es and it highlights the possible appearance of no less than three new Z-cars. Aside from the two mentioned in the opening paragraph, the report says there’s also a Z5 on the way and suggests it could be the model BMW and Toyota were collaborating on (also a possible base for the next Supra).
This new Z5 would replace the Z4 moniker altogether and it would feature a carbon tub not too dissimilar to the one the i8 uses. The source suggests it could have upward of 400 hp and even a flagship hybrid version too.
Don’t take any of this without a grain of salt, though, as it doesn’t strike us as the most accurate of rumors – it sounds a bit like something you’d be able to come up with if you’d studied past rumors, BMW’s current lineup and direction, as well as the company’s known tie-ups with other companies. It would be nice to materialize, particularly the prospect of a new Z3 (which they say will borrow styling elements from the 328 Hommage concept pictured below), but we’ll have to wait and see.
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