BMW Confirms Z4 Is Dead After 2026 — Final Edition Announced

We warned you the Z4’s days have been numbered, and now it’s official. BMW will pull the plug on the two-seat roadster within the first half of 2026, with the ultimate batch represented by an M40i Last Version for the USA. Manufacturing for the US market is scheduled from February via April, after which the Z will bow out.

Earlier than the Z4 drives off into the proverbial sundown, BMW USA is sending it off with a lavishly geared up model. Supplied with each the six-speed guide gearbox and eight-speed computerized, the Final Edition comes suitably wearing black. The rear-wheel-drive sports activities automotive wears Frozen Black, a matte shade from the Particular person catalog.

To drive the purpose dwelling, a Shadowline Package deal comes customary, including an assortment of high-gloss black accents. The Z4’s final hurrah sits on a staggered 800M wheel set, with two-tone alloys measuring 19 inches on the entrance and 20 inches on the rear. These dual-spoke wheels are wrapped in 255/35 R19 and 285/30 R20 tires and paired with M Sport brakes that includes crimson calipers.

BMW additionally put effort into refining the cabin for the Z4’s epilogue. Particular facet sills mark it because the final of the breed with “Last Version” lettering. Black leather-based and Alcantara seats obtain crimson distinction stitching, which additionally extends to the middle console and door playing cards.

In the USA, the Z4’s swan tune arrives as a completely loaded, fixed-spec mannequin. Each automotive comes with the Driving Help Package deal and the Premium Package deal, plus a Harman Kardon surround-sound system. BMW fees $78,675 no matter whether or not you like two or three pedals.

The Last Version is the costliest Z4 to this point, however BMW almost greenlit an excellent pricier model. Primarily based on the M40i, the 2023 Idea Touring Coupe nearly turned a $250,000 particular version restricted to 50 models. Greater-ups in Munich finally canceled the project, leaving the beautiful clownshoe revival as a mere “what if.”

As for what comes after the G29? Nothing, no less than not anytime quickly. BMW hasn’t even hinted that the Z might return in the future. Against this, Toyota has already confirmed the Supra shall be again for a sixth technology. This time round, with none German ties. As a reminder, the outgoing Japanese sports activities coupe is constructed by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, alongside the Z4. The final Supra will roll off the road subsequent March.

As a lot as we’d like a brand new Z automotive, justifying a low-volume mannequin is tough. Solely 10,482 models have been offered final yr, making the roadster the second-worst-selling product after the unloved XM. By means of the primary half of 2025, demand really ticked up by 1.1% to five,552 autos, however not sufficient to delay its life cycle. The choice to finish manufacturing had doubtless been made way back.