BMW Z4 Final Edition Will Bid Farewell To The Roadster

Like all good issues in life, the Z4 will ultimately come to an finish. We’ve been reporting on the roadster’s demise for some time now, and the clock is ticking. BMW will doubtless pull the plug on the “G29” in Might 2026, with the ultimate items of the M40i headed for the US market. However earlier than the sporty cabrio drives off into the proverbial sundown, it’s allegedly getting a final hurrah.

Some believed the M40i with a manual gearbox was the swan music, however apparently, that’s not the case. A brand new report from a dependable insider posting on the Bimmer Put up boards claims a Ultimate Version is within the works. BMW will supposedly launch it subsequent spring, simply earlier than manufacturing of the third-generation Z4 ends.

BMW isn’t any stranger to Ultimate Version fashions. The 8 Collection bowed out final 12 months in Japan with a namesake limited-run version based mostly on the M850i. The M3 MT Final Edition was the final of the three-pedal breed within the Land of the Rising Solar, the place the M8 fashions obtained the Ultimate Version therapy as nicely. The USA bought an M760i Ultimate V12 just a few years in the past to mark the top of the road for the 6.6-liter, twin-turbo “N74.” Trying additional again, we keep in mind the X5 M50d and X7 M50d Ultimate Version signaling the quad-turbo diesel’s retirement.

As for what BMW has deliberate for the Z4 Ultimate Version, your guess is nearly as good as ours. Presumably, the soft-top convertible will get the Particular person therapy with an attention grabbing shade. Maybe a novel wheel design can also be in retailer. We think about there shall be tweaks contained in the cabin, resembling completely different upholstery and trim. Particular badging to mark the top of manufacturing would make sense.

Logic suggests it’ll be based mostly on the M Efficiency model, and it will be becoming to throw in a stick shift. As for pricing, we’d wager it’ll price round $80,000. Possibly much more, contemplating a three-pedal Z4 M40i with an Particular person shade at present retails for $76,025. Whether or not the Ultimate Version shall be restricted to a couple markets or supplied globally stays to be seen.

What comes after? Properly, nothing. From what we’ve heard, a direct successor to the G29 isn’t within the playing cards. Toyota has pledged to maintain the Supra alive with a next-generation mannequin, even when it means going solo. Very like the outgoing Z4, the coupe is constructed by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. The present Supra will even bow out in 2026 after a Ultimate Version for Europe and Japan, fitted with BMW’s most powerful B58 engine version to this point.

Supply: Bimmer Post