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Originally Posted by city1991
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Originally Posted by deemo319
Z5 Roadster is deep in testing and should be about ready for its long and nauseating strip tease.
Saving weight lead BMW back to a soft top and is very welcomed. Just put a manual in it!
There will be another M Roadster. They could build a Z5 Coupe.
The F06 Gran Coupe is currently the best looking car BMW makes right now.
6 Series Cabriolet going away? That would seem unlikely as BMW is going with a one car series?
The return of the 8 Series makes sense but the current 6 Series is its successor but not in spirit.
The 9 Series as BMW range-topper and slotted below Rolls-Royce should be coming and will be the technical and seriously posh powerhouse car.
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Putting a soft top back on the z4 or z5 whatever they are calling it is just cheap. Paying over 60,000 for a soft top? Screw that! |
Well if it's quieter, lighter, and far less complex, why not? If it's the better choice for $250k+ vehicles, it's probably "good enough" for a $50k - $70k roadster. Folding hard-tops are an answer to a question very few were asking. Most who want a BMW Coupe, don't want a collapsing one. Those who want a drop-top, want one that doesn't swallow the whole boot, isn't plagued with wind noise from all the additional seals, and the mechanics that add extremely precious weight that isn't necessary.
Now that the time of mourning for the death of Naruse-San has finally passed, partnerships are back on track, the BMW/Toyota venture can move forward.