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	Z2 penned for release 2015 [Z2 Discussion]	sp3ctre January 18, 2012, 10:03:20 AM
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Welcome to Z2-forum

This site is for the discussion of the upcoming BMW Z2 roadster. As you probably know BMW have yet to formally announce their plans for this roadster, so all we have is rumour and speculation

If you would like to get involved with this forum at this early stage, or if you have any news (rumour or otherwise) please do register on the forum and let us know

http://www.bmwblog.nl/bmw-z2-roadster-in-2015/ via Google translate:

We have here the latest illustration of Auto, Motor und Sport. As it now looks as the car will just get a soft top. This has mainly to do with cost and weight. The car must of course be more affordable than the Z4. BMW Z2 Roadster or even comes with xDrive is still uncertain. Since the 1 Series is the basis and there is also a variant of xDrive is of course not unlikely. What is certain is that only Twin-Scroll turbocharged engine to be placed.

Striking is the front on this impression. The concept has similarities with the BMW i8. The wide grille and upright sides. What is also striking is the strong wedge shape. This gives the car a powerful stance.

Car magazine have published some more details of the new Z2... apparently is is "not necessarily front-wheel drive".

Sports cars have never been the true forte of BMW. The 507, 503, M1, Z1 and Z8 were unloved loss-markers which only attained cult status (long) after production had ended.

But the company is readying a new Z2 to launch it back in to the affordable sports car heartland. Because the Z4 coupe-convertible moved upmarket, it's left a gap for a simpler, purer Z3 successor. Here is CAR's scoop dossier on the new Z2, brought to life with our latest artist's renderings.

The BMW Z2: back-to-basics, but not necessarily front-wheel drive

BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer is reportedly not exactly a fan of the Z2, but the Munich grapevine suggests the board now understands that the brand must not surrender this segment to the competition such as the Mazda MX-5.

The Z2 will definitely be a soft-top roadster. Better still, it will almost certainly not be front-wheel drive. But now Munich R&D types are working out whether a classic RWD matrix would work best, or whether to gamble a new 4wd platform.

BMW Z2: a four-wheel drive sports car?

There was an outcry within the community when first details of the front-wheel drive UKL1 platform for future BMWs and Minis emerged, and this protest was obviously loud enough to convince the BMW officials that 4wd is a must if UKL1 does indeed underpin the Z2.

Among the undisputed advantages of the UKL1 architecture are the early availability (spring 2014 for the roadster, autumn 2014 for the coupé), the traction bonus inherent in four-wheel drive and the economies of scale offered by this high-volume matrix. On the debit side, it's hard to ignore the usual weight, space and cost penalties of all-wheel drive.

More details from Car magazine:

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new ... -revealed/

Still nothing concrete regarding the release date, and apparently not official even within BMW, but the amount of speculation going on does suggest things may start to become a bit clearer later this year.

A little more than two years ago, BMW sources said that there is no such thing as the Z2 roadster. New reports by Auto Bild suggest that the BMW Z2 roadsters is in fact real and will be headed for a 2014 debut. However, reports suggest that nothing is official inside BMW as of yet.
Auto Bild says that the Z2 is not being designed as a baby Z4 but will have it’s own DNA. Following the debut of the Z2, the Z4 will move up in the BMW lineup to make room for the Z2.
Power for the BMW Z2 will come from the new 2.0L TwinPower engine capable of making 240 hp at 5,000 RPM and around 260 lb-ft of torque at 1,250 rpm.

- By: Omar Rana
Source: AutoBild

Z2 penned for release 2015 by sp3ctre
[January 18, 2012, 10:03:20 AM]
Want to get involved? by sp3ctre
[January 17, 2012, 12:13:52 PM]
Re: Zedhead checking in by Jimzchick
[January 16, 2012, 03:00:28 PM]
New forum software by sp3ctre
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