宝马近日发布了下一代Z4的官方趣图，但这是一辆全身都布满了伪装的原型车。当然，这不是一辆普通的测试车，而是Z4M40i顶级款，遗憾的是满血版Z4M已经不会投产了。虽然宝马并未透露该车细节，但已经知道该车将搭载新开发的直列六缸引擎，车厂表示该引擎“动力极强”。这款车还配备了其他高端配置，包括M运动刹车系统，新的前轴，更低的运动悬挂（带电控减震），M轻质合金轮圈。此外，该车还将为后轴差速器配备电控差速器锁止以确保Z4能像一辆真正的运动车。虽然这次发布的图片没有透露内装情况，但从4月拍到的内装谍照看，该车配备了新的数字仪表群和最新一代iDrive信息娱乐系统，这也是宝马几个月前发布的操作系统7.0的一部分。

 

BMW Officially Teases New Z4 In Range-Topping M40i Specification

Monday trivia: When was the next-generation BMW Z4 spied for the very first time? The answer would have to be in January 2016. Fast forward to June 2018, we still haven’t properly seen the new roadster, but at least now we have official teaser images depicting a camouflaged prototype. It’s no ordinary test vehicle as we’re looking at the Z4 M40i, which will be the crown jewel of the range taking into account a full-fat Z4 M will not see the light of production day.

 

BMW is being coy on details for the time being, but at least we do know the range topper is going to be blessed with a newly developed inline-six engine promising to be “extremely powerful.” The M40i will feature a great deal of other goodies, including an M sports brake system, new front axle, lowered sports suspension (with electronically controlled dampers), and a set of M lightweight alloy wheels shod in mixed tires. Interestingly, the engineers have also come up with an electronically controlled lock in the rear axle differential to ensure the Z4 will be a proper sports car.

 

Although we can’t quite see the interior in BMW’s teaser, spy images from mid-April reveled a great deal of the cabin’s design. Pictured above, the Z4 had the company’s new digital instrument cluster and most likely the latest iDrive infotainment system part of the Operating System 7.0 previewed a couple of months ago.