奥地利汽车制造商麦格纳-斯太尔近日证实，将于今年晚些时候在奥地利格拉茨工厂投产新一代宝马Z4。虽然车厂并未提及是否组装丰田Supra，但麦格纳生产该车的可能性很高，主要是由于这两款车共享同一平台。早在2016年，奥地利《克莱恩报》就曾经报道称，麦格纳-斯太尔将投产宝马Z4和丰田Supra，而且指明了投产时间为2018年，年产量为6万辆。最近，《欧洲汽车新闻》在麦格纳-斯太尔拒绝证实或否认将投产Z4和Supra时再次提及了这个传言。宝马最近已经开始发布新一代Z4的官方趣图，这次发布的是顶级款M40i版本。该车将搭载直列六缸涡轮增压引擎，M版本制动系统，自适应减震，行驶高度进一步调低并配备更具侵略性轮胎。低端一些的版本可能会搭载四缸涡轮增压引擎，入门级s20i功率180马力，s30i功率250马力。谍照显示，车厢内配备数字仪表群和宝马最新一代操作系统7.0升版本的iDrive。宝马有意在今年夏季发布新一代Z4，随后该车将在10月的巴黎车展与公众见面。

 

Confirmed: BMW Z4 Begins Production In Late 2018

Magna-Steyr confirms years of rumors by officially announcing plans to begin building the new BMW Z4 at its Graz, Austria, factory in late 2018. At this point, the company makes no mention of also assembling the Toyota Supra, but it's highly likely that Magna would build this vehicle too because of the shared platform with the Z4.

 

In 2016, Austria's Kleine Zeitung first reported on Magna-Steyr possibly building the Z4 and Supra, and the story even got the start date right by saying assembly would begin in 2018. At that time, the factory allegedly planned to produce 60,000 of the vehicles a year. Recently, Automotive News Europe revived the rumor when Magna-Steyr refused to confirm or deny whether it was producing the BMW and Toyota. BMW has already started an official teaser campaign for the new Z4 by showing off the range-topping M40i trim. It would use a turbocharged inline-six engine, brakes from the M division, adaptive dampers, lower ride height, and more aggressive tires. Lesser versions would reportedly pack a turbocharged four-cylinder with 180 hp in the base s20i trim and 250 hp as the s30i. Inside, spy photos show the roadster with a digital instrument panel and BMW's latest Operating System 7.0 version of iDrive.

 

BMW intends to reveal the Z4 at a dedicated event sometime this summer, and then show it again at the Paris Motor Show in October.