在经历了无数传言之后,宝马发言人Kai Lichte近日终于证实,宝马与丰田联合开发运动车还将衍生出一款宝马品牌敞篷跑车。Lichte在接受媒体采访时透露，基于该平台的首款运动车将是一辆经典的六缸宝马车。预计该车将搭载一台新的3.0升涡轮增压引擎，最大功率约为250千瓦/340马力，扭矩440牛米。这台引擎还将配备在2016款7系车上。

BMW spokesman confirms Z4 successor with a six-cylinder engine
After countless rumors, BMW Corporate and Governmental Affairs spokesman Kai Lichte has confirmed the jointly-developed BMW Toyota sports car will spawn a new BMW roadster.

Speaking with Motoring, Lichte said "The first car you will see on this platform of the sports car will be a classic six-cylinder BMW." The spokesman declined to confirm rumors of a hybrid variant but said "First of all, we will have the six-cylinder engine that's for sure. Everything else will be – might be – later."

Lichte also touched on the need of jointly-developing the model with Toyota by saying the "Z4 roadster segment is declining" so the company decided a joint architecture was the best way to increase profitability and ensure the model's survival.

Little else is known about the car itself but the website is reporting it will use a new turbocharged 3.0-liter petrol engine that will debut in the 2016 7-Series. Nothing is official but it is expected to produce approximately 340 PS (250 kW) and 440 Nm (324 lb-ft) of torque.