Super-Sport: Bigger, badder 2009 BMW Z9 to hit market in 2009
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Super-Sport: Bigger, badder 2009 BMW Z9 to hit market in 2009
Illustration by Brenda Priddy & Company
AutoWeek | Published 10/17/06, 1:17 pm et
BMW may have shut down production of its range-topping Z8 sports car in 2003, but the German engineers who came up with that car clearly haven’t been sitting on their hands. Word out of BMW is the company is working on another super-sports car, both in coupe and roadster configurations, which will eclipse the Z8 in performance and bad-boy attitude.
This illustration reflects the direction BMW is believed to be taking with the design of the new car, which is expected to hit the market in 2009.
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its got some classical lines and was in the form of a true sports car
this though... doesnt really stand out to me
just looks like a 6 series with its butt chopped off
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That car would be sharp (in a love-it-or-hate-it Bangle BMW way) if it came out today. By 2009, that look will be old and even the rest of the BMW lineup will be hitting a new generation with a new look.
Also, it's funny that their goals are to "eclipse the Z8 in performance and bad-boy attitude". I didn't think those were two of the complaints people had about the Z8. They might be better to work on aluminum construction that doesn't warp, for example.
Also, it's funny that their goals are to "eclipse the Z8 in performance and bad-boy attitude". I didn't think those were two of the complaints people had about the Z8. They might be better to work on aluminum construction that doesn't warp, for example.
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