Z4 ka time almost end hone wala hai, or BMW ki lineup mein ek proper gap reh jayega jo jaldi fill hota nahi dikhta. April ke baad last roadster factory se nikal jayega, or at the moment kisi direct replacement ka koi scene nahi hai. So phir aage kya? BMW bilkul silent hai, but thodi si hope hai ki fun-to drive cars ko completely ingnore bhi nahi kiya jayega.
Joachim Post ne Auto Motor and sport ko bataya ki koi bhi low volume product tabhi green signal receive karta hai jab uska financial sense banta ho. "G29" ke baare mein baat karte hue, BMW ke CTO ne kaha ki yeh rear wheel drive roadster nilkul correct time par launch hua tha. Jaise hi Toyota apna version, means Supra, sell karne ke liye saath aayi, BMW ke liye complete calculation favour mein chala gaya.
Dono automakers abhi bhi hydrogen fuel cell par saath work kar rahe hai, but koi new sports car at the moment plan mein nahi hai. Phir bhi BMW ne enthusiasts ko thodi relief di hai, company ka kehna hai ki fun-to drive cars abhi bhi pipeline mein hai. Yes, new Z4 ya uska direct replacement toh nahi introduce hoga, but CTO ka hint hai ki future mein ek different typr ki performance car dekhne ko mil sakti hai.
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Yes, ye sunke thoda relief milta hai, because Z4 ke days ab gin-chune reh gaye hai or M8 toh pehle hi discontinue ho chuki hai. The good things is Joachim Post ne confirm kiya hai ki M240i or M2 kahi nahi ja rahe. Ye baat un reports se bhi match karti hai jinke according "G42" or "G87" ka production mid 2029 tak continue rahega. Saath hi, 4 Series or M4 bhi decade ke end tak market mein stick rehne wali hai.
2030 se pehle ek or proper performance model aana unlikely lagta hai. At present BMW ka full focus Neue Klasse technology or styling ko around 40 models mein roll out karne par hai, jo 2027 ke end tak complete ho jaayega. After that, rumours hai ki brand apna lineup or expand karega, i1 or i2 jaise entry level EVs introduce karne ka plan hai, saath hi ek rugged SUV bhi aa sakti hai jo plug-in hybrid or fully electric both options mein hogi, wo bhi decade end hone se just before.
Future mein BMW ki taraf se kya offering aa sakti hai, honestly hum bhi assume kar sakte hai. CTO ne jo "new segment" ka hint diya hai, uska matlab clear nahi hai. Bas expect kar sakte hai 2 door wali car ho, proper coupe roofline ke saath.
But ho sakta hai Joachim Post electric M cars ki baat kar rahe ho, jaise M3 "ZA0" or X3 M "ZA5" pehle ye bhi roprts thi ki all electric M3 Touring "ZA1" aa sakti hai, or saath hi ek possible X4 M "ZA7" bhi pipeline mein ho.
BMW M jo bhi plan kar raha hai, bas hope hai ki wo XM experiment se zyada desirable ho. Or honestly, apart from SUV ke kuch bhi le aayein toh zyada welcome hoga.