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最近谍照记者在瑞典拍到了正在测试的宝马Z5敞篷车照片。虽然当时这款车进行了重度伪装，但仍可看出它采用了经典敞篷车的车身，长长的引擎盖和相当短，且集成后扰流器的行李箱。除了车头的宽格栅，倾角更大风挡和车尾的双排气尾管，车身其他造型元素现在还看不出来。更重要的是，Z5将拿掉折叠硬顶转而采用更普通的帆布软顶。这样的改变有助于使该车重心进一步降低，整备质量更轻。该车由宝马和丰田共同开发，目前宝马不愿透露新车细节。两家公司基于相同平台各自开发自己的运动车，无论丰田还是宝马车型都将具备不同的内外装风格。丰田版车型预计将采用混动系统，而宝马版本则搭载四缸和六缸涡轮引擎。另外据传还将有一款425马力的M高性能版本。宝马Z5将于2017年底或2018年初发布。

BMW Z5 spied in Sweden

Dressed in heavy camouflage, the model has classic roadster proportions as it features a long hood and a relatively short trunk with an integrated rear spoiler. Additional styling details are hard to make out but the prototype has a wide grille, a rakish windscreen, and what appears to be a dual exhaust system.

 

More importantly, the Z5 will eschew a retractable hardtop for a more conventional canvas roof. This change should enable the car to have a lower center of gravity as well as a lighter curb weight.

 

BMW has been tight-lipped about the model but it is being jointly-developed with Toyota. The companies will each build a sports car based on the same platform and both automakers have said the resulting models will have unique styling inside and out.

 

Toyota's sports car is expected to have a hybridized powertrain, while the Z5 is slated to have an assortment four turbocharged four- and six-cylinder engines. There have also been rumors about a high-performance M variant which could produce up to 425 horsepower.

 

The BMW Z5 is expected to be introduced in late 2017 or early 2018.