宝马去年八月停产Z4，但要等到明年，其替代车型才会发布。新一代车型将被命名为“Z5”，该车将拿掉金属硬顶转而采用织物软顶。最近谍照记者在靠近北极地区拍到了原型车进行测试的照片。为了掩盖真实设计，宝马在车身上加装了面板。而云纹伪装也很好的将车身黑色铆接部分很好的掩盖起来，但如果仔细看，会在前保险杠，车门和后翼子板上发现铆接部分。车尾也同样进行了伪装，但可以看出尾灯组的形状以及行李箱盖上的第三刹车灯。这次没能有机会拍到车辆内装，但先前的照片显示，车辆内部与已经停产的Z4差不多，但随着车辆发布时间的临近，内装还将进行改进。宝马和丰田联合开发的这款敞篷车除了有宝马版本的Z5，还有丰田的Supra。不过宝马版本不会增加M版。有消息称，这两款车都将采用宝马引擎，而旗舰级车型还将采用丰田的混动技术。这两款车将于明年由麦格纳斯太尔在奥地利格拉茨工厂组装。如果真是这样，至少其中的一款车将于年底前发布。

 

2018 BMW Z5 spotted with slightly less camo

BMW ceased production of the Z4 in August 2016, but it won’t be until next year when the roadster is going to be replaced. To be fair, it won’t be a true successor since the new model, which is being tentatively called “Z5,” will eschew the metal roof in favor of a fabric top. Seen here is a prototype of the new cabrio in a fresh batch of spy images while undergoing testing near the Arctic Circle.

 

The Z5 is hiding its real design under add-on panels attached to the real body. The swirly camouflage does a good job at making the black rivets almost unnoticeable, but if you look closer you’ll see them on the front bumper, doors, and on the quarter panels. There’s a similar disguise at the back, but at least we get to check out the shape of the taillights as well as of the third brake light installed on the small trunk lid.

 

We don’t get a clear view of the cabin because the Z5 was caught on camera while in motion and it also had a black cloth over the dashboard. Previous spy shots have shown a prototype with an interior largely sourced from the defunct Z4, but this might have had a more evolved interior seeing as how the car is getting closer to receive its world premiere.

 

If you would rather have it as a coupe, the closest thing to a hardtop Z5 is going to be the new Toyota sports car believed to resurrect the much-loved “Supra” moniker.

 

One of the very few certainties we have right now is that there won’t be an M version of the new roadster. Some say both cars will employ BMW engines and there will be a flagship model with electric boost thanks to Toyota’s hybrid knowhow.

 

The so-called “Boyota” duo will allegedly hit the assembly line next year in Graz, Austria at Magna Steyr’s factory. If the report is accurate, it means at least one of the two will bow before the end of 2017.