Any news / gossip about 4 cyl engine for E89?

[Z4 Beemer]

I think the engine lineup could be expanded to include a 4 pot petrol and a diesel. They would market it along the lines of "the first BMW roadster to run on diesel" and then back it up with the high MPG figures.

Maybe of course they'll wait till they get hybrids going then offer a petrol/electric engine...?

[ksher]

BMW should consider putting a 6-cylinder diesel engines in new Z4.

OMG... I'm now sorry I started this thread.

A diesel in a drop top is criminal....... it'll sound like a skeleton W@nking in a dustbin!!!

Even the concept car BMW Vision is diesel and electric hybrid supercar. BMW will eventually make a diesel roadster, but call it something else (Z5?).

[original guvnor]

no diesel z4 please. sacrilege. just because audi have put it in the TT doesn't make it right.

incidentally there was a little snippet in autocar a couple of weeks back saying BMW had started on the 'new' Z4 due out in 2015 I think. The car was going to be developed using the 3-series floorplan and that was all it said.

[ksher]

incidentally there was a little snippet in autocar a couple of weeks back saying BMW had started on the 'new' Z4 due out in 2015 I think. The car was going to be developed using the 3-series floorplan and that was all it said.

Z4 Roadster based on 3-series floorplan? It can't be true.