A succinct press release from Toyota reveals that the Supra won’t be around for long. The last car of the A90 generation is scheduled to roll off the assembly line next March. That got us thinking: When will BMW build the last Z4? After all, the two sports cars are closely related and are even built under the same roof. Magna Steyr assembles both the G29 Z4 and its Japanese coupe counterpart in Graz, Austria.
The Z4 is expected to stick around for a little longer. It may even get a special version before it rides off into the proverbial sunset. Toyota has already said goodbye to the Supra with a Final Edition and BMW will apparently follow suit with a version of its soft-top sports car of the same name. Details on the Z4 Final Edition are still scarce, but we’ve heard that the final G29 batch is heading to the US.
The final car will reportedly be ready in May, two months after Magna Steyr built the last Supra. It remains unclear whether this edition will be available exclusively in the USA. Anyway, the final Z4s are all expected to be based on the M40i. At least that’s what a company insider says, who often posts detailed information on the website Bimmer post Forums.
It would make sense to sell the Z4 with a six-speed M40i, perhaps in an Individual color. Be that as it may, a next-generation Z car is not in sight. That’s in sharp contrast to Toyota’s commitment to bringing back the Supra. If that happens, the successor is unlikely to have any Bavarian DNA.
Even though BMW and Toyota appear to be parting ways in the sports car sector, their collaboration will continue through a joint fuel cell program. By 2028, the iX5 60H xDrive will be BMW’s first production hydrogen car, based on the next generation X5 (G65), due out in 2026. The fuel cell system is being developed together with Toyota.
BMW plans to launch over 40 new or updated models with Neue Klasse technology and design by the end of 2027. A new Z model is not one of them, as the focus is on large-volume products. However, we still hold out hope that the… Future (German for “future”) will return one day. A collector’s car is a surefire way to get people into showrooms, even if it means the customer ends up buying an SUV.
Source: Toyota
