new Z4 coupe and convertible to debut @ LA Authoshow

Reach · 11-14-2008, 01:40 PM

Anyone else find it odd that there is 0 mention of any BMW Z car on the LA Auto Show's list of planned debut cars?

I'm worried that the reveal may be slipping even further... Detroit perhaps?

http://www.laautoshow.com/Debuts.aspx

tbensous · 11-14-2008, 03:18 PM

I noticed as well...

Z4 Beemer · 11-15-2008, 06:45 AM

On another forum there was a suggestion that BMW didn't want to go head to head with Nissan who are launching the 370Z and Porsche who will be showing off the slightly revised Boxster and Cayman.

I think its looking like Detroit... unless BMW are getting nervous about the whole thing, given the current economic climate.

Black Chili · 11-15-2008, 10:23 AM

Very disappointing about the LA show.

Much better to debut your new convertible roadster in Detroit in the middle of winter than in LA when it'll likely be 70-80 degrees during the show.

tbensous · 11-15-2008, 11:35 PM

When is detroit motor show ?

weingarm · 11-19-2008, 03:36 PM

Detroit auto show is early-mid January '09

mapezzul · 11-19-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

Anyone else find it odd that there is 0 mention of any BMW Z car on the LA Auto Show's list of planned debut cars?

I'm worried that the reveal may be slipping even further... Detroit perhaps?

http://www.laautoshow.com/Debuts.aspx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z4 Beemer

On another forum there was a suggestion that BMW didn't want to go head to head with Nissan who are launching the 370Z and Porsche who will be showing off the slightly revised Boxster and Cayman.

I think its looking like Detroit... unless BMW are getting nervous about the whole thing, given the current economic climate.

The real reason is there was a legal issue in the naming. It will be the Z4 sDrive35 (known this for a while) but there was an issue b/c Yokohama also has rights to the sDrive name.

I recently explained it more:

http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/11/19...-is-the-new-z/

veryhuman · 11-21-2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapezzul

The real reason is there was a legal issue in the naming. It will be the Z4 sDrive35 (known this for a while) but there was an issue b/c Yokohama also has rights to the sDrive name.

I recently explained it more:

http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/11/19...-is-the-new-z/

Thanks for the insight, I guess 2 more months it is.

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