BMW produced the Z3 Coupe between 1998 and 2002 to
cater to those looking for a fixed roof version of the German automaker’s
roadster. It featured a shooting brake-like bodywork and shared its
underpinnings, most interior parts and some body panels with the Z3 roadster.
As for the engines, it was offered as a 2.8, 3.0 and M Coupe, depending on the
market.
Now, BMW has an entirely new Z4 out, which has
nothing in common with its predecessor, except for the retained moniker. It’s available
solely as a convertible, unlike its platform-sharing sibling, the Toyota Supra,
which will launch as a coupe.
Rain Prisk asked themselves ‘what if BMW
brought back the Z Coupe?’ Thus, they set out to imagine the 2019 Z4 as
shooting brake, and we have to say that the result it impressive. In addition to the fixed roof,
the rendering portrays the German sports car with different taillights that
have something very Volvo in their design, and adds a more menacing body kit,
new wheels and lower ground clearance.
Of course BMW has no intention of building such a
thing. In fact, it’s currently preoccupied, among other things, with promoting
the all-new Z4 that, in its most potent form, is powered by a 3.0-liter
six-cylinder unit rated at 340 PS and can sprint to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.
