{"id":84540,"date":"2026-01-05T08:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84540"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:40:45","slug":"bmw-z4-coupe-based-on-toyota-supra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84540","title":{"rendered":"This One-Off Z4 Coupe Is The Car BMW Refused To Build"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enthusiasts recall that BMW sold a Z4 Coupe in the past. However, the \u201cG29\u201d was sadly never fitted with a fixed metal roof. Someone took matters into their own hands and revived the spirit of the \u201cE86\u201d in an unconventional way. First seen at SEMA, the one-off poses for the camera to blur the line between the Z4 and Supra.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s essentially Toyota\u2019s coupe with a BMW face swap, giving us an idea of what could have been. Beyond the Bavarian facelift, this Z4\/Supra mashup with BMW badging also features a carbon-fiber engine cover with M Power branding and the three famous colors. Aftermarket mods range from 20-inch BBS wheels to a quad exhaust system.<\/p>\n

The \u201cG29\u201d is sold as a roadster with a folding fabric roof, while its Japanese cousin comes as a coupe. Why the cars didn\u2019t come in both body styles is unclear, but the companies may have been worried about overlap. Perhaps Toyota feared a Z4 Coupe would cannibalize Supra sales. Similarly, BMW might have been concerned that a convertible version of the Toyota would eat into Z4 demand. We\u2019ll probably never know the real reason the cars didn\u2019t come in both flavors.<\/p>\n

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Toyota Supra with BMW styling \/ https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mysupraadventures\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lest we forget, BMW did come close to making a Z4 G29 with a fixed roof. The 2023 Concept Touring Coupe was more of a \u201cclownshoe\u201d revival than a conventional coupe. Terminology aside, it ultimately failed to reach production, despite rumors of a limited run. For a while, word on the street was that BMW planned to build 50 cars at \u20ac250,000 a pop<\/a>. However, the gorgeous Z4 M40i-based coupe never came to be.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2026, and both the Z4 and Supra are on their way to retirement, with production ending soon. Magna Steyr will build the final examples of the Z4 and Supra in the coming months at its plant in Graz, Austria. BMW isn\u2019t committing to a new Z4, while Toyota has pledged to bring back the Supra one day, presumably without Bavarian ties.<\/p>\n

Mind you, it\u2019s not the end of the BMW-Toyota collabo. The two companies are still working together on hydrogen, as the 2028 iX5 60H xDrive<\/a> will use a fuel cell co-developed with Toyota. The latter remains dedicated to performance cars even after the Supra\u2019s retirement. Toyota now has a GR GT supercar<\/a> with a new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine and has been hinting at reviving the MR2 and Celica.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, BMW isn\u2019t planning another dedicated fun car like the Z4, as most of its efforts are focused on higher-volume products. Looking at the glass half full, the M2 will stick around for a few more years, and a next-generation M3 (\u201cG84\u201d)<\/a> with a gas engine has already been announced.<\/p>\n

Photos: mysupraadventures \/ Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Enthusiasts recall that BMW sold a Z4 Coupe in the past. However, the \u201cG29\u201d was sadly never fitted with a fixed metal roof. Someone took matters into their own hands and revived the spirit of the \u201cE86\u201d in an unconventional way. First seen at SEMA, the one-off poses for the camera to blur the line […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}