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Originally Posted by chris719
Because no one buys Z4s. The R&D costs barely justify making it. It's not only BMW's fault for making them be very average for most of their run. The demand for sports cars continues to dry up. People want tanks. I just looked up the numbers for the 911. It appears that the number of units sold in 2022 will be lower than in 2005. A negative growth segment isn't where you want to be, unfortunately.
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I'll have to disagree with you. The Z3 is mostly a cut and rebodied E36. Engine, trans, diff, hubs, suspension, electrical architecture, all straight E36. Same for the E85/86 Z4, mostly E46 architecture and parts. Anyone who owns the M versions I doubt would say the Z's are "average". The E89 kind of went more touring oriented, but as with most BMWs a suspension upgrade changes things. The 911 went up the scale in price tier for more profitability, with the Boxter/Cayman taking the lower price tier sales.
I still don't see why BMW teamed with Toyota on the current generation Z4.