BMW Z Vision Concept – Z10 ED- Eco performance car

BMW Z Vision - a concept that we mentioned the first time back in December. The BMW Z Vision Concept or Z10 as Autocar names it, is a two-seat roadster with smaller proportions, but more modern or current styling of the Z8.

It is based on a compact -1 Series – platform, and it’s a showcase for Efficient Dynamics with an eDrive badge. As far as design, we learned in December that the headlights are positioned on the corner of each front wings with a wide twin-kidney grille similar to the CS Concept, but not as wide.

It doesn’t have a windscreen, but a speedster style screen and a twin “individual cabin layout where the aluminum metal skin actually joins on to the dashboard separating the driver from the passenger.

But today, Scott from GCZ, a BMW insider, says that BMW has not decided yet on whether the Z-Vision concept would be built as a supercar, a flagship above the new 7 Series or as an affordable high performance sportscar above the 1 Series.

Autocar gives some different information and they talk about the Z-Vision concept as being the next Z10. They believe that the BMW Z10 ED will be built in limited numbers and sold for around £80,000.

According to them, BMW is exploring integrated door frames and sill panels for the Z10 and the engines said to be under consideration for the green supercar is a new high-pressure turbocharged direct-injection straight six outputting 400 hp and use the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

An an EfficientDynamics model, the Z Vision Concept or Z10, will feature technologies like stop-start, an integrated starter/generator and brake energy regeneration system modified to store energy in a lithium-ion battery. Talk about a BMW hybrid supercar…

The concept will be introduced by BMW either at the Frankfurt Show or a bit later in Tokyo.

[Source: Autocar ]

7 Responses to “BMW Z Vision Concept – Z10 ED- Eco performance car”

Carlos Perez says:

January 29, 2009 at 4:10 pm

OMFG !!!! make it a supercar R8 killer

Brookside says:

January 29, 2009 at 4:48 pm

After reading Scott’s comments over on GCZ over the years I’m pretty sure that part of what his gig with BMW amounts to is the dissemination of truths and half-truths. He really is just a mouthpiece for his bosses.
Eni is different- even tho he seems to defer to Scott, Eni’s posts about BMW future plans are pretty accurate.

This feels like a trial balloon to gauge web response: so what the hey….build them both!

George says:

January 30, 2009 at 3:20 am

Looks like a Bugatti.

Gord says:

January 30, 2009 at 7:39 am

I saw an episode on Fifth Gear where a presenter went to the Van Horsen car club in USA. Basically it is a club where you can rent nice cars. At one point he was in the office and was looking at a list of future cars that the club was going to order. Among others there was a BMW Z10 and apparently they already put a deposit on it.

Josh B says:

January 30, 2009 at 6:38 pm

PLEASE BMW, make a super car!!!! But first off please dont call it a Z10! give it its own name, no Z, or E badge. I dont care weather its environmently friendly i want the best looking, best handaling and fastest super car BMW can make. I WANT AN SLR KILLER

- Horatiu B. says:
  
  February 1, 2009 at 1:31 am
  
  @Josh, the naming convention is not set in stone yet, but a Z10 will still make sense, if it will be the flagship of BMW
  
Edmunds renders the BMW Sports Concept Car says:

August 9, 2009 at 9:13 pm

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