Comments on: BMW Z10 ED going after the Audi R8

By: AutomobileMag: “BMW continues work on the BMW Z10 Supercar”

AutomobileMag: “BMW continues work on the BMW Z10 Supercar” — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:17:56 +0000

[...] first rumors of a BMW Z10 model were encountered back in March when the UK based magazine Autocar wrote an article on the [...]

By: DrMAL

DrMAL — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:20:48 +0000

I could buy several using spare cash and I care about efficiency…

By: FanTom

FanTom — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:02:38 +0000

If they gonna make 550hp Z10, I’ll buy cars for me, my father and wife.

By: FanTom

FanTom — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:51:12 +0000

What the fuck is going on?
The competitor for R8 is M6, which is faster than Audi…

Z10 MUST be competitor for Lambos and Ferraris… I mind they said that it would be equiped by 550hp V10… just imagine more than 450 hp per tone – lambos and ferraris would suck

I hope they’ll make 2 versions Z10(400hp) and Z10M(550 hp)

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:06:48 +0000

@Nizer: I don't think they're holding it back, at least not just to unload V8s. That engine is still young and will be refined for reliability, efficiency, etc, and then they can start raising the boost without blowing it up. Supposedly tuners are getting that engine upwards of 500hp. As for holding back to prevent competition with the V8's that's probably true, but only in measured performance. That is, the V8 simply has more fun factor as engine characteristics go, if not substantially more performance. They need to do some more work on the turbo'd engines to get them to that point.

By: Nizer

Nizer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:47:44 +0000

This just goes to show what everyone has known for some time, that BMW is holding back the twin-turbo six in the 3 & 5-Series order to unload V8s. Personally, I’d be first in line to buy an 400hp twin-turbo M-DCT M5 if they built it, but I have absolutely no interest in the V10 and little more in the V8.

Why would I ever want to own a heavy V8 or V10 when a 400hp six could be virtually as fast and much better dynamically????

By: Gord

Gord — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:25:22 +0000

@Miles Ransom:

Do they ? Money is hard to earn, and I’m sure those rich guys value their vast fortune alot.

I understand that fuel economey isn’t necessarily important for this segment of “automotive real estate” cars, but who wouldn’t buy a good car with improved fuel economy ?

For example take a BMW M6. It gets around 18 MPG, but suppose BMW with all their tech made this car consume less fuel, but still retain its good qualities. Who wouldn’t want a M6 that gets better fuel economey while still doing what a M6 does ?

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:13:44 +0000

@Miles Ransom: True, though they do care about technology and engineering. Should BMW build a competetive supercar using electric or hybrid technologies, it would only enhance its desirability. Honestly, even if I were a billionaire, it would still bother me to chew through so much gasoline onsidering all of the ramifications of energy consumption in our smaller world. It would also bother me to give others the impression that I felt I had the right to do so, being rich.

By: Miles Ransom

Miles Ransom — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:52:47 +0000

people who can spend money on a car like this dont care about efficiency

By: Gord

Gord — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:23:20 +0000

If this is correct than this car has been long in the works.

Fifth Gear went to the Van Horsen Car Club. It is an exclusive where you can rent exotics.

They went to the car club’s office and were looking at what future cars there are going to order.

One car on order was a Ferrari 599 GTB which implies this presentation was made in around 2006 (when the 599 debuted).

Also among other exotics was a BMW Z10. The car club already put a deposit on it.

By: P.wong

P.wong — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:13:09 +0000

why are they coming out with all the balh blah about new projects and servicing us shocking things such as the current financial status of the world economy wont allow them to push the CS concept to production, pure bollocks,pure f-ckery mi say