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There were rumors that the new BMW Z6 will replace the BMW Z4, but this is only speculation. That’s because the new Z6 will have bigger enginess than the Z4, with bigger output and a different orientation than the Z4.

The luxury option from the Z6 will make the car to have a price arround $130.00, while the Z4 which starts at $40.000. A succesor for the Z4 will come, but in 2010 and will be named Z2. The successor to today’s Z4 will remain near $40,000 and will continue to compete against the Audi TT, Porsche Boxster and Nissan 350Z.

The Z8 was powered by a traditional 5.0 liter V8 engine pumping out 400 horsepower. The car made the 0 to 60 mph sprint in under 5 seconds and had a top speed of 155 mph. Comparing to that, the new Z6 will come with a range of engines. The Z6 will come in a traditional front-engine format and not mid-engine, how was suggested before. The available engines will be a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline six-cylinder, a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and a 5.0-liter V10.

The output for the new Z6 will be: 300 hp for the Inline-6 engine, 360 hp for the V8 version, and also a M-version it is also expected (powered by the V10 engine) with an output arround 500 hp. The 0 to 60 mph sprint will be made under 6 seconds and will have a top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).

The Z6 will be about the same size as the existing 6 Series and will be built around an aluminium spaceframe chassis incorporating many elements of 5/6-Series structure. The design will be inspired from the California Spyder Concept presented at Los Angeles in 2005.

The Z6’s design will also feature cues from the Z4. The highlight of the new sports car is its high-tech structure a combination of aluminum space frame and steel unibody construction. It will feature a retractable hardtop roof, exactly as the Mercedes SL, but comparing to it, will be longer, with a bigger storage space. The Z6 will weight less than 3300 lbs.