BMW: Concept Touring Coupé remains a dream 🎥

More than a quarter of a century has passed since BMW unveiled a derivative of the Z3 roadster, a genuine Shooting Brake, a two-door, coupé-like estate car, at the 1997 IAA. In mid-1998, the car went into production as the BMW Z3 Coupé, and today it has become a sought-after youngtimer.

Luggage suitable for car

The Concept Touring Coupé is a particularly beautiful interpretation of the shooting-brake concept. Apart from a few details, the long front corresponds to the Z4, which also contributes doors and taillights. But the side windows swing boldly upward behind the doors, the gently sloping roof is raised Zagato-style on the left and right, and a tailgate with a relatively low loading edge allows access to the generous trunk, which offers plenty of room for luggage. And in this case, that comes from the fine Schedoni manufactory in Modena (gallery on the left).

Inside tasteful leather

The dashboard of the two-seater is the same as the current Z4, but is covered in tasteful leather. The gray-brown paint called Lario and the two-tone, dark brown and saddle brown Poltrona Frau leather inside show the potential and elegance of the Z4's design. The tastefully elitist look of the study is all the more surprising and pleasing given the unnecessarily aggressive appearance of the roadster production version since fall 2022, with the jagged shapes of the formerly optional M Sport package.

Drive with in-line six-cylinder

It is unlikely that BMW will put the study into series production. Yet there should be a real fan base for such an individual car, which is also powered by the most emotional engine imaginable for lovers of the brand. Namely, an inline six-cylinder engine that functions according to the classic gasoline principle.

Source: auto-medienportal.net
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