The BMW Z4 is Dying Next Year, and This Is the Send-Off

BMW just said it out loud: the Z4 is done after 2026. No more two-seat, drop-top sports car with a proper inline-six. To say goodbye, they’re building one last version called the Final Edition. Only a few hundred are coming, and most people reading this will never sit in one.

It Looks Mean in Person

The whole car comes in Frozen Black, that deep matte color that costs extra on every other BMW. Everything that’s normally chrome is now gloss black. Even the little kidney grille. Red brake calipers poke out from behind 19-inch black wheels. The soft top is black too. At night, it basically disappears.

Same Engine, Two Very Different Ways to Drive It

Under the hood sits the B58 3.0-liter turbo six, making 382 horsepower.

You can have it with:

• An eight-speed auto that shifts faster than you can think

• Or the six-speed manual they brought back last year, but this time with special gearing and stiffer bushings only for the Final Edition

• People who have driven both say the manual version finally feels the way a Z4 always should have.

How Much and When

Price starts at $78,675 in the U.S.

Figure 22 to 24 million rupees if someone imports one privately to Pakistan (and someone definitely will).

Production runs from February to April 2026. After that, the factory line goes quiet forever.

Why This One Will Be Worth Stupid Money Later

Every last car gets a “One of Final 150” plaque on the dashboard (BMW hasn’t said the exact number, but it’s tiny).

The manual ones, especially, will be the unicorn.

Look at what clean manual Z4 M Coupes from 2006 to 2008 sell for today. Then remember this is the very last chapter.

The Part That Hurts

BMW says there’s no direct replacement coming.

The next sports car they build will be electric, mid-engine, and probably called something else.

So this really is it for the classic formula: front engine, rear drive, fabric roof, stick shift if you want it.

If You’ve Ever Wanted One

Start saving. Or start begging the uncle in Dubai.

Because once these are gone, the only Z4s left will be used ones with 100,000 km and questionable history.

Some cars are just cars.

The Z4 Final Edition is BMW closing the book on petrol roadsters the way only BMW knows how, loud, fast, and a little bit dramatic.For more updates, visit DrivePK.com