Yahoo Autos That BMW-Toyota Sports Car Could be Hybrid and All-Wheel Drive
We've known for a while that BMW and Toyota are jointly-developing a new sports car. And while the BMW version is rumored to be a Z4 successor, and the Toyota version is expected to bring back the legendary Supra name, we still don't know many details. But the latest rumor suggests that both models will get some form of all-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain.
Autocar reports that the two cars, set to arrive in 2018, will use both a BMW-sourced engine and electric motors to send power to all four wheels. Sounds a bit like the new Acura NSX to us.
But just because the two cars are being jointly developed and will likely use the same powertrain doesn't mean they'll be as similar as the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ. The goal from the beginning has reportedly been to build two different sports cars.
"The one thing we're clear on now is that a platform for both companies can work," BMW's sales and marketing head Ian Robertson told Autocar. "The cars in themselves don't actually need to be positioned the same. The platform can spawn two positionings."
Presumably, that would mean the BMW version would be more luxurious, and the Toyota more affordable-but according to what we've heard, there won't be an M version of the BMW.
