2026 BMW Z4 Final Edition is the end of the road for this Roadster – Jalopnik

The BMW Z4 has had a good run, spanning 24 years across three generations (plus a generation of its Z3 predecessor), but its time has unfortunately come to an end and BMW is offering a limited Final Edition of the Z4 to commemorate the occasion. Based on the M40i variant, the car features a unique shade of BMW Individual Frozen Black satin paint, and includes the Shadowline package, which adds a blackout look to the kidney grille, mirror caps, lower air intakes, air curtains and exhaust tailpipes. The Z4’s top wheel option, a staggered setup of 19-inch M Dual-Spoke Bicolor 800M wheels front and 20-inch rear, is also included, along with red brake calipers and the optional Moonlight Black soft top.

The only option on the Final Edition is the choice between an eight-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission. BMW was late to the manual game in this generation of the Z4, offering only the automatic until 2024, so it’s great to see the correction of this flaw extend to the Final Edition as well. Along with the manual comes the Edition Handschalter package, which improves handling with different springs and an upgraded front stabilizer bar, as well as revised programming for the rear shock absorbers, power steering, traction control and M Sport differential. Automatic versions get the standard Z4 suspension and programming.

Whichever transmission you choose, the Z4 Final Edition will cost you $78,675, including a $1,175 destination charge. That’s only a few thousand more than a comparably equipped Z4 M40i that isn’t the Final Edition, but only a few of its features are truly exclusive to this model. BMW says the Z4 Final Edition will be produced “in very limited numbers from February to April 2026.” This matches our previous information that while most Z4 production will end in March, the American M40i will live on for a little bit longer, just like its Toyota Supra counterpart. With no replacement on the horizon, this appears to be your last chance to get your hands on a new BMW Z4, one of the few BMWs and the last cars in general to still offer a manual transmission.