2001 BMW Z8 Roadster

The is BMW on hand a high-priced - sports car was the BMW Z8, with 5,703 units sold among the years 2000 to 2003.Standing quarter mile. 12.6 seconds at 112 mph. The E52 Z8 was a production alternative of a idea publicized in 1997 called the BMW Z07. It had an all-aluminium framework and body, and was powered by a 4.9 liter 32 valve V8, assembly 400 horsepower and 500Nm. This engine was also used in the E39 M5, and in the Z8 is positioned behind the front axle to provide that 50:50 weight giving out that every BMW must have. It had a 6-speed physical, but Alpina’s took the Z8 and created the V8 Roadster using a dissimilar engine and gearbox combo. Introduced at the 1999 Frankfurt Auto Show, the BMW Z8 sports car was the company's beginning of what its famed 507 roadster would have been if built past the 1950s. Stylistically, it offered a lot of of the identical cues, such as a long, inclined hood with round headlight blisters, twin-kidney grille, distinctive vents aft of the front wheels and a striking leather center with a unsophisticated layout.