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BMW Z8, 2001

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Chassis No.: WBAEJ13441AH60659

Engine No.: 60112466

Registration: Cancelled Swiss Carte Grise

Location: Langenthal, Switzerland

CHF184,000 | Sold

  • Offered from The Carrera Collection
  • A sparingly used specimen of BMW’s famous retro-modern millennium roadster
  • Presented in archetypical Titanium Silver Metallic over all-black nappa leather
  • US-market example, imported to Switzerland in June 2007
  • Offered with a hard-top roof

Addendum

Please note, as this vehicle is stated to have been delivered new to the US market, buyers in European countries are encouraged to investigate the feasibility of road registration prior to bidding.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Fahrzeug neu in den US-Markt geliefert wurde. Käufern in europäischen Ländern wird empfohlen, vor der Abgabe eines Gebots zu prüfen, ob eine Straßenzulassung möglich ist.

The 1990s arguably yielded many of the most iconic cars to wear a BMW badge in the modern era, including those within the Z Series. So named for the German word for “future”, earlier models such as the Z1 and Z3 hinted at the bold ideas BMW bosses reserved for its line of roadsters.

The BMW Z8 began life as an audacious concept which intended to pay homage to its legendary open-top ancestor, the 507 Roadster. The design brief had been completed by Henrik Fisker, who later went on to style the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage. The Z8 was ready for customers by 1999, the same year the car was deftly exhibited as a technological marvel as James Bond’s car in the 1999 film,

The World Is Not Enough

.

Featuring an aluminium spaceframe chassis and body, the Z8 utilizes the same 5.0-litre “S62” engine fitted to the contemporary M5 saloon. Its potent 394 brake horsepower capability propels the lightweight Z8 to 100 km/h in a little over four seconds, and 0-to-160 km/h-to-0 in a mere 14.5 seconds. The Z8’s dynamic performance is similarly impressive, as its ultra-stiff stressed-skin chassis affords the car a level of grip through corners comparable to the then class-leading Ferrari 360 Modena.

Despite boasting features such as traction control, stability control, airbags and GPS navigation, none were overtly visible in the cockpit, which boasted a body-coloured dashboard—as the 507 had done before—and a centrally mounted instrument cluster, which endows the driver with an unimpeded view of the road ahead.

The handsome Z8 offered here is finished in the model’s

de rigueur

colour combination of Titanium Silver Metallic over a Black nappa leather interior; it was originally delivered new to the United States on 1 March 2001. It has resided in Switzerland since July 2007, passed through only one additional Swiss owner before it was acquired by The Carrera Collection in November 2013. At the time of cataloguing, the odometer read just 14,480 kilometres, and the BMW is accompanied by a hard-top roof.

Truly one of the most recognizable BMW’s of the 21st century, the Z8 is nothing short of an icon and deserves to be treated as such. Suitable enough for James Bond, the Z8 is an excellent grand tourer and sports car, one that begs to be enjoyed on the open road.

In den 1990er Jahren kamen wohl einige der legendärsten Modelle mit dem BMW Propeller auf den Markt, darunter solche aus der Z-Reihe. Der Buchstabe steht für Zukunft, und frühere Modelle wie der Z1 und Z3 zeigten, welche gewagten Ideen sich die BMW-Bosse für ihre Roadster aufgehoben haben.

Das Konzept für den BMW Z8 war als Reverenz an den legendären offenen Vorfahren 507 gedacht. Das Design-Lastenheft entstand unter Führung von Henrik Fisker, der später bei Aston Martin die Modelle DB9 und V8 Vantage verantwortete. 1999 wurde mit Kundenauslieferungen begonnen, während der Z8 gleichzeitig als technologisches Meisterstück im James Bond-Film

„Die Welt ist nicht genug“

eine wichtige Rolle spielte.

Der Z8 verfügt über Spaceframe und Karosserie aus Aluminium, unter der Haube kommt der „S62“ 5-Liter V8 aus dem BMW M5 jener Zeit zum Einsatz. 400 PS beschleunigen den leichtgewichtigen Roadster on 0 auf 100 km/h in etwas mehr als vier Sekunden, während die klassische Disziplin 0-160 km/h-0 nur 14,5 Sekunden in Anspruch nimmt. Auch die Fahrdynamik kommt dank des besonders steifen Chassis in Halbschalenbauweise nicht zu kurz: in punkto Grip in Kurven muss der Z8 hinter einem Ferrari 360 Modena nicht zurückstehen.

Auch wenn der Z8 über alle modernen Features wie Traktionskontrolle, ESP, Airbags und GPS-Navigation verfügte, anzusehen war es ihm nicht. Das minimalistische Armaturenbrett in Wagenfarbe – wie schon beim 507 Roadster – zierte ein große zentrales Kombiinstrument, das dem Fahrer freie Sicht auf die große Weite vor ihm ermöglichte.

Das hier angebotene hübsche Exemplar ist in der klassischen Z8-Farbkombination von Titansilbermetallic mit Innenraum in schwarzem Nappaleder gehalten. Ursprünglich am 1. März 2001 als US-Modell in die Vereinigten Staaten ausgeliefert, kam der offene Münchner im Juli 2007 in die Schweiz, wo er nach nur einem Besitzerwechsel im November 2013 in die Carrera Collection aufgenommen wurde.

Der Z8 ist wahrlich eines der bekanntesten BMW Modelle des 21. Jahrhunderts. Er ist eine Legende und sollte als solche behandelt werden. Gut genug für James Bond, ist dieser Z ein exzellenter GT und fantastischer Sportwagen, der auf langen Strecken genossen werden will.

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