Documents: German Fahrzeugbrief


Chassis No.

WBAEJ1341YAH60144



Firmly rooted in its heritage, with lines recalling the 507, the brand's most coveted collectible, the BMW Z8 ('Z' stands for Zukunft, German for "future") was unmistakably a statement of intent for the road ahead.

First unveiled at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show as the Z07 concept car, it returned two years later at the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show in a form remarkably close to the production car.



While its power came from the M5's engine, reworked by BMW M Motorsport-a 4.9-liter V8 producing 400 PS, paired with a six-speed manual transmission and capable of reaching 250 km/h-its chassis was entirely bespoke, built around an exceptionally modern and lightweight 230-kg aluminum space frame, with aluminum body panels bolted directly to the structure.



That combination of beauty and engineering inevitably caught Hollywood's attention.

In 1999, the Z8 appeared in The World Is Not Enough, driven by James Bond, played by Pie...