BMW Z8

The Z8 was the first production BMW fitted with a separate engine-start button.

The Z8 used the 5.0-litre S62 V8 familiar from the E39-generation BMW M5, producing about 400 hp.

The BMW Z8 used a largely aluminium structural frame and aluminium body panels to reduce the roadster's mass.

BMW Group Classic records a total production of 5,703 Z8s.

BMW offered the Z8 as a two-seat roadster; there was no regular production coupe counterpart.

Series production of the BMW Z8 began in 1999 as a modern interpretation of the marque's classic roadster tradition.

BMW publicly previewed the concept that evolved into the Z8 at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show.

The Z8 design combined classic round-light motifs with then-modern xenon headlamp technology.

The Z8's proportions, with a long hood and short tail, deliberately referenced the 1950s BMW 507.

The BMW Z8 appeared in the 1999 James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” near the beginning of the model's production life.