PRESS KIT MY 2001: BMW Z8: THE NEW CENTURY BEGINS WITH A POWERFUL AND SENSUOUS EXPRESSION OF BMW'S PASSION

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, October, 2000...Throughout its history, BMW has
designed and produced limited-production automobiles that are quintessential
expressions of the passion for driving that is the company's soul. The
legendary 328 roadster made its 1937 debut as a race car at Germany's famous
Nurburgring. Renowned designer Count Albrecht Goertz's 507 roadster,
introduced in 1955, is considered by many enthusiasts and collectors to be one
of the most beautiful cars ever built. A sensation on the road and on the race
track, the mid-engine M1 coupe, built from 1980-1982, redefined the term
"exotic car." In 1987, prompted by an enthusiastic public response to spy
photos of a car built as an engineering concept project, BMW unveiled the Z1
roadster.

The Z8 roadster, introduced at the 1999 Frankfurt Auto Show, is a continuation
of this tradition but in a new, compelling format. When developing the Z8, BMW
designers were challenged to imagine what the original 507 would be like if it
had never ceased production and had evolved over four decades. The result of
this creative direction is a thoroughly contemporary interpretation of that
famous roadster, a car that is truly a perfect blend of performance and
sensuality; of modern technology and classic elegance.

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