Point out a Z-car, and most of the people consider Nissan. However these with an affinity for the finer issues in life, like wine as an alternative of beer and caviar as an alternative of nachos, might as an alternative consider BMW’s lineage of Zs. BMW first Z automobile, the Z1, arrived in 1989; it had some tremendous intelligent doorways that slid down into the physique however was sadly by no means offered stateside. As an alternative, the US acquired its first style of the two-seat roadster in 1995 with the BMW Z3, the primary BMW to be constructed solely exterior of Germany in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Other than the Z1 and the Z8, which had been comparatively area of interest fashions, BMW has centered roadster manufacturing on a middle-of-the-road household that developed from the Z3 to the Z4, culminating within the facelifted 2023 BMW Z4 Roadster we met at Amelia Island in North Florida final week.
CarBuzz was not too long ago invited on a BMW fanatic’s dream highway journey from Miami as much as Amelia Island in North Florida, driving some BMW legends alongside the best way. We had been handed the keys to 3 vastly totally different (and all mint situation) BMW Z automobiles, every bearing the legendary M badge. Our job was easy: along with not ruining BMW’s prized classics, we took it upon ourselves to seek out out which is finest, and we arrived at a favourite, though it won’t be what you expect.
