The $ 128000 car had an aluminum chassis and body and has a 4.9 L (4941 cc) 32-valve V8, 400 hp, (294 kW) and 500 Nm (363 lb ft). This engine was developed by the subsidiary of BMW Motor sport, and was with the E39 M5. The engine was behind the front axle to ride with the weight distribution of 50/50. The factory called for a 0 to 100 km / h (0 to 62.5 mi / h) time of 4.7 seconds, Motor Trend magazine reaches 0 to 60 mi / h (97 km / h) in 4.2 seconds. For road and rail, as measured by the side of the car liability .92. Car and Driver magazine has also tested the car and found that he above contemporaries reference Ferrari 360 Modena performance in three categories: acceleration, handling and braking. As for most products, BMW, the maximum speed is electronically limited to 155 mph (249 kph), the maximum speed of the cars with a chip has been released 186 mph (300 kph).
The Z8 included an innovative use of neon lighting in outdoor areas. The tail lamps and turn indicators are by neon tubes, the activation faster than standard bulbs and last to ensure the life of the vehicle. (The vehicle was wrongly describes as the first vehicle to use neon, the bulbs, but the Ford Explorer 1995 and 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII, among others, was also light bulbs and neon before the introduction of the Z8).
Each Z8 comes with a color with rigid metal defrosting line. Unlike many accessories hardtops, in accordance with the practice rather that the stylistic reasons, the Z8 was rigid from the start to the lines of the Roadster.
To keep within uncluttered, a number of useful features have been incorporated into the controls to be included. For example, electric windows and mirrors were from a single instrument. From the mid-assembled group of instruments has been slightly tilted to the driver. The reduction of these measuring devices in the middle of the dashboard is a look at the hood and the way to go.
In order to promote the Z8 and strengthen the collection of media speculation on the Z8 "instant classic" potential, BMW has promised that 50 years of stocks of spare parts will continue to support the fleet Z8. Given the small size of the production Z8, all components of the cars were built or finished in hand, which stresses the importance of ongoing support for the manufacturer. The price and the manufacturing process could BMW offer custom options for interested customers. A large number of non-standard Z8s with the painting and of the Interior treatments were over the four years the production of BMW led individual, a business unit of BMW AG.
