2001 BMW Z8 (Brooklyn, CT)

2001 BMW Z8

2001 BMW Z8 Roadster is in a very rare color combination of Topaz Blue Metallic with Soft Leather Crema Black leather interior. There were only 178 Topaz Blue Metallic Z8 s made in 2001. The Z8 is in excellent mechanical & cosmetic condition. It would be hard to tell that this is nota brand new car. It comes with equipped with the factory hardtop tonneau cover wind blocker books This Z8 has a Dinan Stage 2 upgrade raisng the output to 461 Horsepower The upgrades include - High Flow Air Flow Meters and Carbon Fiber Air Box Covers. Air Flow Meter ID is increased by 7.4 mm for a 21% increase in volume. - Equal length 4 2 1 anti-reversion stainless steel headers ceramic coated. - Oversized Throttle Bodies and Velocity Stacks. - Lightened Flywheel. 7 lbs. lighter than stock 40% less rotating mass. The complete parts & Labor cost was over 20 000. Maximum horsepower on the Z8 with full engine upgrades installed was dynoed at 461 hp at 7000 rpm. The stock engine on the same dyno produced a maximum of 394 hp at 6500 rpm. Maximum torque from the upgraded engine was dynoed at 415 lbs ft at 5000 rpm. The maximum for the stock engine was 371 lbs ft at 4500 rpm. From 5000 rpm up the horsepower gain over stock is at least 50 with a maximum of 70 at 7000 rpm. The torque gain at 2000 rpm is 63 lbs.ft and is still 53 lbs ft at 7000 rpm. The BMW Z8 is a roadster produced by German automaker BMW from 1999 to 2003. It was given the E52 BMW model code. The Z8 was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car. The car design was the effort of a design team led by Chris Bangle. The exterior was designed by Henrik Fisker and the interior by Michael Ninic. The Z07 originally was designed as a styling exercise intended to evoke and celebrate the 1956- 59 BMW 507 and to celebrate the millennium change. The Z07 caused a sensation at the 97 Tokyo Auto Show. The overwhelming popularity of the concept spurred BMW s decision to produce a limited production model called the Z8. The BMW Z8 has an all aluminum chassis and body and used a 4.9 L (4941 cc) 32-valve V8 that developed 400 hp (300 kW) and 500 N m (370 lb ft) torque. This engine known internally as the S62 was built by the BMW Motorsport subsidiary and was shared with the E39 M5. The engine was located behind the front axle in order to provide the car with 50 50 weight distribution. The factory claimed a 0 100 km h (0 62 mph) time of 4.7 seconds Motor Trend magazine achieved 0 96 km h (0 60 mph) in 4.2 seconds. If you have any questions please send me a message and I will be happy to help you DIRKSEN.9CHOUDHURY(at)hotmail.com