Vehicle
BMW Z8
The aluminium-bodied roadster built in tiny numbers, carrying the E39 M5 S62 V8 — which is the useful fact, because engine information from that far more common car applies directly. The body is the part that does not: an all-aluminium space frame almost no bodyshop is equipped to repair, which makes accident history the first thing worth establishing.
Generations
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E52 1999–2003
The E39 M5 engine in an aluminium space frame. Engine information transfers from the M5; body repair information transfers from nothing.
- Body styles
- Roadster
- Platform
- BMW E52
- Engines
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- 4.9 V8 — S62 · petrol · 294 kW (394 hp) · 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) · shared with the E39 M5
- 4.8 V8 — M62 · petrol · Alpina Roadster V8
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
Service information
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