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BMW Z8
Model Year 2000 (BMW E52), S - Segment (Sports car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

Compare with
cabriolet
cabriolet
x 2
x 2
Rear
Rear
4.9 V8 32v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on BMW Z8

The German car was first shown in year 2000 and powered by a 8 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by BMW. The engine offers a displacement of 4.9 litre matched to a rear wheel drive system and a manual gearbox with 6 gears. Vehicle in question is a sports car with the top speed of 250km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 4.7s and consuming around 14.5 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
BMW

5.0 S62B50

displacement:
4941
cc
configuration:
8 - V config
 
valves:
32, 4 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
400
hp
torque:
500
Nm
Vehicle information - BMW Z8
not tested
produced:
2000. - 2003.
 
body style:
cabriolet
2 door
length:
4400
mm
width:
1830
mm
height:
1317
mm
boot:
203
l
fuel tank:
73
l

Marketing

Performance

Manual gearbox performance

emission

G

category

manual gearbox

6 gears

average

14.5

l/100km

weight:
1590
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
4.7
s
top speed:
250
km/h
cons. (urban):
21.1
l/100km
cons. (highway):
10.6
l/100km
cons. (average):
14.5
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
349
g/km

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safety
reliability
performance
economy
boot space

Safety results for BMW Z8

EuroNCAP: not tested

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