BMW Z3 History
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Sold for 1996–2002, the Z3 was the first BMW manufactured solely outside Germany, built at Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and was launched alongside its appearance in the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye.
Offered as a roadster and a distinctive 'clownshoe' coupe, with high-performance M Roadster and M Coupe versions from 1997.
Body styles
- Roadster
- Coupe
Notable special editions & performance variants
M Roadster / M Coupe
M-powered Z3 roadster and the cult 'clownshoe' M Coupe. Source note: Wikipedia "BMW M Coupé and Roadster" — US M Roadster/M Coupe began as MY1998 (S52 production from late 1997 / Apr 1998); ran through 2002.
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