2002 BMW Z8

MPower LtdEd Convertible

8 Cylinder 5.0 Liter

Manual

Gasoline

Power Windows

Rare and Collectible 2002 BMW Z8 California Edition Limited Production with very low miles No Reserve! Bid starts at $83,000.00 Drive it or collect it! “The World Is Not Enough” 4300 Original Miles 1- Owner Perfect Carfax *We encourage you to buy an independent Car Inspection they normally go for $79.00 so you can have a third party validating how GREAT the condition of this SuperCar is. Or you are welcome to take it to any BMW car Dealer. Santa Monica BMW *Service Dept. (310) 829-3535 Beverly Hills BMW *Service Dept. (310) 358-7880 Or you can call your local BMW Dealer Service Department give them the Vin Number WBAEJ13402AH61373 and they should be able to give you the History of Service. 2002 LIMITED PRODUCTION BMW Z8 in Titanium Silver Metallic with Black leather interior and Black soft top. Black Interior with Silver Metalic Door trim panels *The Cleanest BMW Z8 you will ever run across! PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES AS PART OF DESCRIPTION! EPA Fuel Economy: City: 13 Highway: 21 Available Engines: 394-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 (premium) Available Transmissions: 6-speed manual w/OD Calendar year U.S sales 2000[2] 317 2001[3] 970 2002 524 2003[4] 439 2004[4] 110 2005 17 2006 5 E52 Z8 Supercar/roadster 2000–2003 Concept Z9 Concept coupe & convertible 1999–2000 The BMW Z8 was a car produced by German automaker BMW from 2000 to 2003. The Z8 was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car, which was designed by Henrik Fisker at BMW's DesignworksUSA in Southern California. The Z07 originally was designed as a styling exercise intended to evoke and celebrate the 1956-'59 BMW 507. 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. 5,703 Z8s were built, approximately half of which were exported to the United States. Highlights Seating Capacity 2 Doors 2 EPA Class Two Seaters Body Style ConvertibleSportyTwo Seaters Performance EPA Gas Mileage 12 mpg City / 19 mpg Hwy Engine V8, 5.0 Liter Transmission Manual, 6-Spd Drive Wheel Rear Wheel Drive Time in Seconds 0-60 mph 4.5 Top Speed 155 mph. Quarter Mile Time in Seconds -- Braking Distance at Speed -- Powertrain Horsepower 394 ft. lb. @ 6600 RPM Torque 368 ft. lb. @ 3800 RPM Max. Engine Speed 7000 RPM Bore x Stroke 3.70 x 3.50 Compression Ratio 11.0:1 Fuel Type Gas Fuel Induction Sequential Fuel Induction Valve Train Dual Overhead Cam Total Number of Valves 32 Dimensions Overall Length 173.2 inches Overall Width 72.2 inches Overall Height 51.9 inches Curb Weight 3560 lbs. Specifications Head Room Front: 37.2 inches, Rear: -- Leg Room Front: 45.2 inches, Rear: -- Shoulder Room Front: 55.2 inches, Rear: -- Wheel Base 98.6 inches Tires/Wheel size P245/45ZR18 Country of Asembly Germany Country of Origin Germany EPA Passenger 51.1 cu. ft. EPA Trunk or Cargo 5.1 cu. ft. EPA Total Interior -- Spare Tire Limited Use Wheel Type Alloy Turning Radius 38.7 inches Brakes Front: Disc, Rear: Disc Fuel Capacity 19.3 Gallon Axle Ratio 3.15:1 Ground Clearance -- GVWR -- Maximum Towing Not Recommended Payload Base Capacity -- Truck Bed Volume -- Rear Tire/Wheel size P275/40ZR18 Features 2 Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Not available 4 Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Standard Front Air Conditioning Standard Front & Rear Air Conditioning Not available Cruise Control Standard AM/FM Radio Standard Cassette Not available Compact Disc Standard CD Changer Standard Premium Radio Standard Cup Holder Not available Leather Standard Navigation System Standard Privacy Glass Not available Hands-Free Phone Standard Power Locks Standard Power Outlets Not available Power Mirrors Standard Remote Mirrors Not available Power Seats Not available Dual Power Seats Standard Folding Rear Seat Not available Moon Roof Not available Sunroof Not available Remote Keyless Entry Standard Luggage Rack Not available Rear Window Defroster Not available Tilt Wheel Not available Tachometer Standard Traction Control Standard Power Windows Standard Upgraded Wheels Not available Power Steering Standard DVD Entertainment System Not available Safety Specs Air Bags Driver: Standard, Passenger: Standard, Side: Standard Child Door Locks Not available Child Seat Anchors Not available Integrated Child Seat Not available Alarm System Standard Engine Immobilizer Not available Frontal Impact Crash Test -- Side Impact Crash Test -- Rollover Rating No Test Planned Warranty Basic Warranty 4 years or 50000 miles Powertrain Warranty 4 years or 50000 miles Corrosion/Rust Warranty 6 years or Unlimited miles Show Vehicles for SaleSave Comparison Vehicle Overview Other than a slight upward nudge in its sticker price, nothing has changed for 2002 with BMW’s most costly model. Most people have never even seen a BMW Z8, much less contemplated the purchase of one. At $130,645, which includes the destination charge, plus another $2,100 for a gas-guzzler tax, the Z8 isn’t a sports car for everyone. During 2001, BMW sold 970 units of the high-end roadster in the United States, according to Automotive News. The Z8 has been on sale since the summer of 2000. This high-end sports car first appeared in the James Bond movie “The World Is Not Enough” and was driven by MI5 agent 007, as portrayed by actor Pierce Brosnan. Initially, some dealers were charging more than the sticker price for the first few models. The Z8 is largely hand-built in Munich, Germany, and is a luxury/performance companion to the more affordable Z3. The Z8 is the only BMW to sell for a six-figure price. It is said to be the most recent vehicle in a succession of what the automaker explains as “limited-production automobiles that are quintessential expressions of the passion for driving that is the company’s soul.” Styling harks back to BMW’s legendary 507 roadster of the late 1950s. Like all other BMWs, the two-passenger Z8 comes with rear-wheel drive. BMW positions the Z8 in the same stratospheric league as the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, Ferrari 360 Modena and Mercedes-Benz SL600. A handmade, personalized owner’s book features photographs of the vehicle during production and samples of the actual paint and upholstery. Buyers are permitted to watch the final assembly steps and take delivery of their Z8 in Germany, if they wish. Owners also may choose to take delivery at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, S.C., where they can participate in a special Z8 Driving Experience program at no extra charge. While awaiting delivery, buyers are given a high-quality scale model of the car. Exterior The automaker says that “BMW designers were challenged to imagine what the original 507 would be like if it had never ceased production and had evolved over four decades.” Classic sports car lines echo the appearance of the fabulous BMW roadster of 1956 – 1959, including the long-hood/short-deck profile, but there’s nothing the least bit dated about the smooth, contemporary-looking, road-hugging Z8. Up front is a wider rendition of BMW’s traditional twin kidney-shaped grilles. Chromed front-fender gills that suggest the 507 have integrated, fiber-optic turn-signal lights. Aluminum is used throughout: for the front suspension components, nearly all of the car’s body parts except for its bumpers and door hinges, and for its internal “skeleton” space-frame structure. Integrated xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights, neon turn signals and brake lights are installed. A power-operated fabric top is standard, but a body-colored removable hardtop also is included. Run-flat tires ride 18-inch alloy wheels and have a tire-pressure warning system. The Z8 rides a 98.6-inch wheelbase, stretches 173.2 inches long overall and stands 51.9 inches high. Interior Two fortunate occupants fit inside the Z8 and are cocooned in Nappa leather upholstery. The driver pushes a button on the dashboard to start the engine. A portable hands-free cellular phone and a satellite-based navigation system are included. The Z8 comes with heated power bucket seats, cruise control, remote keyless entry, a Harman/Kardon cassette stereo with a six-CD changer, a theft-deterrent system, and power windows, door locks and mirrors. A powered wire-spoke steering wheel that telesclopes helps tailor the driving position to suit any occupant. The only Z8 options are dealer-installed. Cargo capacity is a modest 5.1 cubic feet. Under the Hood Borrowed from the high-performance M5 sedan, the Z8’s 5.0-liter dual-overhead-cam V-8 engine produces 394 horsepower and 368 pounds-feet of torque. The power plant teams with a six-speed-manual transmission. An automatic transmission is not available. BMW claims the Z8 can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and it has an electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph. A “drive-by-wire” electronic throttle system incorporates Normal and Sport settings. A limited-slip differential also is installed. Safety Safety equipment includes side-impact airbags, roll bars and all-disc antilock brakes. Front airbags deploy at one of two levels, depending on crash severity. BMW’s Dynamic Stability Control system incorporates antilock brakes, traction control, cornering/avoidance-stability enhancement and other functions. The Z8 also comes equipped with BMW’s Cornering Brake Control. The world’s first look at the Z8 concept was the Z07 design study displayed at the 1997 Tokyo Auto Show and shortly thereafter at the1998 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Again encouraged by favorable public reaction, BMW decided to build the Z8 in limited numbers. BMW 507 designer Count Albrecht Goertz has paid the Z8 the ultimate compliment: “If I were to design the 507 today, it would look like the Z8.” Vastly different from the esthetic of current exclusive high-performance cars, the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car features a long hood, tapered overhangs, a cockpit positioned toward the rear, and a low beltline. The front-fender air vents or “gills,” here with integrated fiber-optic turn signal lights, are a design element usually associated with the classic 507 even though the concept dates from earlier BMWs. In a world of sharp-edged, angular sports cars, the Z8 is romantically curvaceous. The roadster’s advanced lighting technology includes Xenon lowbeam headlights with dynamic auto-leveling and, concealed in the leading edges of the headlamp covers, high-intensity washers. The Z8 is the first car ever with neon turn signals and brake lights that illuminate ten times faster than conventional bulbs, giving other drivers more time to react. Another example of the attention to detail the designers lavished on the Z8 is the two round red lenses bracketing the rear license plate. The left one is a rear foglight; the right one is a backup light that, despite its red lens, illuminates white for reversing. Building the Z8 in Germany is as unique a process as is the car itself. Z8 bodies are constructed and painted at BMW’s Dingolfing plant, approximately 60 miles northeast of Munich; the front and rear bumpers are manufactured at the nearby Landshut facility. Completed bodies are then shipped to the former pilot-plant area of the company’s Munich factory for final assembly. There, a small team of highly skilled craftspeople largely hand-build Z8s in 31 assembly steps. The complete construction and finishing process takes about 10 times as long as that for a 3 Series sedan. The Z8 cockpit continues the theme of a modern re-creation of the 507. Thus in the tradition of great sports cars, the Z8 has a pushbutton starter for its engine. The ignition switch is mounted on the dash, just above the starter button instead of in the traditional steering-column location. A new electronic steering lock, along with BMW’s Coded Driveaway Protection, helps deter theft. Other standard equipment includes heated leather seats, a power roadster top and a removable aluminum hardtop with heated rear window. The extensive Nappa leather upholstery and trim is accented with body-color painted surfaces and aluminum control knobs, all connoting –5 –more– astounding attention to detail. Interior trim consists of aluminum and colorkeyed painted surfaces; among the few changes for ’02 are new choices for combining trim colors with the four available upholstery schemes. There was never any question about what engine should power the Z8. The 3.2-liter aluminum V8 that powered the original 507 was, at the time, BMW’s most powerful engine. For a car that personifies BMW’s passion for driving, only the most powerful road engine in BMW history, the S62 5-liter V-8 – also found in the M5 sedan – would do. Delivering 394 horsepower and 368 lb-ft. of torque, the Z8’s aluminum engine is completely civilized in traffic and around town, thanks in part to its infinitely adjustable, electronically controlled valve-timing system. Called High-Pressure Double VANOS 1, the system varies valve timing on the intake and exhaust valves of both cylinder heads – thus on all four camshafts – helping optimize power, torque and emission control. The “high-pressure” designation signifies the fact that this engine, like other BMW M engines but distinct from regular production BMW powerplants, includes a dedicated oil pump for the VANOS system. The engine’s “drive-by-wire” throttle system operates eight individual intake throttles and includes M Driving Dynamics Control, which allows the driver to select between Normal and quicker Sport response characteristics. A unique g-sensitive engine-lubrication system automatically ensures proper oil circulation in hard cornering situations. Because a V-8 engine’s cylinder heads are canted at a 45° angle, there could be insufficient natural oil flow out of the heads under extreme cornering loads. In addition to the usual pressure pump, there are two scavenging pumps, one for each cylinder bank. In straight-ahead driving, these pumps pick up oil from the rear of the 1 – VANOS = VAriable NOckenwellen Steuerung = variable camshaft control, or variable valve timing. –6 –more– engine and return it to the sump. In hard cornering (0.9g or more), the Dynamic Stability Control system’s lateral-g sensor switches magnetic valves to different pickup points, at the curve-outer side of each head and the pan. The original 507’s body was aluminum. Taking up that tradition in a 21st-century form, all the Z8’s body panels, except its bumpers and door hinges, are aluminum. Here BMW has taken the use of this lightweight alloy a step further and designed an entire space frame in aluminum. This concept combines moderate weight with body rigidity that is unparalleled by any other open sports car in this category. The monocoque frame is made of extrusion-pressed beams much like the trusses of a timber house. Nearly 1,000 rivets and 190 ft. of fused welding seam (MIG) hold the frame and body panels together. The frame is made largely in-house at BMW’s Dingolfing plant, where the existing aluminum processing center also makes the 3 Series convertible hardtop, M3 hood and 7 Series hood and front fenders. The space frame, which is 30 percent lighter than if it were made of steel, provides exceptional torsional rigidity to eliminate most of the body or –7 –more– “cowl” shake usually associated with an open-top car: “The chassis is rigid enough,” commented Car and Driver in April 2001, “to harness [the engine’s] thrust without any creaks or groans.” This also provides an extremely stable platform for precise suspension tuning, and contributes to excellent driver feedback. The central frame’s stiffness also allows much lower side sills than is normally the case for a roadster. Pairs of unique aluminum “Y” arms that connect the Z8’s front and rear sections to its space frame provide much of the torsional rigidity and accident protection. In a crash, the arms are designed to crumple, absorbing energy and transferring forces to the sturdy center floor pan. In simulations of the rigorous European Union’s 40-mph offset crash test, the Z8’s passenger cell remained completely intact. “Smart” 2-stage airbags, safety belts with force limiters and automatic tensioners, twin Rollover Protection hoops behind the seats, and a reinforced windshield frame provide additional protection. The Z8’s impressive technology also includes Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), one of the most advanced vehicle control systems in the industry. Scenarios where DSC could help “save the day” include those where the driver might have misjudged a traffic situation; failed to match speed to road conditions; had a lapse of attention; or been confronted with an unavoidable or critical situation. With wheel-speed sensors and a powerful microprocessor at its heart, DSC incorporates a range of functions that facilitate full and effective use of the Z8’s immense performance and handing capabilities with an added measure of safety. It incorporates all-speed traction control; electronic brake proportioning for always-optimum distribution of brake force among the four wheels; antilock braking; Dynamic Brake Control, which assists the driver in obtaining the shortest stopping distance in an emergency; and enhancement of vehicle stability during hard cornering and accident-avoidance maneuvers. In this last function, figuratively speaking, DCS could be described as a “giant hand” gently exerting its influence on a car to help stabilize it when the driver’s abilities or actions might not be able to do so. DSC employs its highly sophisticated technology of sensors, computing power and actuating systems to achieve stabilizing effects that can be likened to such a “hand.” **PLEASE READ ENTIRE CONTENTS ALONG WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PLACING YOUR BID. SERIOUS, MATURE BIDDERS ONLY. DO NOT PLACE A BID UNLESS YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PURCHASING THIS ITEM. REMEMBER THAT BY PLACING A BID YOU ARE ENTERING INTO A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT TO PURCHASE SAID ITEM(S). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.** *All of my items come from a smoke and pet free environment. Payment is expected within 10 days of auction close. I have several items up for auction this week and will gladly combine shipping to save you money wherever practical. Due to the costs and complexity of international shipping, I no longer make this service available for large, fragile, or high value items. Most of the items I sell are in gently used condition. While I strive to be as knowledgeable as possible, I am not an expert on everything. 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