The BMW Z1 was the first of the Z series. It came with unique sliding doors and removable plastic body panels in the 1990s, and it came at the right time. It was the year Mazda rolled out the MX-5 ...

Nelson Ireson May 15, 2014 Comment Now! Imagine owning a BMW Z1: a still-modern silhouette, low and wedge-shaped; the traditional small BMW kidney grille; the unusual interior pattern; doors that ...

Manufactured between 1989 and 1991, the Z1 is the first roadster in a short series of Zs. Often dismissed as a hairdresser’s car, the E30-based model is one of the first BMWs to flaunt multi-link rear ...

BMW fans in the U.S. may often think of the Z3 as the company's first mass-market roadster positioned below the 3-Series in the modern era, spanning the last 30 years. But just a few short years ...

Back in 1985, BMW decided to let a team of talented designers and engineers run free in a sort of avant-garde "think tank," known as BMW Technik, located several miles from the company headquarters in ...

For the launch of the new Z4 sDrive 28i, BMW brought out a bit of a history in the Z1, which started the company on its trip down the Z roadster path. The car came from the company's collection in ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran June 6, 2012 Comment Now! BMW’s first Z car, the largely unheard of Z1 roadster, has turned 25 and to mark the anniversary BMW, together with the official BMW Z1 Club, will be ...

Finding a box-fresh, zero-mile example of a modern classic like the BMW Z1 sounds like a dream come true. But what about about finding one that is so unused it has FEWER than zero miles? It sounds ...

When the automaker unveiled the first running prototype in August 1986, customer support was overwhelmingly positive and BMW gave the project the green light. The Z1 was not another comfortable ...

Not only was the Z1 the debut Z Series roadster, it was also the first, and up until now only, BMW to come with sliding doors. At some point during the car’s half-decade-long development, someone at ...

The BMW Z1 is not just the German company’s original Z model, it’s also one of the most unique classic roadsters you can buy at the moment. This lovely example is a 1991 model with only 18,000 miles ...

The BMW Z1 was a revolutionary car from the late '80s. It was the first BMW to feature a plastic exterior and the only car to every have vertical sliding doors. The following is a transcript of the ...