Z3 was designed by Joji Nagashima from the BMW design team in 1991-1992 and the resulting design developed from the E36 platform of the 3 Series to production. The rear semi-trailing arm suspension from the E30 was used rather than the more sophisticated multilink suspension from the E36.The Z3 M Coupe appeared in 1998 with a 3.2l S52B32 engine (North America) or more powerful 3.2l S50B32 engine (International).
- Manufacturer
- BMW
- Production
- 1996 - 2002
- Body style
- Coupe (4 seats)
- Layout
- RWD
- Transmission
- 5 Manual, 5 Auto
- Length
- 4026 mm
- Width
- 1740 mm
- Height
- 1293 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2445 mm
- Trunk volume
- 245 l
- Max torque
- 250 - 450 nm
