BMW Z

The BMW Z series is the line of two-seat roadsters and open sports cars that BMW has built since 1989, the Z standing for the German word Zukunft, meaning future. Across four production series and six generations it has taken in the Z1, with its drop-down doors and removable body panels, the Z3 that brought BMW roadsters to a mass market, the limited-run Z8 that grew out of the Z07 concept, and three generations of the Z4, the last of which shares its platform with the Toyota Supra and ended production in March 2026. The Z3 line introduced the first high-performance M Coupe and M Roadster variants, and the Z9 Gran Turismo concept of 1999 belongs to the same family.