BMW Z9

The BMW Z9, also called the Z9 Gran Turismo or Z9 GT, is a four-seat coupe concept car with a body made from a carbon-fibre skin over an aluminium space frame. It was introduced in September 1999 at the Frankfurt Auto Show, and a convertible variant was debuted at the 2000 Paris Auto Show. It was designed by Adrian van Hooydonk under the management of Chris Bangle, who had been promoted to Director of BMW Group Design, and its design heavily inspired the E63 6 Series. A large 8.8-inch monitor in the centre of the dashboard displays all the information the driver needs apart from the speedometer and tachometer, which are conventional analogue instruments, and controls are operated with a single large multifunction knob between the front seats, called the Intuitive Interaction Concept.