Silver BMW Z8 Roadster With Only 550 Miles Being Sold On January 28

A rare 2002 BMW Z8 Roadster is set to be auctioned off

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by Brad Anderson

January 7, 2016 at 00:01

A rare 2002 BMW Z8 Roadster is set to be auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s on January 28-29 without a reserve.

Revealed in 1999 and going on sale the following year, just 5,703 examples of the Z8 Roadster were ever produced. Of those, 2,543 arrived in the United States at a $128,000 base price. The car is the spiritual successor of the BMW 507 and was brought to life at the firm’s plant in Munich.

All Z8s produced utilise a naturally-aspirated 4.9-liter V8 engine pumping out a total of 400 hp and mated to the six-speed transmission of the M5. This particular auction-bound car is painted in Titanium Silver, has twin five-spoke wheels as well as an interior combining black leather.

Perhaps the key selling point of this Z8 Roadster is that it has covered just 550 miles since new and also comes complete with the removable hardtop as well as the original books, window sticker, tools, spare keys and the same dealer coffee table book. All told, it is essentially untouched and identical to how it left the dealership in 2002.