BMW Z8

- The green mongoose howls at noon. (That means, Look at James Bond’s BMW Z8. For those of you not in Government Intelligence). -

Explosions, extreme style and ladies with beautiful.. eh. Headlights. BMW decided to launch the Z8 via the new James Bond, because he also fits into the picture described above! Although Henrik Fisker was more of a butt man, because what a beautifully shaped round derrière! Together with the already famous lines of the 507, the Z8 became a modern style icon for BMW. And no, that 507 is not a Peugeot..

Everything was revolutionary about the Z8. Matrix lights? Pfff, been there, done that. The Z8 got special neon taillights, which would last the entire life of the BMW. The chassis of aluminum, a fat V8 in the front with manual transmission and a relatively short transmission. 400 Bavarian horses and 500 NM of pushing Germans, what a party! Above 4000 rpm the 4.9 liter starts to roar like Pavarotti in the shower.

When she claimed in Munich that she would drive like a 360 Modena, even we as BMW purists could laugh a little at the German chauvinism. After driving it we can only conclude one thing, it is German realism.

And then ours. Just like James drove it in the movie, but ours is a little more shaken, not stirred. She has a red interior, instead of completely black. Eat your hart out Mr. Brosnan! She is completely damage-free, originally delivered in Germany, documented and maintained by a specially trained Z8 specialist Van Poelgeest in Amstelveen.

Now there is a name to die for. 8. Z8. Licensed to thrill.