1995 : The Z3 appeared in the Nieman Marcus Christmas catalogue.These cars were all Atlanta Blue with beige upholstery. 1996 : The first demonstrators arrived at the dealers in March of 1996. 01/01/1997: Z3 1.9 rear-drive Roadster (140 bhp), 5-speed gearbox or 4-speed automatic, ABS, PAS, alloy wheels, central locking, electrical windows and mirrors, electrical seat adjustment, airbag. Options include air-conditioning , ASC+T traction control, leather trim & electrical hood. 01/08/1997 : Z3 2.8 (193 bhp) launched. Equipment as 1.9 plus ASC+T traction control, limited slip differential, electrical hood, leather upholstery, larger 16-inch Z-Star alloy wheels, trip computer. 01/09/1997 : 1.9 now has ASC+T traction control system. 01/01/1998 : Smaller M-style leather-trimmed 3-spoke steering wheel. Option: Aluminium hard top with heated screen. 01/05/1998 : M Roadster 3.2 spec as Z3 2.8 plus four exhaust pipes, air-conditioning, 2 airbags, heated electrical mirrors. 01/09/1998 : M Coupe launched, specification as M Roadster. 01/04/1999 : Special edition 'Orinoco' and 'Fiji' 1.9 and 2.8 launched. 01/07/1999 : Z3 1.8 and 2.0 launched. Restyled rear end, chrome-rim headlamps, chrome-rim instruments. 01/02/2000 : 2.0 Cosmos, Velvet, Aegean and Mora editions (all £26.900). 01/09/2000 : Z3 2.2 (170 bhp) and 3.0 (231 bhp) launched. 01/02/2001 : Z3 2.2 Sport and 3.0 Sport launched. 2.2 Sapphire and Titanium editions (both £25.950 new). 01/03/2001 : Revised M Roadster and Coupe with 325 bhp engine, DSC III stability control system, uprated brakes. 02/12/2001 : The 250.000th Z3 roadster > Jet Black with a red top and Mugello Red seats with black inserts. The console is trimmed with red birchwood and the roll bars are black leather in front and red leather in back held together with red stitching. 2002 : An in-dash CD player was newly standard for 2002. 06/28/2002 : Production of the last Z3 roadster. 2003 : BMW's Z4 replaced the Z3. Bron: http://users.belgacom.net/bmw_z3/ (Veel info, site van Danny en member hier).