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Back to the Zukunft: The BMW Z1
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In 1987, BMW displayed a car at the Frankfurt Motor Show called the Z1. The “Z” stood for zukunft — “future” in German. The press was smitten, as was the public. Based on the then-current 3-Series, the Z1 featured a bog-standard straight six from the 325i, a five-speed manual transmission and a rethought rear suspension thatwould find a home in the 3-Series built for the majority of the ‘90s. So what’s so particularly futuristic about a suspension redesign? Nothing, but did you look at the photographs?
