BMW · 1995–2002
BMW Z3
The BMW Z3 is a range of two-seater sports cars which was produced from 1995 to 2002. The body styles of the range are: 2-door roadster (E36/7 model code) 2-door coupé (E36/8 model code) The Z3 was based on the E36/5 compact platform, a shortened version of the conventional E36 platform. This smaller and cheaper platform used the rear semi-trailing arm suspension design from the older E30 3 Series. It is the first mass-produced Z Series car. M models were introduced in 1998 in roadster and coupé body styles and were powered by the S50, S52, or S54 straight-six engine depending on country and model year. The M models came with a 5-speed manual transmission. The regular Z3s were offered with straight-sixes or four-cylinder engines. Production ended on June 28, 2002, with the Z3 line replaced by the E85 Z4.
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UK vehicles on the road
6,700 licensed and 9,200 SORN (15,900 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 19,875 |
| 2015 | 19,545 |
| 2016 | 19,308 |
| 2017 | 18,976 |
| 2018 | 18,736 |
| 2019 | 18,252 |
| 2020 | 18,035 |
| 2021 | 17,686 |
| 2022 | 17,269 |
| 2023 | 16,810 |
| 2024 | 16,153 |
| 2025 | 15,900 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q720552CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z3CC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377755185 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.