2013 BMW Zagato Roadster

The open single piece looks even more successful than the coupe version. Less than three months after the premiere of the BMW Zagato Coupe the German car maker and the Italian coachbuilder surprise at the Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach in 2012 with a further cooperation: the 2013 BMW Zagato Roadster. According to information, the car was created in just six weeks - of course by hand. This study unit is at Pebble Beach in the best society. Once a year, gather here connoisseur of classic automotive craftsmanship to admire the most expensive cars in the world or to bid on.

Roadster
Unlike almost any other car concept embodies a roadster the pure fascination automobile. Therefore, for the two companies was also clear that a renewed cooperation as a result may have only one such vehicle. With the current BMW Z4 has already the appropriate Genspender in the program. It succeeded, however, the designers, to give the vehicle a clear family resemblance with its own character. The unique design virtually merge the DNA of BMW and Zagato, which may indeed both look back on a long tradition of roadster.

Design
There are some visual highlights. These include the deep-seated double kidney with a Z-shaped lattice structure, a contoured bonnet, striking LED light bar, special dual round headlights and a three-dimensional-looking front apron. The distinctive face of the Roadster Coupe comes from. The front is so the connecting element between the two models. The side view looks quite extroverted. Here the long hood, the far back seated cockpit and the short, crisp rear stand out. In comparison with the normal Z4 the lines is somewhat smoother, the rear lower. Also creates an additional delicate line of an optical connection to rear sill and close the flip side from optically. At the rear, the signature Zagato is most visible. It presents a very wide and flat. The rear view of the Roadster can fill up on the street. Like the Coupe, the rear lights of the BMW Zagato Roadster are behind black tinted glass. The glass surface runs like a black band across the tail. The far-out tailpipes and the diffuser also emphasize the width.

Interior
The interior has done comparatively little. Zagato Roadster there are some ingredients but still: A brown leather belt encircles the interior, such as a railing and should thus produce the visual appearance inside and out. The brown leather trim closes next to the cockpit, door trim and seats even includes the roll bar with. Anonsten is held mainly in the interior black. A brown, embroidered "Z" on the seats indicates the origin of the car.

Which engine is beneath the elegant casing, the two companies did not reveal. The BMW Zagato Roadster is designed as a high performance car. In all probability, therefore, carries a turbocharged six-cylinder in his service.

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