2003 BMW Z8 Alpina Roadster, 1 Owner, SoCal Car, Clean and Collectable

2003 BMW Z8 Alpina Description

This Alpina Z8 was bought and owned by 1 owner family from the Los Angeles area for its entire life. It was always garage kept and well serviced and maintained. The car even has its original tires still on it ( we will be installing a brand new set of tires for the new buyer ) . Clean carfax and no issues, this car looks and drives great and is definitely an appreciating limited edition model from BMW. The total run of 555 Z8s included 450 cars only in the USA, and were available only in silver or black.
The Alpina came only as an automatic using a five-speed BMW Steptronic transmission allied to a 4.6 L Alpina-tuned V8 motor from the Alpina E39 B10 V8 S (M62). In order to complete the car's transition from sportscar to boulevardier relaxed suspension tuning was used. The standard Z8's run-flat tires and 18 inch wheels were discarded in favor of conventional tires with softer sidewalls and 20 inch wheels. A new softer grade of Nappa leather replaced the Z8's less supple specification and special Alpina gauges were featured on the dash cluster. An Alpina steering wheel with three solid spokes replaced the original which could not be retrofitted with shift paddles for the automatic. Gear selection was displayed in an Alpina-specific display mounted in front of the wheel.
Performance of the Alpina V8 differed from that of the standard car in that peak power was reduced to 375 hp while peak torque was raised to 383 lb·ft. This torque was available at significantly lower rpm than the original in order to enable more relaxed cruising. Curiously the electronically limited top speed was officially raised to 161 mph.
Only 555 of these Alpinas were built 450 of which were exported to the U.S.
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