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41-562: The BMW Z4 (E89) is the second generation of the BMW Z4 range of two-door roadsters , and was produced from 2009 to 2016. The E89 replaced the E85/E86 Z4 and is the fourth model in the BMW Z Series . The E89 Z4 was the first Z Series model to use a retractable hardtop roof, which meant that there were no longer separate roadster and coupé versions of the car. There was no Z4 M model for

82-537: A car in hopes of being chosen. Once a car is accepted to the Concours, it cannot again be entered in the event for ten years, with three exceptions; the ownership of the car has changed, the car has been restored, or if the featured marque is obscure, the Concours car selection committee can reach out to invite cars of varying restoration quality—or cars that have previously been entered in the Concours—in order to provide

123-665: A convertible variant later unveiled at the 2000 Paris Auto Show . The vehicle features unique gull-wing doors that also opened like a conventional hinged door and innovations such as an early concept of BMW's iDrive system , called the Intuitive Interaction Concept, were incorporated into other production vehicles. Much of the styling found on the E63 6 Series is also derived from the Z9. Pebble Beach Concours d%27Elegance The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

164-515: A driving mode selector with Comfort, Sport, and Sport+ modes which adjust throttle and gearbox behaviour, power steering weighting, and the adjustable dampers (with the optional 'Electronic Damper Control'). The models could also be ordered with the iDrive infotainment system with BMWConnected services and keyless entry. The available transmissions are: Since the summer of 2013, all Z4 models met Euro 6 (EU6) exhaust emission standards. No diesel or all-wheel drive ( xDrive ) models were offered for

205-510: A healthy representation of the marque for exhibition. Many of the competing cars are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and more recently into the millions of dollars. For this reason, along with its remarkable setting and amenities, the Pebble Beach Concours is considered the premier concours in the world, and is the centerpiece of over 50 related events spanning over a week, including vintage racing cars running at

246-638: A light silver. The roadster does away with the retractable hard-top of the Z4 and incorporated a tonneau cover for protection of the interior which incorporates a double-bubble shape. The Zagato roadster has a black interior, with a strip of brown leather trim extending to the roll-over hoops . The Z4 facelift (also known as LCI) models were introduced in March 2013. Major changes were: The E89 Z4 comes with electronic stability control , cornering brake control , emergency brake assist , rollover hoops, and airbags for

287-596: A smaller field of 23 on May 27, 1951. In 1952, the event was moved to the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, between the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Pacific Ocean, overlooking Carmel Bay. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has continued since 1950 with one missed year: in 1960, the show was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. In addition, heavy rain at the event in 1963 and 1965 made

328-454: Is 500 N⋅m (369 lb⋅ft), compared to 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft) without overboost. The Zagato Coupé was a concept car based on the Z4 (E89) developed in collaboration with Italian design house Zagato . It was unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on 25 May 2012. As the then BMW chief designer Adrian van Hooydonk and Zagato chief designer Norihiko Harada were friends,

369-887: Is an annual automotive event held on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California . It is widely considered the most prestigious car show in the world and it is the pinnacle Concours d'Elegance competition worldwide. It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. A Concours d'Elegance ( French , literally "a competition of elegance") is an event open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder , country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in

410-534: Is the basis for the current Toyota Supra. The BMW Z1 is a two-seat roadster developed by BMW and was produced from March 1989 to June 1991. It was based on the E30 3 Series platform. The Z1 featured unusual doors which, instead of opening outward or upward, dropped into the door sills and had body panels which could easily be removed and replaced; the car could be driven with all its body panels removed for weight reduction and increased performance. Only 8,000 examples of

451-532: Is the first Z Series model to use a retractable hardtop and meant that there were no longer separate roadster and coupé versions of the car. The top is made of a two-piece lightweight aluminium shell and takes 20 seconds to operate. Manufacturing was moved from Spartanburg, United States to Regensburg , Germany. The G29 Z4 is the third and current generation Z4 and was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on 23 August 2018. It reuses

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492-659: The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly called the Monterey Historic Automobile Races) conducted at nearby WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , as well as classic car auctions. The Best of Show award is the pinnacle accolade given to the overall winner of the Concours that is chosen from a selection of the three highest judged vehicles from the entire event. It is considered the most prestigious award achievable at any car show worldwide. J.B. Nethercutt has

533-493: The Z1 and Z8 . The E89 Z4 was offered with the base level sDrive or optional M Sport trim. The M Sport trim included 18-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, sports seats, redesigned front and rear bumpers, sports steering wheel and sports suspension. An optional Design Pure Impulse package was also offered, having colour matching Alcantara or Nappa leather, and BMW Individual anthracite roof lining. The 2013 facelift also introduced

574-412: The 18th green and hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links with 25 judged classes, with cars brought to Pebble Beach from 27 states and 13 countries (including the U.S.). The event describes itself as " Exhibiting prewar and postwar automobiles along with the latest in concept car designs, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the premiere concours in the world. " 24 of the 175 cars in the field come from outside

615-431: The 1980s (unknown year), is given to, as the name says, a car of French origin considered the most significant. In 2021 the award went to a 1937 Delahaye 135 M Chapron Cabriolet owned by Tom McGough Sr. and Tom McGough Jr. of North Oaks, Minnesota . World-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event as an overarching auto show to officially debut their new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of

656-688: The 2014-2015 European Le Mans Series . It is also powered by the P65B44 V8 engine. Turner Motorsport won the inaugural 2014 Tudor United SportsCar GT-Daytona Championship with an altered version of the Z4 GT3. BMW Z4 The introduction of the M Coupé and M Roadster in the Z3 line marked the first of the Z series to have a high-performance BMW M variant. The first generation Z4 also continued to offer M Coupé and M Roadster variants. The current Z4 (G29) uses BMW's (B58B30) inline-six, its platform

697-611: The Design Pure Traction and Pure Fusion Design package, which had the choice of the exclusive Valencia Orange and Sparkling Brown metallic paintwork respectively (alongside regular colours), and colour matching interior design elements. The Design Pure Traction package also featured a black hardtop roof. The E89 Z4 came standard with BMW EfficientDynamics technologies, such as regenerative braking and electric power steering. Models also feature an electric parking brake, engine start-stop system , directional headlights , and

738-579: The E89 Z4. The Z4 sDrive35is is not available with a 6 speed manual. It was only available with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) in the M Sport trim, and uses an upgraded version of the N54 engine shared with the 1 Series M Coupé . The engine has a computer-controlled overboost function for 3rd to 7th gears. The boost function activates after each gear change with full throttle, and lasts for 7 seconds between 1,500 and 4,500rpm. Peak torque during overboost

779-649: The E89 generation. The Z4 (E89) was succeeded by the Z4 (G29) in 2018. The E89 was the first BMW automobile to be completely designed by two female designers — Juliane Blasi (exterior) and Nadya Arnaout (interior) — in 2006. The Z4 (E89) was officially announced on 13 December 2008 and was unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, alongside the MINI Convertible . The Z4 (E89)

820-711: The GT300 class in a Z4 GT3. Tatsuya Kataoka and Nobuteru Taniguchi repeated this in 2014 . In 2013, the Z4 GT3 finished second at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring . In 2015, the Z4 GT3 Finished first at the 2015 24 Hours of Spa . In 2016, the Z4 GT3 was replaced by the M6 GT3 . The Z4 GTE competed in the GT class of the 2013 American Le Mans Series , the GT Le Mans class of the 2014-2015 United SportsCar Championship and

861-642: The Pebble Beach Concours included classic motorcycles for the first time under the theme of pre-1959 British Motorcycles. The Concours received the 2011 Motoring Event of the Year award by the International Historic Motoring Awards. With the 2020 event being scrapped by the COVID-19 pandemic , the 70th was deferred to 2021. Each year's Pebble Beach Concours honors a featured marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, or type. Though

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902-470: The U.S, representing Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Australia, China, Germany, Mexico, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and the Philippines. The total estimated cost of the vehicles spread across the 18th fairway at the 2006 event was US$ 200 million. From 227 cars in 2005, the 2006 event had a field reduced to 175 cars. Organizers said the change was made to allow more time to judge each car. In 2009,

943-572: The Z1 were produced. The Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW. It was introduced for the 1996 model year shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie GoldenEye . More than 15,000 were sold by the time the car was introduced. The Z3 underwent a facelift in 1999 with the introduction of a coupé bodystyle and featured revised styling, before the end of its production run in 2002. The coupé had controversial styling and

984-680: The Z4 GT3 is approximately 1,190 kg (2,624 lb). In its 2010 debut season, the Z4 GT3 won the Dubai 24 Hour GT3 endurance event and finished second at the 2011 24 Hours of Spa event by the Need For Speed Team Schubert. The Z4 GT3 achieved several victories in the FIA GT3 Championship and Blancpain Endurance Series . In the 2011 Super GT season , Nobuteru Taniguchi and Taku Bamba won

1025-622: The competition, whether it be due to rarity, quality of restoration, or stunning appearance. The owners of the winning vehicle are then offered the opportunity to have their car featured in the Gran Turismo series. Yamauchi is also an honorary judge for the main awards. In 2021, the Gran Turismo Award went to a 1969 Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta once driven by Jacky Ickx and John Surtees owned by Swiss-based Frenchman Pierre Mellinger. The French Cup This award, established in

1066-560: The concept spurred BMW's decision to produce a limited production model called the Z8. 5,703 cars were built, approximately half of which were exported to the United States . The first-generation BMW Z4 was known as the E85 in roadster form and E86 in coupé form. It was designed by Danish BMW-designer Anders Warming . The Z4's design addressed many criticisms of the preceding Z3 ; it

1107-506: The decision was quickly made when Andrea Zagato proposed a collaboration with BMW. The body of the Zagato Coupé was built entirely by hand and includes a double-bubble roof and Rosso Vivace paint which changes colour depending on the lighting, ranging from a near black to a bright red. The Zagato Coupé also incorporates the letter "z" in its design, with the kidney grille composed of small matte "z" letters, with "z" letters embroidered into

1148-466: The driver and passenger. The 2015 Z4 18i received three stars overall in its Euro NCAP test. Yearly production volumes for the Z4 (E89) are as follows: The Z4 GT3 was an FIA GT3 -specification model available to private teams. It is powered by the P65B44 V8 engine based on the production engine used in the E92 M3 and generates a power output of 384 kW (522 PS; 515 hp). The weight of

1189-544: The event, and the judges confer the pinnacle " Best of Show " award on one car from the group of first-place winners, which includes with an engraved trophy and engraved Rolex watch. In addition, a group of honorary judges—individuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry or motorsports—award a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons, as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive industry personages. Approximately 15,000 spectators attend

1230-484: The event. Dozens of world-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event to officially debut new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of the participating manufacturers having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Bentley , Bugatti , Ferrari , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , McLaren , Rolls-Royce , and dozens of others. The 72nd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

1271-484: The lawn area unusable, and so the cars were shown at the old start/finish line of the road race, near the horse stables now known as the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. In 2001, the event saw an introduction of a new category for preservation cars. This category was designed to "bear witness to the passage of time", including the so-called barn find car. The 2006 event saw 175 cars lining

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1312-466: The most Best of Show awards with 6 wins, while Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz are tied as the most successful marque with 10 wins each as of 2024. Gran Turismo Award Since 2008, Japanese-American Kazunori Yamauchi and the president of Polyphony Digital , creator of the Gran Turismo series, has presented the Gran Turismo Award to the participant vehicle that stands out as exemplary among

1353-433: The original European "Concours d'Elegance" events of the early 20th century focused on then-new cars and coachwork, the modern Concours show circuit focuses primarily on classic and vintage collector cars. Prospective entrants must submit an application for each car, and the Concours field is selected from each year's pool of applicants. Many collectors spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing and restoring

1394-428: The participating manufactures having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Acura , Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Cadillac , Czinger , DeLorean , Ferrari , Ford , Hennessey , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , Land Rover , Lincoln , Lucid , McLaren , Porsche , Rolls-Royce , SSC , and several others. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

1435-486: The seats. The Zagato Roadster was the roadster version of the Zagato Coupé that was unveiled three months earlier, and was introduced at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on 19 August 2012. The Zagato Roadster was manufactured in six weeks, from the first design idea to the finished model. Similar to the Zagato Coupé, the paint work of the Roadster changes appearance according to the lighting, ranging from dark grey to

1476-672: The soft-top convertible roof found on the E85 Z4 instead of a retractable hardtop which now takes 10 seconds for operation. The G29 Z4 shares its platform with the J29 Toyota Supra and is manufactured in the same plant in Austria. The following are the production and sales figures for Z models, excluding the Z1: The BMW Z9 (or Z9 Gran Turismo) is a concept coupé introduced at the 1999 Frankfurt Auto Show , with

1517-518: Was larger and featured a significantly stiffer chassis. The Z4 was initially only available as a roadster, but a coupé version was officially launched in 2006. The last model was manufactured on 27 August 2008 at the Spartanburg plant. The second-generation Z4 was announced on 13 December 2008 and debuted at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit the following month. It

1558-469: Was nicknamed as "clown shoe". It was manufactured and assembled in Spartanburg, South Carolina . The Z8 was produced from 2000 to 2003 and was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car , which was designed by Danish Henrik Fisker at BMW's DesignworksUSA . The Z07 originally was designed as a styling exercise to celebrate the 507 roadster of the 1950s, but the overwhelming popularity of

1599-738: Was on August 20, 2023. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was founded in 1950 as an adjunct to the Pebble Beach Road Race , a race event sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America and conducted on a circuit of closed public roads. The 1950 and 1951 Concours were held on a practice tee and driving range adjacent to the Beach Club, a private club near the Del Monte Lodge (now known as "The Lodge at Pebble Beach"). Thirty cars were exhibited on November 4, 1950, and

1640-619: Was revealed at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours. The event hosts the Pebble Beach Auctions, which is an auto auction centered around high-end vehicles valued in the millions. In 2022 alone the auction's total sales accounted for $ 469 million USD. The proceeds of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance have supported the United Way of Monterey County and the Pebble Beach Company Foundation for

1681-736: Was then launched in markets in May 2009. A total of €130 million was spent from 2007 to 2009 in expansion of the Regensburg plant for production of the Z4 (E89). Although its predecessor was produced in the Spartanburg plant in the United States, the E89 was produced in the BMW's Regensburg plant alongside the E93 3 Series convertible making it the third Z series car to be manufactured in Germany since

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