Why This 20-year-old BMW Costs £200,000

I visit Carugati in Geneva, Switzerland to test drive a BMW Z8. In recent years, the value of these 20 year old BMWs have gone through the roof so I tried to find out why. When it first appeared in 1997 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the BMW Z8 was clearly inspired by the legendary BMW 507. Heart-melting design from Chief Designer Chris Bangle and his team, combined nostalgia with state-of-the-art technology and the aluminium spaceframe penned by Henrik Fisker. The BMW Z8 featured a high performance, 5 litre V8 sports engine, delivering 400 hp and 542 Nm (400 lb-ft) of torque, ensuring the Z8 makes an entrance. 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under five seconds and a restricted top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) were the vital statistics, and then there is the soundtrack only an eight-cylinder ensemble can produce. In a roadster with the roof down, it is perfect. Subscribe to STG: http://bitly.com/SubToSTG Be part of my podcast by becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/behindtheglass Want to know where to get great music for videos? I get all of mine here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/9xha0d/ ---- Thinking of financing a car? Check out the Magnitude finance calculator: www.magnitudefinance.com/STG ---- What I Use To Make My Videos: Main Camera - http://amzn.to/2uht3mh Drone - http://click.dji.com/ADPsy67DK0cLzXrQUQIQ?pm=link Second Camera - http://amzn.to/2so1XJb Microphone - http://amzn.to/2gUJFhc Main GoPro - http://amzn.to/2gULjzh Alternate GoPro - http://amzn.to/2gJ1BXS Camera Bag - http://amzn.to/2gIXMC6 Laptop - http://amzn.to/2gITvhQ Editing Software - http://amzn.to/2gUJylo ---- Follow me on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/seenthroughglass Twitter - https://twitter.com/seenthruglass Facebook - www.facebook.com/seenthroughglass Listen to the Behind The Glass podcast https://www.youtube.com/BehindTheGlass --- Intro Music - Holismo, Sheldrake by Seiscientosdoce Channel Art & Intro Photography by Adam Shah [https://www.instagram.com/adam_shah_] & Chris Williams [https://www.instagram.com/munch997] ---- Thanks for watching SeenThroughGlass. If you liked this video you may also like videos by Shmee150, Salomondrin, Supercars Of London, Car Throttle, MrJWW and Petrolicious.

Added 3 May 2026