BMW Z1: is this the perfect car to really ‘feel the road’? | Top Gear RETROspective

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  • @sparky4878
    @sparky4878 3 роки тому +256

    Nice to see a BMW with an elegant grille.

    • @bittertruth0000
      @bittertruth0000 3 роки тому +2

      😂

    • @MauriceBln1
      @MauriceBln1 3 роки тому

      Old joke

    • @fredericoamigo
      @fredericoamigo 3 роки тому +2

      @@MauriceBln1 old, but gold😉

    • @MauriceBln1
      @MauriceBln1 3 роки тому +1

      @@fredericoamigo Not everything that is old is also good.

    • @vietitalia
      @vietitalia 3 роки тому +1

      yes i totally agree with you. this overall design is awesome.

  • @metadata4255
    @metadata4255 3 роки тому +105

    The Z4M will always have a special place for me, the last BMW that was as analog as a 90s car but with enough power and grip to keep up with the cool kids today.

    • @amirhashm1
      @amirhashm1 3 роки тому +5

      Defo agreed. The Z4M needs to be snapped up by drivers before their values go insane.

    • @BB-zv8tx
      @BB-zv8tx 3 роки тому +4

      @@amirhashm1 at least in my country the values have gone insane. There's one with 10k km on the clock that costs $80k

    • @R8_Jake
      @R8_Jake 3 роки тому +1

      I got mine 3 years ago as a stop gap toy. Keeper for sure 👍🏼

    • @HongNguyen-pd5tl
      @HongNguyen-pd5tl 3 роки тому

      www.youtubegas.com/watch?v=videosthuc

    • @BlackRNGesus
      @BlackRNGesus 3 роки тому +4

      Never forget the z3m coupe

  • @greggsmith3963
    @greggsmith3963 3 роки тому +78

    You can achieve anything you put your mind to, you just have to take the first step.

    • @jamesbruce7468
      @jamesbruce7468 3 роки тому +1

      Time waits for no one. Seize the moment,
      Learn to be adventurous cos fortune favours the bold. The secret of your success is hidden in your daily routine

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      @stephanstapleton8008 3 роки тому

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      @sebastianmills10 3 роки тому +1

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      @juanbarry1297 3 роки тому

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      @JamesWilson-cp9wr 3 роки тому

      I invested in both stocks and crypto, but I see crypto is doing better, so I sold all my stocks and invested in crypto.Investing is stocks is good, crypto is the best!

  • @Its_Cider
    @Its_Cider 3 роки тому +5

    I started working for BMW in 1992 in London, driving the Z1 was amazing and you got the looks wherever you drove. To this day I still like the Z1 and wished I had the money to buy one.

  • @venom5809
    @venom5809 3 роки тому +37

    My dad's friend had a white one when I was a kid, to this day I am still in awe of it, still the coolest thing ever seeing those doors go up and down. I would love to have one today.

  • @c3vzn
    @c3vzn 3 роки тому +71

    Whoever is directing the reviews of late is doing a stellar job. Definitely a step up from before and the production is unique compared to all the other channels.

    • @thedronephotoguy
      @thedronephotoguy 3 роки тому +6

      Well its not an upgrade to the old Top Gear

    • @c3vzn
      @c3vzn 3 роки тому +7

      @@thedronephotoguy Get over yourself, this isn't meant to compete with the old Top Gear TV show this is online exclusive content. Go watch The Grand Tour if you want to watch that kind of content.

  • @Maaz6713
    @Maaz6713 3 роки тому +105

    Just wanted to say that the quality of the videos is insane.

    • @TheFirstBubbaBong
      @TheFirstBubbaBong 3 роки тому +12

      with almost 8 million subs I would certainly hope so.

    • @lightdragon3127
      @lightdragon3127 3 роки тому +4

      Mabye u haven't seen good thing. Poor guy

    • @ryancarey766
      @ryancarey766 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheFirstBubbaBong yep, I sure as hell hope so!

    • @HongNguyen-pd5tl
      @HongNguyen-pd5tl 3 роки тому

      www.youtubegas.com/watch?v=videosthuc

    • @moundain4220
      @moundain4220 3 роки тому +2

      Dude its BBC

  • @ISirSmoke
    @ISirSmoke 3 роки тому +20

    the Z3 is a bond car too, it was in Goldeneye

  • @RasheedKhan-he6xx
    @RasheedKhan-he6xx 6 місяців тому +1

    The thing about this car is, I can remember with absolutely clarity the first time I saw one and how utterly gobsmacked I was. Paris 1988, Plâce d'Iena, about 6pm. A man parked, stepped out, closed the door and walked away while I stood rooted and my jaw hanging.

  • @oexterminador2550
    @oexterminador2550 3 роки тому +24

    the most underrated car in history

    • @WeAreTheTrueMedia
      @WeAreTheTrueMedia 3 роки тому

      MX5 more so.

    • @ervin7178
      @ervin7178 3 роки тому +1

      An exotic dealer in my area has a few Z1’s right now. They are all priced around 100k. I’d say unknown due to limited production rather than underrated.

    • @caprise-music6722
      @caprise-music6722 3 роки тому +2

      @@WeAreTheTrueMedia MX5 is one of the most celebrated and popular cars in history.

    • @Digitalstar3
      @Digitalstar3 3 роки тому +3

      @@WeAreTheTrueMedia The MX5 is clearly not underrated

    • @thecookingapple5435
      @thecookingapple5435 3 роки тому

      @@WeAreTheTrueMedia he said underrated not overrated

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 3 роки тому +7

    I'm old enough to remember when the Z1 was new. I remember reading about it in the car magazines. I love the look. I hope to be able to afford one some day. Thank you.

  • @eriksantoso1741
    @eriksantoso1741 3 роки тому +9

    The z8 was one of my favourite bimmer of all time

  • @d_a_nguyen4027
    @d_a_nguyen4027 2 роки тому +3

    Well come to think of it I realised how did I became a BMW fanatic (fanboy), ifI remember my very first ever BMW I seen on the road was outside my school as an 9 year old kid back in 1990 which at the time was a Z1 in the same green colour & funky classy cool looks that inspired me to the core throughout my youth. An decade & so later, my first car was a E30 318i that became the perfect passion of joy & lifestyle but I still thinking about was that a green Z1 driving pass me & why haven’t I seen one on the road again in Australia. I swear it was a Z1 that got my complete attention cause it’s was a uncommon yet unusual short looking topless doorless gorgeous body of the driving machine I ever first witnessed in my life. 😱👍😍

  • @frankmaeder4358
    @frankmaeder4358 2 роки тому +1

    A friend of mine had one which i could drive sometimes. I remember driving about 140 km/h (about 87 miles per hour) on the Swiss Autobahn - with doors down. that was really a great feeling. almost like sitting in a go-kart. Loved it.

  • @BradTech.
    @BradTech. 3 роки тому +17

    I hope to see more of this back from BMW

  • @timbre7999
    @timbre7999 3 роки тому +12

    Super video, love it; the subject and the presentation. More classic BMWs please

  • @theblueeyes3889
    @theblueeyes3889 3 роки тому +22

    This guys brilliant top gear should promote him and give him paddy McGuinness role 👍

  • @GGN-92
    @GGN-92 2 роки тому +1

    The definition of a Roadster.
    Thanks for reviewing it.

  • @HH_Yee
    @HH_Yee 3 роки тому +14

    I like this series even more than the actual TV show.

  • @maxjelley4055
    @maxjelley4055 3 роки тому

    Gotta say jack has really REALLY come in to his own I just love watching him, and I love the z1 too

  • @miketurin5233
    @miketurin5233 3 роки тому +1

    This was a stunning head turner when it came out. A friend had one of those early 90s and it was a blast driving it.

  • @atdakore
    @atdakore 3 роки тому

    another top gear youtube episode absolutely blowing the BBC TV show away!!!! Keep it up lads!!!

  • @roshansrinivas8729
    @roshansrinivas8729 3 роки тому +1

    This is absolute great work from Top Gear

  • @maxwiesner
    @maxwiesner 3 роки тому

    My grandpa has red one and in summer he often takes me somewhere with it. Love that car

  • @nrusimhanseshadri9993
    @nrusimhanseshadri9993 3 роки тому +1

    Finally top gear are doing some good job

  • @mavvh1054
    @mavvh1054 3 роки тому +1

    I quite like the videos you guys have been putting out this year.

  • @caprise-music6722
    @caprise-music6722 3 роки тому +2

    More of these vids please! TG retrospective

  • @lemster101
    @lemster101 3 роки тому

    I really enjoy these new online episodes. Well done Top Gear

  • @davyhoogy
    @davyhoogy 3 роки тому +4

    I like these, they're funky, but prices are insane now, ill stick with my Z3

    • @sparky4878
      @sparky4878 3 роки тому +2

      Know what you mean the prices are bonkers.
      To be honest I didn’t like the Z3 when it came out but it’s grown on me now.

  • @scorpseven2861
    @scorpseven2861 3 роки тому +3

    The script on this vid is really a step up from the previous ones.

  • @clipsedrag13
    @clipsedrag13 3 роки тому +1

    The 80s were the leadup to the best decade in the modern era. I could've lived my whole life in the 80s and 90s and been content

  • @richardnunes8499
    @richardnunes8499 3 роки тому +1

    Was still a halo car at the time. That silky smooth I6 is something from the lost generation today.

  • @christopherhunter2892
    @christopherhunter2892 2 роки тому +1

    The doors were not designed to make it easier getting in and out. They were a modern take on a roadster with side screens but without the hassle of removing the glass and storing it. The car was not originally intended for production but such was the reception of the Z1, BMW decided to build a limited run of 8000 vehicles, one of which I owned. Great car with a beautifully designed interior. The only real downside was a small boot. If only BMW would design a nice car again!

  • @0brand0brand34
    @0brand0brand34 3 роки тому

    BMW is always ahead of its time. X5, X6, M cars, M1, idrive, shark fin antenna, quad exhaust, never ending list.

  • @conkerman01
    @conkerman01 3 роки тому +1

    I have such a soft spot for these. Shame they were a little limited engine wise.

  • @FAT8893
    @FAT8893 3 роки тому +1

    I would so dream to have that Z1 styling with M3/M4 engine and gearbox.

  • @JC-Denton
    @JC-Denton 3 роки тому

    Thanks, now that brought back memories! See, this car was on the cover of one of my driving-school booklets...
    :)

  • @devanman7920
    @devanman7920 3 роки тому

    More of this retro stuff with Jack please!

  • @agressive26
    @agressive26 3 роки тому

    I am not a fan of BMW but this one always inside my heart

  • @SuperJoeTendo
    @SuperJoeTendo 3 роки тому

    This is my all times fav bmw now

  • @miladserampang5584
    @miladserampang5584 3 роки тому

    Added amphibious features, not flying yet can be the most sophisticated car in its class

  • @saadakram9698
    @saadakram9698 3 роки тому +1

    Now I can die happly because I've seen an elegent grill on a bmw in my life

  • @scotth6814
    @scotth6814 3 роки тому +2

    I'm amazed that the Ralph Naders of the world allowed a door like that.

  • @ytcer
    @ytcer 3 роки тому

    Nice James May spaniel mode clip at the end

  • @krushireddy
    @krushireddy 3 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful car!

  • @zrevan4262
    @zrevan4262 3 роки тому

    I like this guy. I like watching top gear again. Sure its not tv and the format is different, but such is life.

    • @zrevan4262
      @zrevan4262 3 роки тому

      @Tøp Gear ff off 😂

  • @alfpetzer5812
    @alfpetzer5812 3 місяці тому

    These are pretty jawdropping in the flesh

  • @agarwalravi9270
    @agarwalravi9270 3 роки тому +4

    You are awesome man.

  • @Cringepacket
    @Cringepacket 3 роки тому

    These were around when I was growing up, usually in this green colour or in that maroon-red/brown kind of colour... haven’t seen one in over a decade now (until this video!)

  • @nutellakalt851
    @nutellakalt851 Рік тому

    My dad used to have one in the late 90s/ early 00s. I was so pissed when he sold it. It looked exactly like this one.

  • @x-tremegt860
    @x-tremegt860 3 роки тому +11

    Last time I was this early, Jeremy Clarkson was in that seat :,(

  • @furahamdee
    @furahamdee 3 роки тому

    excellent video...make more stuff like this!

  • @Atlastheyote222
    @Atlastheyote222 Рік тому

    Bikers: “you can’t scrape knee in a car bro 😎
    BMW: “Hold mein Bier 🍺 “

  • @hammmodjabeer7278
    @hammmodjabeer7278 3 роки тому

    One of the most beautiful cars in the world

  • @thebull3365
    @thebull3365 3 роки тому +1

    Thumbnail saw YES

  • @domtucker9353
    @domtucker9353 3 роки тому +1

    This is a stunning car

  • @sargera1
    @sargera1 Рік тому

    the real legacy was that elastomer panel esp on crappy cars nowadays when u can just suck it out when its dinged lightly

  • @rcode2007
    @rcode2007 3 роки тому

    This car is just 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Akurupcm
    @Akurupcm 3 роки тому +2

    BMW makes a truly great driver's car :) .

  • @eriksantoso1741
    @eriksantoso1741 3 роки тому +1

    That door is underappreciated

  • @ytytyt2516
    @ytytyt2516 3 роки тому

    Waiting for Drag Race 🏁

  • @rohanbanerjee_
    @rohanbanerjee_ 3 роки тому

    So it’s like retro tech... for cars 🔥

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 3 роки тому

    That is such a nice colour and really soured the Z 1
    It was just a bit ahead for its time
    I really like it 👍👍

  • @lovinmclovin5290
    @lovinmclovin5290 3 роки тому

    I miss the good old trio from Top Gear. Guess nobody can actually replace them

  • @westmister
    @westmister 3 роки тому

    It's a beauty isn't? Fast at the same time. One love🇩🇪Bavaria first!

  • @rjhandley556
    @rjhandley556 3 роки тому

    Did I see this on the m25 near Heathrow yesterday?

  • @hankolerd
    @hankolerd 3 роки тому

    Nice ending

  • @kenpole1840
    @kenpole1840 3 роки тому +2

    Nah! My '57 TR3 let me feel the road long before the Zedsled appeared.

  • @armbristersgarage
    @armbristersgarage 3 роки тому +4

    I think watching James May on food tribe is better than new top gear

  • @fredricjohansen6138
    @fredricjohansen6138 3 роки тому

    Z1 is beautiful classic bmw to drive

  • @rasputinblomkqist6337
    @rasputinblomkqist6337 3 роки тому

    Once again, BMW was ahead time.
    C1, Z1, Z3 Coupe, 2002 Touring (first estate/hatchback with power), 507, I3, E9,.....

    • @aidenp5768
      @aidenp5768 3 роки тому +2

      BMWs always has innovative technology and ahead of its time, I8 first car to have laser lights, M4 GTS with the resurrection of the water injection, first V12 with direct injection (E66), E32 BMW 7 was the first to have Xenon lights, e31 as a whole.. E53 X5 completely started the new super sport suv trend - unibody with a big V8, power and comfort that can do good amount of off-roading with the proper tires, 6 time worlds fastest sedans from E28 to the F10. Fastest SUV tittle 3 times. BMW producing 1500HP figures out of 4 cylinders in the 80s, Mclaren F1 with the BMW S70/2 making it the fastest production car for 12 years and in the same era winning LeMans. BMWs were so ahead of their time.

  • @mevwake
    @mevwake 3 роки тому

    00:49 did someone notice something fell off ?

  • @scottkinnon6125
    @scottkinnon6125 Рік тому

    I was hoping this would be the real top gear

  • @automotiveaffairsshorts
    @automotiveaffairsshorts 3 роки тому

    Brilliant... love it 😍

  • @kantaverma5970
    @kantaverma5970 3 роки тому +1

    This is really like James bond's bmw

  • @rohlicek3884
    @rohlicek3884 3 роки тому

    the old top gear before 2015 is better than after 2015

  • @tonys1636
    @tonys1636 3 роки тому

    One could say that BMW have Teutonic stubbornness in sticking to the Systeme Panhard layout, but FWD does not become a sports car, nor does out and out speed but traditional handling does, innovation also makes this one.

  • @achintyaaatreya
    @achintyaaatreya 3 роки тому +1

    Those doors were groundbreaking,the new grille however.............

  • @ZeeBri
    @ZeeBri 3 роки тому

    superb feature

  • @richtagg7771
    @richtagg7771 3 роки тому

    Still such a cool cool car.

  • @popshedpilot6635
    @popshedpilot6635 3 роки тому

    An original mini for me gives the most feel of tyres on tarmac.

  • @noahderrington5156
    @noahderrington5156 3 роки тому

    Should do a performance EV conversion on one!

  • @higoodbye3495
    @higoodbye3495 3 роки тому +1

    “sounds better at higher rpm”
    *proceeds to sound like the rings wanna tear apart and shatter the top of the piston*

  • @Aclan
    @Aclan 3 роки тому

    good old days of automotive and humanity

  • @IanSlatas
    @IanSlatas 3 роки тому +1

    Sure, the Z1's doors made it easier to get in and out... Compared to a car with no doors. There's something so inelegant about swinging your legs up and over a high sill. It's a cool looking door, but it's not practical at all.

  • @Trendyflute
    @Trendyflute 3 роки тому

    "Definitely tarmac" ACTUALLY no! "Tarmac" is much older than modern bituminous asphalt concrete; MacAdam was a Scottish engineer who developed the modern graded dirt road in the 19th century, hence the phrase "macadam road". In order to improve the durability of macadam roads, they were coated with tar, hence "tarmac" (short for 'tarred macadam'). So unlike modern roads where the binding tar is mixed with rocks (bituminous concrete), "tarmac" describes a dirt road that has just been coated with tar, and isn't something we really see anymore. Hope people find that interesting!

  • @andreavgr
    @andreavgr 3 роки тому

    Is that Ray from Archer?

  • @swanblake
    @swanblake 3 роки тому +1

    Love these retro reviews. Very well done. Forgot that BMW could create good looking cars like this

  • @stevencartlidge6574
    @stevencartlidge6574 3 роки тому

    It just cracks me up hearing people pronounce the Z as zed . We pronounce it properly as zee...hahaha

  • @Noobmaster-bj9xl
    @Noobmaster-bj9xl 3 роки тому

    Z8 was the G.O.A.T of all Z's

  • @MaticT
    @MaticT 3 роки тому +1

    If this car looked as interesting as its story it would be 150k now

  • @havannaGS
    @havannaGS 3 роки тому

    Oh, now suddenly a change of heart. In 2008 the lame BMW Z1 got roasted by the Lotus Elise and the Honda S2000 in a Top Gear production.

  • @MixedRealitySimRacing
    @MixedRealitySimRacing 3 роки тому

    You can touch the road in a seven without leaning over 😄

  • @stephendouthart1328
    @stephendouthart1328 Рік тому

    lincoln mark 8 offered those doors 30 plus years ago.

  • @jijokoshyksjijo3989
    @jijokoshyksjijo3989 3 роки тому

    6:53 wait.. what? is that sebastian vettel?

  • @hoonaticbloggs5402
    @hoonaticbloggs5402 3 роки тому +1

    Hunny, let’s go out , I’m gonna wear my favourite skirt. Oh , wait, those doors ??

  • @stephanefarnes6398
    @stephanefarnes6398 2 роки тому

    I'm a greasy spanner monkey from a side street nest of nuts and bolts......but I've worked on, and driven one of them, it was getting on a bit back then, but the doors were a show stopper!!! and still worked 25 years later!!!!

  • @charlestonerocks
    @charlestonerocks 3 роки тому

    What other car lets you pick a clover? Owner type jeepney from the Philippines. If you can consider that a car :)

  • @mverick5444
    @mverick5444 3 роки тому

    This oddly reminds me of Doug demuro review of z1 😀

  • @bbz149
    @bbz149 Рік тому

    Always made me laugh when they said you could change the side panels in an hour with just a Screwdriver LOL!! Needed more than just a Screwdriver to get my side panel off! well I'll find out soon enough how long as I need to remove all the panels for a nice new repaint 🙂Wouldnt want to jump up and down on any of my 30 Year old panels either, especially the 2 front Wings that now have slight cracks 😞