Jan 16, 2023 · An in-depth video tells the story of the BMW Z1, a small roadster with pop-up sliding doors and a plastic body. Only 8,000 were ever made.

Feb 9, 2021 · Instead, the BMW Z1 became famous for its sliding doors. A simple press of the button next to the door activated the door mechanism. Once pressed, the window and door …

Jan 11, 2025 · This is the BMW Z1, a limited-run roadster that turned heads because not only was it a looker, but it also had sliding doors that ‘disappeared’ while driving. To be a little more …

Jun 29, 2017 · The "Z" stood for Zukunft, "future" in German, and the car lived up to the name: It had a multi-link rear suspension (a big deal in 1985), xenon headlights (also a big deal in …

Jan 23, 2025 · Should they ever go wrong, the motors were equipped with a freewheel function, which meant the windows and doors could be pulled up or pushed down manually when …

Watch the door opening and closing. The Magic Doors kit was installed on this BMW Z1 that operates the doors via remote control. Very cool!

Aug 29, 2018 · BMW has a new Z4 roadster out soon, and there's one thing it definitely does not have: possibly the coolest doors ever put into production, which were on the BMW Z1. Those …

Oct 6, 2024 · The car’s rear suspension, one of the first in BMW’s history to feature a multi-link design, was built from scratch for the Z1 and given the nickname of “Z Axle”.

Apr 7, 2023 · As you might expect, having a cool feature like pop-up doors means making some sacrifices to tradition. Such as where to mount the side-view mirrors that would normally be …

Sep 18, 2023 · Here is a video of a cutaway model from a car show which demonstrates the door’s action with the gears in full view, and another shakier video of a closeup of the …