SVE Oletha is the BMW we all want
Something today's BMW design department should look up to
It's all there - the proportions, the long bonnet, sleek body and subtle details - coupled with the best of BMW - either a smooth inline 6 or a massive V8.
SVE - Smith Vehicle Engineering, a company owned by brothers Kaess and Willem, gave us a perfect BMW restomod - it's like all the best of Z4's drivetrain, coupled with the gorgeous design elements of iconic Z8.
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It's based on a E86 Z4M - but the body elements aren't original, they are actually made by carbon fiber from scratch - saving a lot of weight and giving it a serious note in restomod culture. And that costs. A lot.
Under the long bonnet, you can opt for a 3.5 litre S54 Reihensechszylinder (bored out, obviously) or a 4.4 V8 S65 - straight out of a M3s of the era. Figures are undisclosed, but you get it coupled with a 6-Gang manual and LSD - and perfectly natural, no turbos or charging of any kind. Can it get any better?
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The interior, which we cannot see yet, is said to be tailor made to customers' wishes, ranging from leather to carbon and stuff.
Lighter than a Z4 M, serious and stylish as a z8
At 4.35m length and 1.85m wide, it's 20cm longer and 7cm wider than it's Z4 basis, making it as big and serious as a Z8, I'd dare to say a proper GT. Yet, being carbon bodied, at 1.400 kilos, actually around 100kg lighter than a Z4 and a whole 300kg lighter than a Z8.
Unfortunately, then comes the price - a USD 450.000 or around EUR 380.000 - ouch! Roughly you can probably get two Z8s in acceptable condition for that, but I have no doubt that this would find a home - honestly, if I could, I definitely would.
What do you think?
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Comments (51)
Nice, but just get a Z8
What he said^ this seems to be a bit much for a rebodied old Z4
Nah this is the perfect mix of Z8 and Z4…
I want one!
Yes, that's how a properly designed BMW should look like!
Looks very nice
Unlike most bmws🤮🤮🤮
That’s quite expensive but I love iy