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Production chronology1997–2002
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗6 years
← BMW
BMW / Model record
BMWM Roadster
Production1997–2002
Recorded originGermany
ClassTwo Seaters
Background
The BMW M Coupé and BMW M Roadster are high performance models of the BMW Z3 and Z4 coupés/roadsters produced by BMW M. The first generation was based on the Z3 and was produced between 1998 and 2002. The second generation was based on the Z4 and was produced between 2006 and 2008.
Text adapted from “BMW M Coupé and Roadster” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1998–2001
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1998–2008
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗7 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1997–2008
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗12 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations1997–2001
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗5 years