BMW Z1

There’s more to the Z1 than just its disappearing doors

- Matthew Hayward

CLEVER DOOR MECHANISMS are often the preserve of supercars these days, but in the past you had plenty of options. Whether it was the DeLorean's gullwing doors, the Toyota Sera's dihedral arrangement or even the Mazda RX-8's rear 'suicide' doors, these deviations from the norm really do stick in the minds of enthusiasts. That's a shame in the case of the BMW Z1, as those futuristic sliding doors which drop electrically into the sills are the only thing most people remember about it.