Yesterday we told you about the BMW 8 Series and how it was a remarkable, innovative car but also how it shared the rear suspension with the Z1. Both of them were the first BMWs to have a rear ...

But in driving the Z1, we visit the 1980s, the decade fashion forgot and a time when BMW’s designers really broke free from their three-box straitjackets. Even now, over 35 years on, it’s hard to ...