BMW Z3 E36

BMW Z3 E36 (May 1995 – October 2002) has 7 published engines in the catalogue, and 909 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

Engine	Fuel	Power	Combined mpg range	CO₂ range	Dataset
1.9 petrol 118PS	Petrol	118.3–118.4 PS	35.8 mpg	187–189 g/km	124
1.9 petrol 140PS	Petrol	139.9 PS	32.5–35.3 mpg	213 g/km	256
2.0 petrol 150PS	Petrol	149.6–150.1 PS	28.3–30.7 mpg	220–237 g/km	133
2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	169.9 PS	30.7 mpg	222 g/km	90
2.8 petrol 193PS	Petrol	192.7 PS	30.1 mpg	225 g/km	53
3.0 petrol 231PS	Petrol	231.2 PS	29.7 mpg	228 g/km	43
3.2 petrol 320PS	Petrol	320.4 PS	25.2–25.4 mpg	268 g/km	53

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

M Coupe
Roadster
Roadster Edition
Sport Roadster

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

Variant	Fuel	Gearbox	Body	Power	Combined mpg	Dataset
Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	118.4 PS (116.8 bhp)	35.8 mpg (NEDC)	108
Sport Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	118.3 PS (116.7 bhp)	35.8 mpg (NEDC)	16
Roadster 1.9 petrol 140PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	139.9 PS (138 bhp)	32.5 mpg (NEDC)	27
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	150.1 PS (148 bhp)	28.3 mpg (NEDC)	12
Roadster Edition 2.0 petrol 150PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	149.6 PS (147.5 bhp)	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	15
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	150.1 PS (148 bhp)	30.4 mpg (NEDC)	106
Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	44
Sport Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	46
Roadster 2.8 petrol 193PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	192.7 PS (190 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	53
Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	231.2 PS (228 bhp)	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	32
Sport Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	231.2 PS (228 bhp)	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	11
M Coupe 3.2 petrol 320PS	Petrol	Manual	Coupe	320.4 PS (316 bhp)	25.4 mpg (NEDC)	30

12 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates: May 1995 – October 2002
Engines: 7
Power: 118.3–320.4 PS
Fuels: Petrol
Gearboxes: Automatic, Manual
Body styles: Convertible, Coupe
UK dataset: 909 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.

Variant	Power	Gearbox	Body
M Coupe 3.2 petrol 320PS	320.4 PS (316 bhp)	Manual	Coupe
Sport Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	231.2 PS (228 bhp)	Manual	Convertible
Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	231.2 PS (228 bhp)	Manual	Convertible
Roadster 2.8 petrol 193PS	192.7 PS (190 bhp)	Manual	Convertible
Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	Manual	Convertible

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.

Variant	0–60 mph	Gearbox	Body
M Coupe 3.2 petrol 320PS	5.3 seconds	Manual	Coupe
Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	6 seconds	Manual	Convertible
Sport Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	6 seconds	Manual	Convertible
Sport Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	7.9 seconds	Manual	Convertible
Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	7.9 seconds	Manual	Convertible

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Sport Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS35.8 mpg
Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS35.8 mpg
Roadster 1.9 petrol 140PS32.5 mpg
Sport Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS30.7 mpg
Roadster Edition 2.0 petrol 150PS30.7 mpg
Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS30.7 mpg
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS30.4 mpg
Roadster 2.8 petrol 193PS30.1 mpg
Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS29.7 mpg
Sport Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS29.7 mpg
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS28.3 mpg
M Coupe 3.2 petrol 320PS25.4 mpg

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.

Variant	Combined	CO₂	Fuel
Sport Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS	35.8 mpg (NEDC)	189 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 1.9 petrol 118PS	35.8 mpg (NEDC)	187 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 1.9 petrol 140PS	32.5 mpg (NEDC)	213 g/km	Petrol
Sport Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	222 g/km	Petrol
Roadster Edition 2.0 petrol 150PS	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	220 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 2.2 petrol 170PS	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	222 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS	30.4 mpg (NEDC)	220 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 2.8 petrol 193PS	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	225 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	228 g/km	Petrol
Sport Roadster 3.0 petrol 231PS	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	228 g/km	Petrol
Roadster 2.0 petrol 150PS	28.3 mpg (NEDC)	237 g/km	Petrol
M Coupe 3.2 petrol 320PS	25.4 mpg (NEDC)	268 g/km	Petrol

Registration statistics

909 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

Petrol909 · 100%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

Convertible874 · 96.1%
Coupe35 · 3.9%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

Manual823 · 90.5%
Automatic86 · 9.5%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

Blue304 · 33.4%
Silver236 · 26%
Black130 · 14.3%
Red95 · 10.5%
Green93 · 10.2%
Grey23 · 2.5%
Yellow12 · 1.3%
Other16 · 1.8%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

1131997
1771998
2261999
1422000
1642001
712002

Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the BMW Z3 E36?

1.9 petrol 118PS, 1.9 petrol 140PS, 2.0 petrol 150PS, 2.2 petrol 170PS, 2.8 petrol 193PS, 3.0 petrol 231PS, 3.2 petrol 320PS

How many BMW Z3 E36 cars are in the dataset?

909 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.