| Clarkson's attempt at making a pair of pants was funny, I admit. Curiously, we discuss his review on Top Gear the TV show as if he was reviewing the Z8 when in fact he was not, exactly. On the show he reviewed the Alpina Roadster V8 (officially, Alpina did not call it a Z8), a car that uses the Z8 body, chassis and interior, but replaces the guts with different engine, transmission (auto), tires, wheels, springs, shocks and some cosmetic bits and bobs to deliver a softer driving experience than the Z8, more suited to the street. Having made that point though, Jeremy did discuss the original Z8 in his introduction to the review. He had reviewed the Z8 in a print article previously and mentioned on the show that he was hard pressed to tell the two cars apart, handling-wise. So, we might as well treat his comments as applying to both, I guess.
I like the M1 hommage styling very much. I don't think the press is prepared to let BMW into the supercar club though. The BMW image is primarily sporting sedans, not supercars, and they're a jealous lot guarding the gates to superdom. | 
