You can see what they were thinking as it definitely has roots of the Z1 - but with a more progressive look towards the Z3.. it was never released - the Z3 as we all know it and love it was released - but this was the development vehicle for the Z3.
source: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/ ... ver-built/Ur-Roadster The weird small red thing like a baby, truncated Z3. It had the 2.3-litre four from an E30 M3. The Ur-Roadster grew out of the Z1 project and the idea was a cheap way into the M brand. Evenutally begat the Z3 M.
