Wow I miss those days. Life was so much simpler and easier I could cry.

Have a z3 3.0 myself. It is a blast to drive.

I've got a Z3M and I couldn't agree more Tiff !!

I had a Z3 facelift for a few years and that really was the best handling car I've ever owned, even compared to the NB miata I had before it.

What is this? Top gear but informative and a proper conclusion to the tests? I'm so confused

So true sir. I have the 3.0i version and every other car I drive just does not match up. I love the z3. Awsome car.

this is one of the best/most entertaining car review videos I have ever seen on youtube! thank you for this post

The bimmer almost clipped him in the intro 😂

The Z3 is beautiful

love the 306, its one of the best rally car ever with its beutiful handling and funny drive

Me too my friend. The damn thing never gets old!!

Biggest regret: Once you have the Z3, it becomes very hard to give it up for anything else.

This is the real Top Gear.

Owed Supras and Mitsubishi 3000 GT's, and now have a beautiful yellow 99 M Roadster......MOST FUN you can have with your clothes on. Had it for 6 years, and live in Minnesota so only driven in the summer. Put 10,000 miles trouble free miles on it. Perfectly matched transmission and motor will put a smile on your face every time you drive it. Now with 70K miles on it still looks and drives like new and I bet I could sell it rignt now and at least break even.

I have 306 GTi in perfect condition and low mileage = car with passion, smiling all the time !

That reverse entry in the evo😍😍😍😍😍

I drive the S54b32 M coupé with 325hp, its like the roadster only stiffer...it's a great to drive

Drove a z3, and it was great, but the Toyota MR2 handles better! So does the miata.... But the BMW has a much better power-to-weight ratio. I love roadsters haha. need to look into a TT

When u ever owned a Z u never would sell it again. The comfort and Quality is very good for an roadster.

THANK YOU!!! I was looking to see this video again for years. Shit, I don't consider myself a gray dino, but oh... manual gearboxes, mechanical LSDs, hydraulic steerings. THOSE WERE DRIVERS' CARS!!!

my neighbor had one of those hatchback z3 m and that car was so much fun

Ah good ol top gear fun!

good choice

You got that right, I've had mine for 10 years now.

1:43 *Final Fantasy Battle commences*

in wikipedia its written about 306: wikipedia: the 306 was widely regarded as the best hohatch of its time (90s) and all magazines and car programs says the same, love this car

That Pigouet aged so gracefully

Maybe they should rethink the verdict and look at the M Roadster's subframe after a couple of those drifts. Haha.

Love seeing that Peugeot with its fourth wheel off the ground

3:57 lol

nice !

Lovely..... It's lovely :)

The funny thing is that these Bmw z3 to this day still outperforms any current day Miata ! At over 300 horsepower these little Z3 M are deliciously evil !

I drive the M52B28 version of that Roadster.....tis quite fun

There is few cars with rear engine fwd layout.

The chassis can handle a lot more power than they make stock. Some suspension, tires, and brakes and it's good for a lot more.

How does bolting a turbo on a Miata make it handle better? If anything, it'd be more of a handful.

That EVO literally threw herself into that corner and flew out.

6:00 What a reaction 😏

Prefer my Z3 2.2. to my Boxster 3.2.

Actually ,this is the late "Old Top Gear" :D Because early top gear means 70-80s. And the New Top Gear is totally different to the old one.

It's funny to see how everyone here did this 10 years ago i personally love my z3 and wouldn't trade it for the world

I also have M roadster ❤

"The answer is always miata"

That's 99%, not 100%. One car that immediately comes to mind is the original Renault 5 Le Car, which was mid-engine fwd and sold quite well. One could also go by the argument that while all fwd cars are front-engine (except they're not, as it's been pointed out), not all front-engine cars are fwd. Assuming leaves you with the potential of being wrong. Fully designating a car's powertrain puts it all out there in a factual manner.

much KANSEI DORIFTO action here!

The rally driver's from Volkswagen. Lamborghini, the biggest rival of Ferrari, is owned by VW, as many of you know, although this was likely to be filmed before VW bought Lamborghini.

Where's the part where Tiff Nedell pulls a full 360 while driving the Z3M Roadster ???

Mazda mx-5 miata is great handling car also!! Especially with a turbo. ;-)

Mazda miata's are already one of the best handling cars in the world. Now with the turbo u will have more power & will have the ability for wheels to spin & really drift them corners. ;-)

Well dude, simply said, because of that 1% everybody says "front engined, fwd" instead of just "fwd" :)

where's the S2000? certainly one of the best roadsters, if the not best, of the last decade.

name a few that are an everyday sight on the road..

I have come up with a conclusion. KONY 2012

A handling-focused car video with no NSX?

This is early Top Gear...Clarkson and crew didn't come along until later. Quite frankly, I miss Tiff...for many reasons.

Top Gear? 5th Gear!

Dude I thought the ferrari was going to take him outxD

yes i know all that lol.. read my original comment. my point was 99% of FWD production cars have the engine over the front wheels.. so it makes no sense to say front engine'd fwd.. the logical thing would be to simply just say fwd. i didn't indicate that all front engine'd cars are fwd.. i was just saying basically all fwd's are front engine'd

I miss Tiff and Quentin

damn I own that car

why do people say "front engine'd, front wheel drive"? aren't all fwd's front engine'd?

Turn left to go right! Lightning McQueen!

4:06 insane

The conclusion was the z3

Cheers KZfaq 9 years to late

KONY 2013

No one didn't say that they are everyday cars :D

M3

"miata is always the answer"

HAHAHAHAHA... I KNEW there would be some idiot with that comment as soon as I saw Tiff. lol

The test is "best handling road car" not "best car for people who are shit at driving". If someone can't control a car they shouldn't be driving

how can a turbo improve handling?

ferrari sounds like Vtec

Several surprises here... I thought the Brits would go for the Poo-joe... Nice and safe and relatively slow... I also thought they bring out the Z3 1.9 4-cylinder...the politically-correct version of the Roadster. Instead, they show up with an M. What's with no car with a diesel lawnmower engine? And they actually tested a Ferrari in this group? Why?

I owned that exact Z3 M Roadster in SIlver and have owned and driven several sports cars and its is easily the best handling car I've ever driven! Most of that grip is derived mechanically from superior design as opposed to computer assistance. Just a brilliant and totally analog car! MANUAL ONLY!!!

Z3 and M roadster are not the same, also S2000 should be on this list but maybe not available at that time.

lol so that's why there is absolutely no reason to say front 'engine'd fwd' :p

use to have a GTI-6 and loved it loads and now funnily enough i own a Z3 M which is even better, it is an animal!! though i wouldnt wack it down a B-road as fast as the GTI-6 simply because of its unruly back end, loads of power, light rear end on tight road = crash! great fun on the more open twisty roads though ;) never driven an evo 6 but ive always wanted too they look like great fun and a bit of turbo wallop always gives the car a little drama, ferrari's great but way out of my price range

Hi everybody. Does anyone know what BMW it is at 00:16? Thanks!

if you compare the power to weight ratios and the weight, mx5 should handle better than the z3 which is heavier. correct me if I'm wrong

The answer is always Nissan Xterra

Mazda MX5 is the best

The BMW was a bit skittish...

FWD is good for handling

isnt that guy on fifth gear now? ^^ why did he change?

BRILLIANT Motoring TV. Just How it should be, NOT the COMEDY Show it Became. Real ACTUAL Drivers. Tiff Needell Was a Racing Driver. NO WHITE SUIT & HELMET to Exceed 30 Mph. ! Top GEAR Lost the Plot Decades ago, & Became Impossible to Watch. Top Gear Was a Motoring TV Show, Then it Became Suitable for 4 yr old Boys & 7 yrs old Girls to Watch With GRANDMOTHER. Certainly Not for Car Buyers & Motoring Enthusiasts. Top Gear Should have Been an Advert for BARBIE Doll Accessories .

Does this apply to modern era?😂

Yeah,And he is a real race driver.Clarkson is more of an entertainer and journalist - never a race driver.

Two options here: 1. BMW paid them lots of money; 2. They were on drugs.

Ah, really? Fair enough...learn something new every day... :-) "Old Top Gear" it is...I still like Tiff better than Clarkson.

Glad I bought a Z3 and not a Ferrari

Bad audio

what this video shows is why not to buy a used sports car!

wtf are you high!? I think you should read my comment again! I SAID: "99%". NOT 100% !.. and yeah!.. "immediately"!, because everyone drives them!.. lol secondly.. I am aware not all cars with the "engine mounted in-the-front" are "front-wheel-drive"!.. I ALREADY STATED THAT!! how can people be so blatantly oblivious.

Thank God I'm not european, otherwise I'd have to believe VW makes real performance cars

BMW z3 roadster owner!!!!! It goes like stink!!! Always had beammers!!!!! Best cars value for money in the world!

Such a nonsense and misleading review. Think of the target viewer of this show - definitely not a racing driver with a wide track as a playground. Roads are way too narrow for such powerslides. And as much as I like the Z3M, Joe Average does not have the skills to catch the bimmer once it breakes loose like 8n this video.

Where is the integra ! 1998 dc2 would wipe the floor with all of them lol I've had one and stuffed 2 of the cars in this video in street races, so don't think there choice in cars is right really lol

The Z3 is for real drivers is harder to control, the Miata is softer.