Z18 Off-Road Roadster

The Z18 combines the roadster drive with the robustness and high seat position of an all-terrain vehicle. It is not by chance that the world’s first – and only – all-terrain roadster with its smooth surfaces and well defined lines, resembles a boat.

The main feature of the interior is the central positioning of the instruments which have been reduced to a minimum. The cabin influenced the design of the Z8 .

The variable concept allows the Z18 to be used as a two-seater, a two-seater pickup or a 2+2 with trunk space. The's no roof but the interior is fully waterproof and there are drainage holes in the floor.

The prototype which was constructed in 1995 has a drive-train like the X5 with the 4.4-litre V8 and four-wheel-drive in a steel-profiled frame structure and a plastic outer shell.

If the go ahead is given a version might be built around the forthcoming X3, a smaller brother to the X5, which is aimed at the Land Rover Freelander market space.

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