Super Cool and Super Rare --- BMW Dinan ISR-3
In 1998 James Bond, Agent 007 zoomed across the silver screen in the Blockbuster Bond Movie GoldenEye. He was driving an Estoril Blue BMW Z3 Roadster.
This Estoril Blue Roadster BMW Z3 is the ultimate performance version of that car, an BMW/Dinan ISR-3 Roadster. Less than 100 BMW Dinan ISR-3 were ever produced. I am told that the actual number was 46. ISR-3 roadster stands for Intercooled Supercharged Roadster. Each ISR-3 made is unique, they are numbered. Each has a prominent number plate under the hood. And this one bears the number “07”... Totally Cool...
The BMW Dinan ISR-3 is an impressive refined street legal race car fully endorsed by BMW, this Roadster is as cool as it gets. I remember reading about this Dinan modified M roadster years ago, Even today this is a super fast car, that is able to run from 0-60 in the low 4 second range which is in the same league as The BMW (E92) M3. But as an intercooled supercharged Roadster it is just so much cooler.
Dinan really took the Z-3/M Roadster with it's race bred engine, to the next level by re-working the entire car with the most impressive upgrades made to the engine. Dinan chose to use a supercharged and intercooled combination on the factory 3.2 liter BMW inline-6 . The ECU was also re-flashed to accommodate the new Vortech Supercharger giving the ISR-3 a huge boost in horsepower.
The suspension was upgraded with a custom set of Dinan/Koni shocks, stiffer anti-roll bars and a huge carbon fiber and alloy strut-tower brace. The differential was also replaced with a LSD unit that put more power to the ground during cornering.
The interior was finished in a two-tone black and blue color with the Dinan logo embroidered into the headrest. A few gauges have been added like the VDO boost and water guage that are mounted to look like factory pieces.
The wheels look like they’ve been sourced from Fikse and rebranded with a Dinan logo. They are staggered with the rears wider than the front and both having a nice step lip.
Dinan is known for producing super high quality O.E. like products and even with the extreme power upgrade of the ISR 3 it still carried a full factory warranty. All the upgrades came at a hefty price which nearly doubled the base price of the M roadster.
The ISR-3 Package, which stands for Intercooled, Supercharged Roadster, adds virtually every high-performance upgrade that Dinan offered for the E36/7 M Roadster. The S52 3.2L inline-six engine now features a Dinan/Vortech belt-driven supercharger that delivers 10lbs of boost, with a Dinan air-to-air intercooler to prevent heat soak. To best utilize the added power from the supercharger, the engine also features Dinan performance software, high-flow intake, high-flow throttle bodies, high-flow fuel injectors and a low-pressure Dinan Free Flow exhaust system. The 5-speed manual transmission is also upgraded with a lightweight clutch and the OEM rear end has been replaced by a 3.38 limited slip differential. The car rolls on lightweight 18″ Dinan wheels and the suspension has been improved with an aluminum & carbon fiber strut tower brace, Koni dampers, performance springs and larger sway bars. All said and done, this M Roadster pumps out incredible horse power and torque in a 3,100lb package that will rocket to 60mphin the low 4s and pulls .91gs on the skid pad and touch a top speed near 160mph.
Factory features of this M Roadster include a premium Harman/Kardon audio system, heated sport seats, optional AM/FM radio with CD player, a sport steering wheel, power-operated soft top, roll bars and air conditioning.
And this one is number “07”... James Bonds licensed to kill 007 number and Totally Cool.
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