The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW. The Z in Z3 originally stood for Zukunft (German for future). The Z3 was introduced on June 12, 1995, as a 1996 model year vehicle. It was later featured in the James Bond movie GoldenEye. While the film was number one at the box office, sales of the car spiked. The entire 1996 BMW Z3 roadster production run, more than 15,000, sold out by the time the car was introduced.