New Roundel - And How ZHP Got It's Name

[pedro2u]

The September Roundel is out, and on page 114 there's and article called "2004 ZHP"

https://view.imirus.com/290/document/13205/page/116

At the end of the article, they explain BMW's thought process for the the ZHP name:

"Well, all the domestics have done so well with Z-codes -- Z28, ZR1, and so on -- let's call it Z High Performance ZHP."

[fredo]

The link is asking for a roundel ID. Is it possible you post screen shots of it ? TIA.

[pedro2u]

The new Roundel app doesn't allow downloads yet (supposedly coming), so here's a screen shot. Hope it's clear enough to read

[pedro2u]

split it into 2 pages

[fredo]

I can read the screen shots. Very good article, thanks for posting. :roundel

[pedro2u]

I know we've all had different guesses what ZHP was an acronym for. Hopefully this is the answer!

[704sw]

Didn’t basically every package in that era started with Z and was followed by two other letters? Other examples being:

ZCW = cold weather package
ZSP = sports package
ZCP = competition package

[pedro2u]

are you saying this is fake news?:dunno

[Cabrio330]

Didn’t basically every package in that era started with Z and was followed by two other letters? Other examples being:

ZCW = cold weather package
ZSP = sports package
ZCP = competition package

Yes, and I believe the Premium Package order code was ZPP, so they could not use that code for the Performance Package, hence the need to come up with a different order code.

[Oli77]

From Marcus' (Marcus and Dane formed ZHPmafia) original post: "But Dane, who knows a thing or two about BMWs, thinks it could just as easily be high performance."

From here (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?1789-Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)-About-the-BMW-E46-330-ZHP-Performance-Package-Option).

[3ZHP]

Cool article and it looks like my car gained great value with it, since they weren’t produced till 2004. And the picture he couldn’t find, I probably have in my stash.

Thanks for sharing


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[John in VA]

Cool article and it looks like my car gained great value with it, since they weren’t produced till 2004. And the picture he couldn’t find, I probably have in my stash.
The author, Jackie, is a woman.

[holyc0w]

I quite like those E46 compacts.

[das boots]

It's all good.

You guys been to E46 Fanatics lately? You should see threads that pop up once in a while back then inquiring on where to purchase a ZHP or how to convert to a ZHP.....

So, just be glad that you got one....

[stephenkirsh]

It's all good.

You guys been to E46 Fanatics lately? You should see threads that pop up once in a while back then inquiring on where to purchase a ZHP or how to convert to a ZHP.....

So, just be glad that you got one....

ZHPs pop up for sale all the time.

[stephenkirsh]

I’m surprised it mentioned an SMG transmission.

Do we know of any ZHPs with the SMG?

[holyc0w]

I’m surprised it mentioned an SMG transmission.

Do we know of any ZHPs with the SMG?

Not likely - http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?13839-BMW-ZHP-Production-Numbers

There's a note about one pre-production example with a SMG. It seems like the article needed some fact checking.

[stephenkirsh]

Not likely - http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?13839-BMW-ZHP-Production-Numbers

There's a note about one pre-production example with a SMG. It seems like the article needed some fact checking.

That was the only bit that seemed wrong to me.

[holyc0w]

That was the only bit that seemed wrong to me.

Guy mentioned the year. The article makes it seem like 2004 was the first year, but it was 2003.