There’s something about celebrity that tends to drive us hoi polloi to take leave of our senses. Case in point? Paul Newman’s old Rolex Daytona, which just sold for $17.8m USD. And, as much as we have maintained a man-crush on Mr Newman over the years, it is too damn much for something that fits on your wrist. But what about cars? Don’t even get us started on the silly money that a little celebrity ownership can garner – especially if the car is rare and desirable to begin with. Well, BMW only made 5,700 Z8s over five years, and most tended to find their way into the hands of the rich and famous. This one? None other than Steve Jobs. And, even if you’re an Android fanboy, you’re likely to want this one. Not only is it rare as a cockerel’s bicuspid, but this particular example has been obsessively cared for and driven just 15,000 miles. Jobs bought the Z8 in California, way back in October of the year 2000, even going as far as to register it with vanity plates. And this is from a man who exploited a legal loophole that allowed him to drive cars without any number plates, to protect his anonymity – at least, in an era before every phone was an internet-connected camera… Oh. Way to be hoisted by your own petard, mate. Interestingly enough, one of the Z8’s standard inclusions in the US of A was a BMW-branded Motorola flip phone – which Jobs (unsurprisingly) hated with a vehement passion. Interesting where inspiration comes from, isn’t it? While Jobs apparently wasn't a noted petrolhead in the same way as, say, Jay Leno (or Jay Kay, for that matter), even he was taken in by the frankly gorgeous proportions of the Z8. And, to be fair, history exonerates both BMW and Jobs both the Z8 and the iPhone are paragons of design. So, just how much does a rare-fish BMW, designed by Henrik Fisker, powered by one of BMW's all-time great V8s, driven (briefly) by Bond and bought by one of the most famous and most loved tech geniuses of all time? Keywords: bmw z8 doug, bmw z8 review, bmw z8 0-60, bmw z8 pov, bmw z8 vs, bmw z8 steve jobs, bmw z8 2000, bmw z8 m, bmw z8 doug demuro, bmw z8 coupe, bmw z8, bmw z8 2018, bmw, z8