Autotrader // Can A BMW Z4 Run On Train Wheels?

We set ourselves a simple challenge: buy a car on Autotrader, fit a set of custom train wheels and run it on real railway tracks. It sounds ridiculous, but with the help of Top Gear engineer Peter we tried to build a sports car that can run on the British rail network in order to avoid traffic. In this episode we reveal how the conversion works, how the Z4 handles with steel wheels, what it is like to drive a car on rails and whether this experiment can teach us something useful about transport. We also discover a few surprises along the way. Some of them good. Some of them not so good. If you want to see a sports car behave in a way it was never designed to behave, or you just want to know what happens when curiosity meets engineering, this is the one. Found on Autotrader. Tested in the strangest way possible. Looking for a new car? It’s time for Autotrader: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_organic_brandplatform&utm_content=its_time_for Deciding on your next car is hard, that’s why we’ve made it easier than ever. With expert car reviews and recommendations free from jargon, you’ll be able to find the car that suits you on our official YouTube channel. Autotrader: https://www.autotrader.co.uk Check back for the latest new car reviews on everything from SUVs to supercars, plus ✅ the latest car reviews ✅ car advice and explainers ✅ used and new car guides ✅ head-to-heads Subscribe for more from Autotrader UK: http://bit.ly/1AqiIny Want to be the first to see our new videos? Enable notifications Looking for more inspiration? 🚗 • Autotrader: https://www.autotrader.co.uk • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@autotraderuk • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autotraderuk • Instagram: https://instagram.com/autotraderuk • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/autotraderuk/ Video chapters: 0:00 Wheelie Bad Ideas 1:06 Finding the perfect car 2:20 Car, check. Mechanic, check. 3:40 The theory: train wheels 6:15 Engineering the train wheels 8:49 BMW Z4 on the tracks 10:13 The first drive 12:40 Does it work as a train? 14:21 Can the Z4 carry passengers? 19:26 The next experiment 21:02 Acceleration in the Z4 train 25:09 Can we make it stop even quicker? 26:19 Success or failure?