06-05-2008, 12:07 PM
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BMW GINA Light Visionary Model
BMW's rumored Audi R8 rival? Random flight of fantasy?
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06-05-2008, 04:24 PM
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The profile reminds me of that strange car..hmm..that Veritas RS3 or something. Anyways I hope Its something way better than that.
EDIT: And also this could be the explanation why It was running at the ring some time ago..to me It seems to be really the veritas...so thats what BMW is coming up with?I better be wrong.
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06-05-2008, 05:16 PM
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I'm betting it's the next BMW art-car, to be covered in ice. Some environmental statement by the artist... 
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06-05-2008, 07:48 PM
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I is long time since M1 tha last BMW dream car. Thay are for sure working on somethink
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06-05-2008, 08:12 PM
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Can't wait!! Nice vid - i'm intrigued..
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06-05-2008, 11:00 PM
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hope they make an race version and a series like before
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06-06-2008, 02:04 AM
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Looks like another attempt at a revolutionary design from BMW.
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06-09-2008, 12:40 AM
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top secret! . . . with cameras waiting at every angle
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06-10-2008, 09:18 AM
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Car Revealed
Automobile is made of cloth
Would you like to have a car that can assume different shapes? You may think technology has not gone so far, but complicated things can be made out of simple ideas. Just check out the images on this article. They may seem to refer to different vehicles, but they are only different views BMW’s new concept car, a vehicle that can do exactly this, or else, change its shape in many ways. The Bavarian automaker has named it GINA Light Visionary Model Concept Car. And the car can assume different shapes due to the material its body is built from: cloth.
The fabric is placed over a meshwork of metal wires that can move, controlled by eletro-hydraulic devices. As you can imagine, this is the way the car finds to change its shape as many times as the person behind the wheel decides to do so. GINA, which stands for Geometry and Functions In “N” Adaptions, does not change only the exterior, but also the interior. We believe describing the process may not be as interesting as seeing the video above, in which you can see Chris Bangle explaining the concept, even though it is not necessary, since GINA explains itself quite better.
Although it is very unlikely that such a car ever finds its way into production lines, GINA can surely help BMW shape its future vehicles as a design exercise. What, for example, if its style was to be found in the new Z4? It probably will. Considering the car body can change, it may have helped BMW designers decide what lines looked better on the car.
Built over a Z8 platform, and probably equipped with the same V8 engine (it surely is a V8 engine under the cloth bonnet), the car is all about thinking automobiles in a different way. And it has arrived in just the right time, considering petrol prices and all the changes the human mobility, and therefore cars, are about to go through. Check for more information on the press release below.
UPDATE: Press release added below, watch out for more photos later today
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Last edited by Bernardo; 06-10-2008 at 02:41 PM.
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06-10-2008, 11:08 AM
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I love it. Apart from the issue of engine access, I don't see a problem with this cloth body setup. I love it, bravo BMW!
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06-10-2008, 01:15 PM
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I gotta hand it to BMW. That's very innovative. Extreme weight saving. And that "body work", taking flame surfacing to the next level.
Although... no BMW Audi R8 rival... yet...
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06-10-2008, 03:23 PM
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That is Bangles' ugliest car - evah... 
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06-10-2008, 03:45 PM
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^ this new fabric will allow bangle to put even more unattractive shapes into a single car!
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06-10-2008, 04:19 PM
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^^ I can't say I disagree....I may not be a huge fan of the actual shape of the GINA concept, but it does pose some interesting ideas that aren't exactly new. Some cars and most airplanes were originally cloth-skinned and some lasted quite a long time that way. With cloth, a car could be lightweight, low-speed impact resistant and could easily have active aerodynamics that simply changed the shape of the car at speed. On the other hand, impacts with pointy objects might just punch holes in the car...could make bodyshop visits frequent...would have to come up with a patching solution...
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06-10-2008, 08:29 PM
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I think that is so pretty.. it does look like a living car.. i honestly thinks its top work from him... KUDOS!
omg i love the way the eyes open !!! that is just pure sex.
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