First pictures of the BMW GINA concept

10 Jun

Posted by Benny as Interesting

Today BMW published some pictures of the BMW GINA concept we talked about some days ago.

Sadly it looks like many people, including us, had too high hopes after the video published by BMW. The GINA concept is in fact some years old, older than the current Z4 (according to the German car-magazine auto-motor-und-sport)! There are no technical facts known, except that it features an aluminum chassis, not a single word about the engine or the drivetrain. The special thing about GINA are the surfaces. They are not made out of steel or aluminum, instead a high-tech-textile is used that can be formed in multiple ways. So the exterior look depends on many factors, for example if the headlights are turned on or off or if the rear spoiler is used or not.

Since there is no production planned, as far as we can see today, I will just give you the pictures and you can judge for yourself. But maybe it is meant to give us some ideas concerning the looks of the next-generation Z4? Design-elements might be used, but we can say for sure that the hightech-textile won't be used on a production car soon.

14 Responses

Christian Mayrhofer

June 10th, 2008 at 4:23 am
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Did you also see this amazing video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYiEkQYhWY
Giom

June 10th, 2008 at 4:33 am
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Afer watching the video and looking at the pictures… I’m blown away and speechless!

This concept puts BMW in a legue of their own - head and sholders above the others!
Horatiu B.

June 10th, 2008 at 4:49 am
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Christian, just published the video as well. Thank you
Curtis

June 10th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
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Is it just me, or did BMW build a car that opens like a vagina?
Rich

June 10th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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@Curtis, nope not just you.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/06/10/video-bmw-gina-light-vision-concept/#comment-47919
Rich

June 10th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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I guess that’s where the name “GINA” comes from.
Horatiu B.

June 10th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
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Well, the design is….interesting. I would love to see the M1 Hommage in production before GINA.
Giom

June 11th, 2008 at 2:14 am
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To all the negatives on all the web sites all over the world… All
GREAT ideas were rediculed at first and then praised for its success later! So, thank you all for (inadvertently) admitting to this concepts greatness!
Enrico Foschi

June 20th, 2008 at 3:29 am
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This content has been Agglom (erated) with other similar ones on http://www.agglom.com/agglom/62 - BMW Gina - Light Visionary Model
Mike

June 24th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
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I’m sorry, it is a beautiful car and awesome concepts but I honestly doubt I could drive that car with a straight face knowing that the hood opens like a vagina. I can hear it now…there goes the vagina mobile!
Iaga

July 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
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As a popular thesis say, a car of every man is his certain body parts extension…. maybe this is a particualr extension of woman for a difference?
And -as I’m a woman- I would drive my Gina with greatest pleasure!
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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b33g33

August 13th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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@Giom: Seriously? This is your yardstick for measuring greatness? I once had an idea about powering my car using caffeine-doped hamsters. Everyone I know had a good laugh and ‘rediculed’ (your spelling not mine) the idea. I’m sure I’ll be vindicated any day.

I have a huge problem with any design idea coming under Bangle’s auspices. The man has single handedly managed to alienate thousands of BMW fans (myself included - my E34 535i still beats the awkward E60 in the looks department). There’s a reason Audi is now ahead of BMW in the corporate sedan sales.
Giom

August 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
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@b33g33:

Thanks for straightening me out Skippy! I didn’t realize you owned the only opinion. Also, let us all sell our BMWs and buy Audis, now that there’s only one opinion - oh, and close this blog down…