Gina is BMW's latest concept car, it has fabric instead of metal for the skin and it morphs into differnt designs to fit the drivers whims. Cool lights built in too. Would YOU drive this??
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Yes, I would love to drive it during the winter here in western New York state. It's a car for Iowa!!!LOL
I may, but not everyday. Can you imagine if the cloth came off the somehow and covered the windshield...like if someone were to cut it, or in an accident? I'm sure it would get lots of holes in it eventually. Heck you may have to re-dress it every couple years under some kind of warranty, then I wouldnt mind as much AND I'd have a new car look :)
I too, prefer useful and environmentally conservative cars. I'm going to start riding my bike for chores again, to keep myself healthy and slim, but my next car will be something very 'green'.
Does BMW have a good reputation now? Years ago they were known for their lightweight, flimsy, costly-to-maintain products.
My next car will be silver. Dont like green to much. Seriously really tired of the "green" attitude. My next car will get better gas milage because of the price of gas. Other than that I would get a Charger because they look like fun to drive! I do excercise to keep in shape, did it before Al Gore invented the Green earth policy. Which has turned into another religion. Think I spelled that wrong. Sorry.
If it's environment you are trying to protect, then this car being made from fabric will be less harmful to the ozone than the metam mills and aluminum toxins let out during manufacturing. The new BMW and POrsches have cleaner air coming out of their exhausts than the normal breathed in right here in Los Angeles.
It's not like it's rayon, people, sheesh. It's coated in polyurethane and won't stain. I don't like how the hood folds to look like a big vajayjay, though.
Chris Bangle (head of design at BMW) and his team actually built GINA -- which stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions" -- six years ago, but BMW kept it under, er, wraps until Tuesday. It's built on the Z8 chassis and has a 4.4-liter V8 and six-speed automatic transmission. BMW says the fabric skin - polyurethane-coated Lycra - is resilient, durable and water resistant. It's stretched over an aluminum frame controlled by electric and hydraulic actuators that allow the owner to change the body shape. Want a big spoiler on the back? Wider fenders? No problem. "The drastic reinterpretation of familiar functionality and structure means that drivers have a completely new experience when they handle their car," BMW says.
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Yes, I would love to drive it during the winter here in western New York state. It's a car for Iowa!!!LOL
hmmm...is that the same kind of material that ufos are made out of?
in answering your querry, no, wouldn't drive it...
amazing car and concept. yes, I would totally drive Gina (if I was able to afford it).
No, I wouldn't. Because its BMW. Because I prefer usefull cars. Because my next car will be a 'diesel'.
no, i wouldn't. I car made out of cloth - some how I can see somebody taking a knife to it after I flipped them off for taking my parking space.
I may, but not everyday. Can you imagine if the cloth came off the somehow and covered the windshield...like if someone were to cut it, or in an accident? I'm sure it would get lots of holes in it eventually. Heck you may have to re-dress it every couple years under some kind of warranty, then I wouldnt mind as much AND I'd have a new car look :)
The car looked really cool, as if it were alive.
Hmmm, clearly aimed at a certain female market.
I too, prefer useful and environmentally conservative cars. I'm going to start riding my bike for chores again, to keep myself healthy and slim, but my next car will be something very 'green'.
Does BMW have a good reputation now? Years ago they were known for their lightweight, flimsy, costly-to-maintain products.
My next car will be silver. Dont like green to much. Seriously really tired of the "green" attitude. My next car will get better gas milage because of the price of gas. Other than that I would get a Charger because they look like fun to drive! I do excercise to keep in shape, did it before Al Gore invented the Green earth policy. Which has turned into another religion. Think I spelled that wrong. Sorry.
I would put a stain on it immediately like I do with everything else made of fabric.
Has anyone entertained the possibility that metal is way safer to drive behind ?
If it's environment you are trying to protect, then this car being made from fabric will be less harmful to the ozone than the metam mills and aluminum toxins let out during manufacturing. The new BMW and POrsches have cleaner air coming out of their exhausts than the normal breathed in right here in Los Angeles.
Fabrics like Kevlar, Twaron and Spectra are used in boat hull manufacturing already, why not cars.
...in a heartbeat
It's not like it's rayon, people, sheesh. It's coated in polyurethane and won't stain. I don't like how the hood folds to look like a big vajayjay, though.
Chris Bangle (head of design at BMW) and his team actually built GINA -- which stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions" -- six years ago, but BMW kept it under, er, wraps until Tuesday. It's built on the Z8 chassis and has a 4.4-liter V8 and six-speed automatic transmission. BMW says the fabric skin - polyurethane-coated Lycra - is resilient, durable and water resistant. It's stretched over an aluminum frame controlled by electric and hydraulic actuators that allow the owner to change the body shape. Want a big spoiler on the back? Wider fenders? No problem. "The drastic reinterpretation of familiar functionality and structure means that drivers have a completely new experience when they handle their car," BMW says.
anon 6::24
depends. The cars produced in Germany are good quality.
The cars produced in the USA (like the roadster) are crap with lots of quality problems.
uh, what happens if it gets a snag?
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