Comments on: GINA Light Model Concept

By: BimmerFile » Archive » Rendered Speculation: BMW Z4

BimmerFile » Archive » Rendered Speculation: BMW Z4 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:38:31 +0000

[...] as well has the hard lines from the front. BMW’s use of design cues from the CS and also the GINA concept are apparent in the overall style of this [...]

By: LarryDickman

LarryDickman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:31:31 +0000

Anyone know what that song is in the background?

By: eager2own

eager2own — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:46:34 +0000

^yep, best car a teenager’s money from delivering pizzas can buy

By: HowardRoark

HowardRoark — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:28:46 +0000

eager2own, you had an 88 Dodge Daytona?! (and admit it) lmao

By: fdavid

fdavid — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:26:46 +0000

Ok. The whole studio paused for a second and look at this. Not sure if it was the smartest move as we are all still in shock and distracted, anyways… Amazing, beautiful, simple.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:03:38 +0000

The real interesting thing about this concept is not the material itself or even the framing that creates the shape: it is about the way the material behaves over the metal frame which defines the lines. The material is left to fill the voids in between the metal arches which dictate the cars lines…the shape the material naturally takes is an amazing representation and extension of Bangle’s “flame” design theory. I could see BMW designers creating models that exist simply of wire frames which exist to represent the hard lines of the car being created and then skinning the frame in the material and allowing it to create the shape of the sheet metal for the production car. Bravo…

By: eager2own

eager2own — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:11:40 +0000

It is an interesting concept, but as to:

"The most striking example of this is the headlight design. In normal position, when the headlights are not active, i.e. when there is no necessity to illuminate the road, they are hidden under the special fabric cover. As soon as the driver turns on the lights, the contour of the front end changes. Activated by the metal structure that lies beneath it, the previously closed fabric cover opens to the right and left of the BMW kidney grille and reveals the BMW double head-lights."

I had something similar on my 88 Dodge Daytona -- I think they were called pop-up headlights.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:42:09 +0000

A very interesting study of form and function. Love it when concept cars are well out on the fringe, not that I expect to see a fabric car tomorrow it does tell you a lot about the creativity of the companies design team.