http://jonsibal.com/blog/?p=166

the vid at the bottom is interesting...

thoughts?

6/10/2008 2:14:24 PM

my initial thought looking at that picture was a modern day convertible bat mobile...

6/10/2008 2:16:18 PM

I got it, lets flip a boat hull over and superimpose it on one our chassis!

6/10/2008 2:22:37 PM

Quote :

"my initial thought looking at that picture was a modern day convertible bat mobile..."

that you can not drive at night

i like the windsheild

6/10/2008 2:42:45 PM

you can drive it at night.. why wouldnt you be able to?

did you follow the link, and watch the video? i'm guessing not.

6/10/2008 2:44:42 PM

6/10/2008 2:45:24 PM

Bangle's designs, while ugly as shit on current production cars, work well with fabric. The car has it's problems(See those random wrinkles in the door jam? Would the material hold up?), but I'm definitely intrigued.

The Pontiac Fiero had a plastic skin, but ended up being heavier for it since the body added no structural support and the frame had to be beefed up to compensate.

6/10/2008 2:59:07 PM

That car is really creepy looking to me.

I don't think the anthropomorphic descriptions of the cars features (on that blog) helped much.

6/10/2008 3:05:31 PM

na sorry link didnt work fer me

6/10/2008 3:06:28 PM

that video was pretty awesome.
i love the lights

6/10/2008 3:37:58 PM

Quote :

"i love the lights"

6/10/2008 4:03:08 PM

thats absolutely bad ass. i can't believe me or someone didnt think of it sooner.

6/10/2008 4:21:56 PM

More links:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080610.002/bmw-gina-light-visionary-model-concept-car-revealed
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/10/bmw-gina-light-visionary-model-revealed/

6/10/2008 4:46:39 PM

i want my car to open it's eyes too

6/10/2008 5:47:05 PM

i know where you can get a fiero on th cheap? lol

6/10/2008 5:51:18 PM

*fap fap fap*

6/10/2008 6:22:11 PM

lines are a little odd, but fit the current bmw design very well (while exadurating it). DEFENITELY innovative. i would expect if the idea of soft shell over exoskeleton would go into production, there would have to be some exotic engineering/materials to match the safety level of the unibodies. i'd rock one,


[Edited on June 10, 2008 at 9:30 PM. Reason : GYNA lol]

[Edited on June 10, 2008 at 9:32 PM. Reason : makes me jealous i never made it into any kind of r&D dept]

6/10/2008 9:24:44 PM

ugly

6/11/2008 12:04:44 AM

props to Chris Bangle, a step in the right direction.

6/11/2008 7:02:58 PM

I always picture bangle all artsy fartsy and douche bag suave looking.


he looks like he'd fit in better working at microsoft.

6/12/2008 7:40:10 AM

Nah he looks like a typical engineer firm kinda guy.

6/12/2008 9:13:38 AM

Isn't Bangle the head of the design dept now. In other words, probably not the guy that designed this car. Rather the guy that supervised its designing?

6/12/2008 11:39:52 AM

Sorry, but this is bat shtit crazy. Chris continues his trek into the deep end.

6/12/2008 2:18:07 PM

cool concept

just think of the adaptive downforce that could happen in racing...the driver could dial in more or less just by adjusting the skin. the body geometry could change under braking for more air resistance and less under acceleration.

6/12/2008 2:34:54 PM

Actually, I imagine this stuff would flap around at high speeds, although they did used to build airplanes this way.

6/12/2008 2:43:56 PM

Quote :

"just think of the adaptive downforce that could happen in racing...the driver could dial in more or less just by adjusting the skin."

Spoilers on any car could be adapted to adjust on the fly very easily (if they don't already.)

Dear Chris Bangle,
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Sincerely,
Skack Dawg

6/12/2008 4:16:41 PM

so i wanna know what happens if a dump truck kicks up a rock at it.. will it go through that fabric?

6/12/2008 5:21:22 PM

Probably just trampoline off and hit the car behind you.

6/12/2008 5:28:56 PM

NEW VIDEO (apparently)

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/12/video-fabulous-footage-of-fabric-covered-bmw-gina-light-visiona/

6/12/2008 8:24:21 PM

lol

chris bangles goatse

6/12/2008 9:03:10 PM

va gina

6/12/2008 9:16:46 PM

I was gonna post that.


Well since im here anyway


NIGGER

6/12/2008 9:40:00 PM

It will be sweet when you get into a tiny fender bender and the cloth rips all the way across the car.


But it's a cool concept.

6/12/2008 11:17:58 PM

so i take it if you want to do any real work to the engine you have to pull the fabric cover off...

there is something very "flight of the navigator" about it..

6/12/2008 11:45:00 PM

Quote :

"It will be sweet when you get into a tiny fender bender and the cloth rips all the way across the car."

As opposed to some toothless redneck charging you $85 an hour to pull out the metal, grind it, body putty, sand, prime, sand, paint, sand, paint, sand, paint, sand, etc? Yeah, you get the point.

6/13/2008 12:00:02 AM

2010 BMW 4 shows styling cues from GINA

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080617.006/2010-bmw-z4-spy-video

See video by clicking above.

Pics:

6/17/2008 5:19:31 PM

Illustrations of how it might look like:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-content/plugins/iimage-gallery.php?idpost=7715&idg=1&idi=1
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-content/plugins/iimage-gallery.php?idpost=7715&idg=1&idi=2

(large pics)

6/17/2008 5:46:06 PM

boy he really struggled giving an explanation for the acronym GINA

6/17/2008 9:17:41 PM