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Jun 11, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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I just read this article on autoblog about the BMW GINA....

"The BMW GINA Light Visionary Model that was seen via video being installed in the BMW Museum in Munich last week has finally been revealed, and the futuristic design study shows how BMW designers are thinking outside of the box when it comes to the materials that make up a car and also how the car relates to the driver. GINA stands for "Geometry and Functions in 'N' Adaptations", which basically means that designers from both BMW and BMW Group DesignworksUSA were allowed to throw out the rulebook."

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Here are some pictures, what do you guys think?













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Looks like it has idrive = pass.

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Make sure you guys watch the video in this Link
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flexible =
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Is that Gina as in Va??
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Don't like it...
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Is that Gina as in Va??
Ahahahhahahaaa!!!
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Is that Gina as in Va??
I think so, especially when you open the hood.
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Shrink wrapped Z4s are the future ?
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Overall this design is a mess....
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So wrong, so far out of the box, I hate to comment on it.
The one thing they did get right, they put it in a the BMW Museum
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Bangle on the loose again!
We need to start up another "Fire Chris Bangle" Petition.
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I can't comment if they keep the car cover on.....
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I'm not really feeling it at all.

edit- after seeing the video I like the direction bmw is going in. Very innovative. Maybe give it 10 years and they will have some very sick stuff if they continue down this road.
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Is that Gina as in Va??
+1 That's what I thought also when seeing the pic for the first time...

I hope this car could pay for itself by producing baby bimmer
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the future of vandalism
What if it gets knifed or stabbed!
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Looks like a Z4 wrapped in a condom.
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best post of the day!
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Looks like a Z4 wrapped in a condom.
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