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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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BMW GINA concept
BMW Group Design has just revealed a revolutionary new concept car which utilizes a flexible textile cover to form its outer skin. Called the ‘GINA' Light Visionary Model - an acronym derived from the principle of Geometry and Functions In "N" (Infinite) Adaptions - the concept offers dramatically different solutions that affect the design and functionality of future cars. The almost seamless flexible textile cover that stretches across a moveable substructure has dispensed with the usual body elements found on production vehicles such as front apron, bonnet, side panels, doors, wheelarches, roof, trunk lid and rear deck. The new material offers designers a significantly higher level of freedom of design and functionality. The body consists of only four elements. The largest component extends from the front of the vehicle to the edge of the windscreen and down the sides to the rear edge of the doors. The large side panels start at the front where the rocker panels emerge and run across the rear wheel arches into the rear. The fourth component is the central rear deck element.

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EDIT: Took out the non working pic links. Added some new pics and car and driver's link to their pics.






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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Pics don't work, but OMFG. Leave it to BMW to rebuild the car.
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that is HIDEOUS
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lol "gina"
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My friend from Virginia talked to me bout this his plates would be "Virginia Gina" abbreviated of course.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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hey that's my gf's name
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Last part of the clip was cool, haha the car winked so what happens when your car gets keyed or in this case, razored
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"gina" lol jus reminds me of 40 yr old virgin when they go on that speed dating thing and the butch b*tch was names "gina" lmfao
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^^^ Hey it comes with a free roll of GINA Duct tape.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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I wonder if they would have a trim with frayed edges and creses for the Abercrombie fans
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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hahaha GINA, this has to be a joke!!

"hey babe, u wanna drive my GINA......."

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hope no one takes theirs to the beach, cuz they might get sand in their GINA!!
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wow thats pretty awesome
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lmfao "gina"
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next thing you know it'll be able to pop out babies
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that type of car will not be ready for atleast another 10 years
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so basically the car is fleshy? like a "gina"?
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so basically the car is fleshy? like a "gina"?
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Looks like a fish...
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
so basically the car is fleshy? like a "gina"?
looks smooth and silky like a "gina"
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yuck

i think it looks like a hippo



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