There is a special birthday celebration organized by the BMW Company in honor of one of its successful sports car of the 1930s. This is the BMW 328 reputed with one of the best performances of engineering skills coupled with impressive looks. The car had the fineness of an aerodynamic design that had the advantage of a lightweight outer body; a high performance engine to match coupled with an equally superb suspension technology. This was the birth of a new concept of car design thus setting a new parameter of excellence with performance and technological advancement. The car still signifies the company’s high standards of engineering success along with design innovations.
This is the 75th year of its first launch and one of the celebrated birthdays in international automobile industry. In a grand ceremony near Lake Como at Mille Miglia the BMW 328 sports car is launched to be a visual treat for many; it stands here resplendent in all its earlier successes of the highest speed at Mille Miglia in 2010; in a week’s time this car will be one of the highlights at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. On this special occasion, BMW has come up with a specially designed re-launch of the designs and engineering highlights of the 328 with the BMW Hommage. It marks a special blend of the modern with the traditional. This has been specially built in celebration of the BMW 328 75th year. It brings together the same specifications of a high-end engineering standards coupled with the finesse of stylish outward designs.
The BMW Hommage is an example of a lightweight built-up of the body which is a combined use of aluminum and magnesium. The 1720 pounds of its weights comes from the carbon fiber body along with wheels. Beautifully structured twin leather seats inside along with wider tail lamps and a kidney grill at the front marks some of the outstanding features of this road stunner. It has a 3.0-liter engine 6 cylinder engine. There is a heavy use of carbon fiber renewed plastic both in on the exteriors and the interiors of the car. Instead of the usual doors, a huge gap makes access of the passengers easy and comfortable. It is in many ways a perfect homage as described aptly by the Company CEO Karl Blaumer. Hommage is not just a tribute to the excellence of the BMW 328 but is in itself a visual treat to behold.
For all you car lovers of BMW cars and already swaying to the looks and performance of the Hommage there will be no commercial production of the car by information available so far. This is a launch only in celebration of one of the masterpiece creations of the company recreated with modern designs of 21st century. The designs of Hommage has been a strange mix of the 1930 design of the BMW 328 even while it has incorporated some of the most stylish sleek looks common to the modern eye. Despite the incorporation of changes there is no missing out on the original inspiration of the car that still stands as a regal heir to the classic standards of automobile engineering of BMW.
Yes, it looks awesome. No, you won't be able to drive it. At least in the near future, because BMW Gina Light Visionary concept is only a concept future car and you can only take a look to it at the BMW museuem. I bet this BMW supercar will look really different from all other supercars you will find there. The main feature making BMW Gina future car distinct from all others is the skin - BMW Gina Light Visionary concept car has it.
BMW Gina concept looks like it's made from a single piece which can change its shape. This supercar has no front door contour because it is covered under the flexible skin, which becomes visible once you will open the door and the outer skin will change its shape. The interior of BMW Gina concept supercar will transform as well not to be so minimalistic once you are inside.
You could possibly say that BMW Gina exotic future car can blink, because lights have a special cover like humans have eyelids. Headlights are covered under the skin untill you turn them on and they are revealed and backlights are visible through the skin at the rear of the BMW Gina supercar once you use them.
There is a spoiler hidden under the skin at the back of the car which is automatically lifted up once the car reaches certain speed to provide more down-force and maintain stability on the road - but the shape of the BWM Gina supercar remains like a one whole.
Although it looks really cool and futuristic supercar, owners of it might end up with some problems like car wash, scratches - you will probably have to change the whole skin which may cost a fortune - and, of course, flexible material will not help to save your life in case of any accident.
A quick glance at the BMW i8 will tell you something almost instantly that this is built for a new generation of machine lovers. It is termed as a concept car from BMW that was launched before in the year 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It is one of the all electric range off cars that is also built with a 7.2 kwh lithium-ion battery as its source of power. An incredible visual and engineering treat for the eyes this is a new attraction to look ahead to for millions of BMW car lovers across the world. In 2010 the company announced the commercial production of the car to commence from 2013 and the marketing of the car will be done as BMW i. in this series the BMW i8 and the BMW i3 will be part of the initial launches of the car.
One of the basic advantage of the BMW i8 car is its extraordinary design combined with a similar fuel efficiency almost akin to that of a small car. The stylish outwardly designs of the stunning BMW creation is an experience in itself even before one has tried the extraordinary concept of the electrical range of the car and the new standard of fuel efficiency. In complete celebration of the sports car getup of the car there is a unique design built with the driver seat and compartment aimed at giving that focus of a racing circuit even while on the roads.
BMW i8 will be a plug-in hybrid version of the concept car from the company; it has a three- cylinder turbodiesel engine along with the inclusion of electric motors with 139 horsepower to its credit. This will enable an easy to achieve acceleration from zero to 100 kmph in just about 4.8 seconds. The higher end of the speed limits is checked electronically at 250 kmph. Official statements assure an average fuel requirement of the car according to a test result carried out in the EU test format; the result of this is 3.76 liters to a 100 kilometers distance. The carbon dioxide emission is 99 grams to a kilometer.
The all electric car range of the BMW i8 is 50 kilometers with a diesel fuel tank of 24 liters that is a standby taking the entire range to a whopping 700 kilometers. The chassis of the car is considerably lightweight being structured out of aluminum. Polycarbonate glass is used in the design of all accessories of the car like the windshield, the car top and the doors. The structural design of the car is made of flat lines for its contour which gives it a wider dimension of appearance. The entire glass structure of the frontal design and the top gives it a unique look of transparency and classic appeal – it is a strong statement of being different. You may feel it has the getup of a 2 seater capacity but can actually seat 4 people with two more at the rear. Despite its modern sports car look and feel the car is also built with some of the best features of a fully functional car aimed at fulfilling all your automobile needs from it.
