What is BMW Gina?

According to BMW, GINA stands for ‘Geometry and Functions in ‘N’ Adaptations’, which roughly translates from design-speak to English as ‘this car can change shape in a bunch of different ways to suit what you want it to do and we think that’s pretty cool’.

What is the BMW Gina made of?

The fabric is an industrially produced hybrid fabric made from a stabilizing mesh netting scrim and a polyurethane-coated spandex outer layer that is highly durable and extremely expansion resistant. By necessity, it is also both water repellant and resilient to high and low temperatures.

Is BMW elastic?

BMW cars are price elastic measured by the above two aspects. Since demand for BMW cars is price elastic, changes in the price will lead to proportionately change in the quantity demand.

How much is a concept car?

Though scale- model concept cars might cost less than 100,000 dollars to make, the cost involved to develop a full- sized concept vehicle for major automakers generally is above 100,000 dollars and can even be greater than 300,000 dollars with much of this cash being used as salary for the various highly- skilled …

What is the Gina light model by BMW?

The GINA Light Visionary Model by BMW is a concept featuring a flexible fabric skin stretched over an articulated metal frame, meaning the car can change shape. Developed by BMW Group Design and unveiled yesterday, the concept is meant to provoke discussion about the possibilities of car design in the future.

How does the Gina light visionary model work?

The GINA Light Visionary Model has an almost seamless outer skin, a flexible textile cover that stretches across a moveable substructure. Individual functions are only revealed if and when they are needed.

Where is the steering wheel on the Gina light visionary?

The interior of the GINA Light Visionary Model is as innovative as the outside. When without occupants, the steering wheel and instruments are positioned vertically on the center stack so as not to hinder ingress to the vehicle.

What’s the name of the new BMW car?

Now, Munich has officially taken the wraps off of a new design study called the GINA Light Visionary Model, a creation BMW says shouldn’t be thought of as “just another concept car,” but rather “a whole new approach to automotive design.”