BMW Group at the 2015 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

[klier]

Oh wow. Amazing. Time to digest.

There appears to be no way to open the hood or boot. Or at least, no normal way.

@SCOTT27 your render was completely wrong on all levels and you probably knew it. Not cool.

 

[mickaBZH]

 

[mickaBZH]

 

[bimmerjph]

Habib: "Hey lets make the front fenders and hood kinda ugly. Just to shake things up."

AvH: "Nah brah, lets make 'em hella ugly."

Thats the only conversation I can think of that would explain the mess of a front end. Don't even flget me started on the back.

It looks cheap, unsophisticated, and completely prodictable if it came from someone like Mansory. I mean, did they actually look at an E9 or did they just have a 7-year old decribe one while high on Molly?

 

[Bucketslash11]

the airchanneling at the rear reminds me somewhat of the alfa romeo BAT concept, and there is definetly an influence from the vision GT there

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

I want to like it, I really do. Ahead of the front wheel, it just seems awkward as does the double kidney. It reminds me of a stoned koala that got doused in yellow paint. (What is it with cars reminding me of koalas lately?) The F1-race car style steering wheel seems at odd with the kind of car this is. It's got side exhausts! And is that a hybrid set-up?

 

[Rainer271]

I like it. It looks really cool. Especially the side profile looks for me awesome. Well done, BMW.

 

[DblPen]

looks a bit like a modern interpretation of e39 m5 wheels

 

[SCOTT27]

The front of the car is very similar to the next generation 3er except the grille is wider rather than taller. You can see the headlights are a progression on the current 3er model.

 

[DocM]

Profile and rear look great, those kidney grills look hideous and ruin an otherwise decent front end. Shame !

 

[SCOTT27]

Profile and rear look great, those kidney grills look hideous and ruin an otherwise decent front end. Shame !

You might have to get used to large kidney grilles in the near future.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

New BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage Concept: The Official Rundown & Photos

BMW's line of Hommage concepts at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este that pay tribute to the firm's heritage was expanded today with the 30 CSL study.
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage represents a nod to the engineering achievement exemplified by the BMW 3.0 CSL in its lightweight design and performance. With intelligent lightweight construction and modern materials, the 3.0 CSL Hommage brings the character of that earlier model into the 21st century, showing it in a new and exciting guise."

The original 3.0 CSL shed some 200kg (440 lbs) over the 3.0 CS, which is quite an accomplishment given that we're talking about the 1970s. The 3.0 CSL Hommage concept isn't based on an existing car, but BMW supposedly designed it from scratch to be as light as a feather – we say 'supposedly' because no numbers were released.

Whereas the original CSL used plenty of aluminum to keep its weight down, its modern-day sibling's material of choice is carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP), which is visible on the car both inside and out.

If you're waiting to hear what that "3.0" translates under the hood, BMW told us that power comes from "a powerful six-cylinder in-line engine with eBoost" or in other words, a hybrid unit. Again, no other specific details were shared about the mechanical choices.

And with that, we come to what could be the most controversial aspect of the concept: the exterior design. It's not that it looks bad from all angles, as the profile is a nicely done, modern interpretation of the 3.0 CSL, but it's when you see the car straight on from the front or the rear that things get…well, complicated.

The rear seems like a forced attempt to incorporate the styling elements of the new i8 onto an otherwise retro design, while the front with those horrifically large double-kidney grilles is like a half-baked effort to connect it to BMW's Vision Future Luxury Concept from last year. At least that's my 2 cents.

Inside, BMW went for a minimalistic approach combining futuristic details such as the unpractical cutback steering wheel and digital dash with an…acre of wood trim behind the dash. It's a strictly two-seater model with the front passengers getting quilted sports seats with six-point harnesses.

Speaking about the car's styling, Karim Habib, Head of BMW Design, commented: “For BMW designers like us, the BMW 3.0 CSL is a style icon. Its combination of racing genes and elegance generates an engaging aesthetic that continues to win hearts even today. The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage celebrates many of those characteristic features, but without copying them. Indeed, some of the parallels are not immediately obvious. We wanted people to sense the family resemblance rather than see it straight off".

The chances of seeing the 3.0 CSL Hommage entering production are about the same as you have for BMW'sM1 Homage from 2008 and 328 Hommage speedster from 2011…

 

[SCOTT27]

In Silver.

 

[bimmerjph]

In Silver.

Yep, totally what I thought. It just looks like sh*t regardless of the color. The wheel arches and fenders ruined that car.

 

[bimmerjph]

I was right the second concept is a motorcycle! I'm not enough of a motorcycle person to comment on it too much, but that just feels more Honda or Harley than BMW.

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/bmw-made-a-bagger-concept-with-the-help-of-roland-sands-1706355662

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

I'll say this, after its official intro in yellow and black, it still has a strong waft of a Dodge Charger Super Bee that @Beemer B773ER alluded to earlier. In silver, it looks better.

 

[bimmerjph]

 

[martinbo]

LOL! Oh my goodness, another hideous BMW concept! The profile and rear are great but that front - what's up with the ugly face? Same reaction I had to that awful roadster concept that looked to me like a concussed beaver. Blech.

A homage to the 3.0 CSL? More like a desecration.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

In Silver.

Out of curiosity, what is going on here in this photo? Are the designers showcasing and explaining this concept to board members, fellow employees, focus group... or something entirely different?

 

[Deleted member 25]

Was it so F***** hard to give us a proper HD profile shoot like this one ? The car looks good, you have to digest it, even the grill is great. The nly thing that's over the top and creating the negative first impression is the overly aggressive hood design.