BMW Gina Light Visionary Concept Model: metal replaced with stretchy fabric

When it comes to the design of cars one thing has never changed, the skin has always been of a rigid design from metal to carbon fibre. However; BMW might have an alternative solution with their latest concept car. The name for this revolutionary design is called the GINA Light Visionary Model from the German automaker. Gina stands for Geometry and Functions In “N” Adaptions, which promotes thinking by allowing maximum freedom of creativity.

BMW have been very bold with the design of this car, but they needed to so that they could answer the question of how a car of the future would look like. The design of the Gina Light Visionary Model gave BMW the chance to explore their creative freedom, and I have to say “the results are remarkable.” BMW realised that the skin of a car did not need to be rigid, so come up with this flexible skin instead.

The outer skin of the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model is almost seamless; the skin is made from a flexible textile cover which stretches over the movable substructure. There are a number of individual functions on the substructure, but these will only be revealed when they are needed.

The BMW GINA Light Visionary Model is very unique compared to standard cars on our roads today, my car just like yours is made up of a number of body panels, like a bonnet, doors, side panels, roof, trunk etc. With this concept BMW have done away with all this, instead replaces it with a new structure with a minimum amount of components. The fabric used is both highly durable and extremely expansion-resistant fabric; as a result designers have a higher level of freedom of design and functionality.

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