Check this out!!!

[Ksevn-T]

:o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYiEkQYhWY

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/171595.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/171596.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/171597.jpg

[PULSE]

Pretty fucken cool! its good to see car manufacturers thinking outside the square. I didn't watch the video but I read a short article on the net somewhere and apparently the body is just a fram with that material stretched over it. And when the headlights aren't in use that part of the frame changes and covers them so it gives it a clean look as if they were never there. Same thing goes with a lot of the stuff in the interior etc. I just wonder how much of a pain in the ass it would be if instead of getting a dent, you get a rip in the fabric. Ooh I wonder how much it would cost and how much of a pain in the ass it would be replace the fabric section that covers the entire car!!

[Hachi Roku]

cool car, but way too technical

[xdanielx]

I'm not a fan of how it looks, good to see there trying differnt things

ill have my square dashed, metal guarded car anyday thanx

[ae71neo]

So its basically a Z4 with a sheet over it? :P

[ke70dave]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ae71neo @ Jun 15 2008, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=546205)</div>
So its basically a Z4 with a sheet over it? :P[/b]

i was thinking car cover

or wet suit...

i was watching this yesterday, about 15mins before my control systems exam...

not sure if it helped with my exam, but damn its awesome though. best part is the lights!!

[obey wan boenny]

Wow! That's seriously cool. I love how the car has some human qualities about it. It's good to see car / industrial designers thinking outside the square in terms of materials and design.

[FLT LNR]

wasn't sold by the pics, but the video is awesome.

very original. i like how he asked why we need panels... when really all they add to a rigid spaceframe chassis is weight.

its pretty damn clever. mind you longevity of fabric really comes into play, and one delinquent with a pocket knife could turn your bmw into something resembling a 2nd hand pinata....

still, full marks for originality. love the 'organic' effect of the moving rear wing profile and of course headlamp 'blink'.

[Ksevn-T]

Germans are all about "FUNCTION"

[HachiRoku]

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mind you longevity of fabric really comes into play, and one delinquent with a pocket knife could turn your bmw into something resembling a 2nd hand pinata....[/b]


I can imagine them bombing around after a few years covered in duct tape patches. Cool!

It's certainly an interesting concept, though it draws on old technology.