BMW unveils Concept 8 Series
The BMW Group used the recent Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy to unveil the BMW Concept 8 Series.
The study car will serve as a taster of a forthcoming BMW model – the new BMW 8 Series Coupe, slated for launch in 2018 and part of the biggest model offensive in the company’s history.
The BMW Concept 8 Series is immediately recognizable as a BMW, but also displays new design ideas and form building techniques.
The flanks: expansive surfaces set within a sporting outline. The silhouette of the BMW Concept 8 Series spreads low and powerfully over the road.
A look at the details reveals two expressively styled character lines providing the border for surfacing that appears to be formed by air rushing out of the Air Breathers.
A large kidney grille, slim twin headlights and large air intakes form a striking, sporty front-end graphic. The classic BMW template has a fresh interpretation here, taking the company’s design language in a different direction.
Together with super-slim laser headlights and the hexagonal take on the “twin circular” theme, it brings a focused look to the front end.
Among the standout design elements in the interior are the fluid transition from the instrument panel into the doors and the sporty, enveloping feel of the interior.
Merino leather in Dark Brown and Fjord White lends the interior a highquality ambience. Accent surfaces in carbon fibre and hand-polished aluminum create deliberate contrasts and radiate a sporty and technical feel.
Plus, a faceted ground gearshift lever and the iDrive Controller made from Swarovski glass with a smoky quartz look treat the interior to some modern and classy finishing touches.