This fascinates me to no end. BMW has been reconsidering how cars are structured, and began to wonder whether or not the metal exterior was even necessary. As they explored different possibilities, they came out with something new they're calling GINA. They moved away from a hard, metal 'skin' to something more flexible, and can move in different ways a fixed metal car cannot move outside of its fixed structure. I have to admit, at first I was not impressed - who wants to drive a lycra-covered car? Might as well wear a skin-tight lycra or spandex suit while you're at it. But the video is pretty darn impressive. I'd love to see these on the road someday (though apparently it's being sent straight to the BMW museum in Munich. Maybe someday....)
Anyway. Go check out the link - and watch the video! It's so cool to watch ^^
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/644/bmw-s-cloth-skinned-car.html;_ylt=Agn0ZnBCsNv66jlNSNuUrA.IV8cX
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/17/transportation-tuesday-bmw-gina-light-visionary-model-revealed/
With that said, will someone please take me to a car show?? It's been too long since I've been :/
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