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Morphing Automobile: BMW GINA

bmw_gina_02.jpg source: www.baekdal.com

Mentioned this concept car to friends a few days ago while talking about cars. GINA, short for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions", is a sports concept car with shape-shifting capability by BMW. Covered in an elastic skin layer and movable metal frames, GINA is a car without permanent exterior. In theory, car owners can adjust the exo-frame to mold their true dream car without being bounded by the original design.

Nifty, but not really practical. The thin layer of fabric will certainly not guarantee your safety ... perhaps the next step will be utilising some sort of electrical viscoelastic liquid materials ...

The following images are from Wired and Baekdal.com:


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Posted at 04:08:3801.27.2009.
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