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See the photo's. BMW 9-series concept shows audio for next 7-series(body technical: next 7-series has new car platform for the next RR Phantom and possibly a 9-series)Regards, Robert
the new dashboard preview:
BMW is indeed rumoured to show a 9 series concept in China. However, the car in your post is the BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept from 2013.
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Interesting as it was in collaboration with Pininfarina
http://www.carbodydesign.com/2013/05/bmw-pininfarina-gran-lusso-coupe-design-video/
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beocool: BMW is indeed rumoured to show a 9 series concept in China. However, the car in your post is the BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept from 2013.
Sorry, bad source> I have to check better
Here it is
More information here
The return of wooden dashboards.....
and vulgarity.
i don't see the Audio very clearly yet.
Pininfarina at its best, I would really like them to pen a few B&O designs.
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Their coffee machine was the biggest earner for them , but sharing the risk on building cars for other people seems to have finished Pininfarina off , unfortunately . They seem to styled a residential complex in Miami though http://www.designdirectory.com/pininfarina
Am i being stupid or does it have a distinct lack of door handles?
Stunning looking car though (even if you can't get into it...)
Lee
Lee, the lack of door handles is a standard Showcar feature
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Ford-S-Max-Vignale-concept-2014-first-official-pictures/
gives it a different look but the builder puts a switch somewhere like the front wheel arch .
9 LEE: Am i being stupid or does it have a distinct lack of door handles? Stunning looking car though (even if you can't get into it...) Lee
Actually it has switches right under the B-pillar. you can hardly see them but they are there. In this shot they are (barely) visible.
Simonbeo:The return of wooden dashboards.....
Wooden dashboards never really left us, did they?
"Lime wood" ?
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/20/bmw-vision-future-luxury-concept-beijing-2014/
the press release only suggests the design was inspired by the pininfarina showcar.