An Appetizer of Sorts
I am still very much in the early stages of what I want to do with this here site, but I figure it might help get myself motivated to start writing.
With that in mind, take a look at this:
BMW says in its press release:
GINA (Geometry and Functions In “N” Adaptions) principle grants more freedom for car design. It allows the creation of products with a design and functional range that express individuality and meet the wide variety of requirements of those who are using them.
While a concept car like this is obviously not going to be put into production, I hope they intend to use GINA for development, not just as a PR stunt. As far as I know, the industry standard is to use full-size clay models for finishing touches on prototypes. I imagine something like GINA could make that process a bit easier. Not to mention it is just plain cool.
There is an 84 image gallery and the full press release over at .
June 18, 2008 at 10:09 pm | Automotive | No comment