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The Vision ConnectedDrive is a two-seater sports car
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/ref> The passenger has their own display unit directly in front of them, and the driver has a 3D
Official BMW Vision ConnectedDrive website
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The Vision ConnectedDrive is a two-seater sports car concept
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built by BMW featuring new advanced driver assistance aids. It had its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Unlike previously named Vision concept cars, BMW has no intention to build this vehicle, but to show off its latest design and technology developments.
Exterior
Unlike the 2008BMW GINA The GINA Light Visionary Model is a fabric-skinned shape-shifting sports car concept built by BMW. GINA stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions".
fabric skinned concept, the ConnectedDrive features more traditional materials, but in an equally modern design, referred to by BMW's head of design Adrian van Hooydonk
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He studied at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he ...
as a 'layered surface'. The front grille maintains the BMW style grille, and the front and rear lighting monitor the surrounding traffic conditions around the car. The doors are a variation of the 1989 BMW Z1
The BMW Z1 is the first model in BMW's line of Z series roadsters (two-seater convertibles), and was produced in limited numbers from 1989 to 1991.
The Z1 is unique for its plastic body panels and vertically sliding doors which drop into the ...
, with the outer skins slide forward and the inner door slides backwards. The use of unconventional lighting is integrated into the overall design, from the bonnet area and around the seats to the rear boot lid.
Interior
The interior is very much driver orientated, with a high centre console dividing the interior into two, and using differing lighting schemes to change the internal and external character of the car./ref> The passenger has their own display unit directly in front of them, and the driver has a 3D
head-up display
A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD (), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view informa ...
screen which overlays actual sat nav information onto the view in front.
References
External links
Official BMW Vision ConnectedDrive website
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