Shape changing car BMW

BMW’s GINA Visionary Model, a fabric-covered vehicle that can change shapes with the push of a button.

Chris Bangle (head of design at BMW) and his team actually built GINA( "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions") six years ago, but BMW kept it under wraps. It's built on the Z8 chassis and has a 4.4-liter V8 and six-speed automatic transmission. BMW says the fabric skin - polyurethane-coated Lycra - is resilient, durable and water resistant. It's stretched over an aluminum frame controlled by electric and hydraulic actuators that allow the owner to change the body shape. Want a big spoiler on the back? Wider fenders? No problem. "The drastic reinterpretation of familiar functionality and structure means that drivers have a completely new experience when they handle their car," BMW says.

Doors open with hinges now; on the GINA concept, the cloth bends and the door bends open. Headlights now are always there, even when they are off; GINA ’s cloth would actually cover the headlights when they aren’t in use. The rear lights function in a similar manner. Since rear lights are used more often and not a feature one can turn on or off, the cloth covering the lights would be translucent so the light would shine through when on, but be unnoticeable when off.

Check the Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYiEkQYhWY