Monday, July 7, 2008

Concept Cars: BMW Concept CS





Make - BMW
Model - Concept CS
Concept year 2007
Production year - ____
Engine - 6.0 litre V12






The BMW Concept CS was a suprise reveal at the 2007 Shanghai Motor Show. One of the first high profile 4-door concept cars BMW has revealed in many years, the Concept CS is designed to rival the likes of Mercedes' CLS and Aston Martin's Rapide concept in the luxury four-door coupe market.In its exterior design the BMW Concept CS displays a low-slung stretched silhouette, long engine compartment, aggressive lines and contours accentuating the rear-wheel drive layout. It's a long way from elegant, but the concept CS's aggressive design works well in context and highlights the power emanating from the 6-litre V12 engine derived from the BMW M5's V10 unit.Either side of the large, distinctly BMW, kidney-grille are the headlights. Here innovative technology serves to generate a powerful and consistent light beam: Innovative LED reverseprojection lights bundle their light on a reflection area from where the beam is conveyed smoothly and accurately to the road ahead.Inside the BMW Concept CS the four individual full-sized sports seats provide the occupants with all the luxuries one would expect in a top-end executive automobile. The innovative design of both the interior surfaces and driver controls is further accentuated by the use of top-quality materials and quality of finish. The driver-oriented cockpit of the BMW Concept CS immediately shows that the motorist is in control of everything happening at the wheel. Just like thearrangement of all controls and instruments, the design and layoutof the cockpit is an invitation to active motoring.