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SYDNEY – Yamaha Australia memperkenalkan varian sport medium YZF-R15, buat mengisi pasar sport roda dua di tanah Negeri Kanguru. YZF-R15 sudah siap dijual kepada konsumen Australia.

Yamaha YZF-R15 menggunakan mesin berkapasitas 149,8cc, dengan sistem pendingin cair. Motor dengan full fairing tersebut mampu mencapai kecepatan maksimal 120 km/jam (74,5 mph).

Karakter sebagai motor balap tidak terbatas hanya pada penampilan saja. Yamaha YZF-R15 memiliki banyak kejutan yang ditawarkan. Piston dengan silinder DiASil yang tahan panas, mengurangi gesekan dan tahan aus.

Sistem ECU (Engine Control Unit) juga diperbarui, YZF-R15 menawarkan handling dan akselerasi serta power yang lebih baik dengan tingkat emisi gas buang yang bisa ditekan.

Yamaha YZF-R15 dilengkapi dengan ban yang lebih lebar dengan velg baru. Lengan ayun aluminium dan shock belakang yang diperbarui. Desain lampu mengadopsi model R-series dan juga jok tetap menggunakan model ganda.

Rem motor menggunakan peredam dengan rotor 220mm. Frame Deltabox juga disetting ulang untuk handling yang lebih baik. Konsumen di Australia bisa mendapatkan Ymaaha YZF-R15 dengan harga AUD3.999 atau sekitar Rp40,4 juta.(zwr)

JAKARTA – Persaingan ketat di kelas motor sport 150 cc antara Honda CB150R dan Yamaha New V-ixion. Dua motor ini saling berebut perhatian konsumen roda dua Tanah Air, dan juga akan bertarung ketat soal penjualan di tahun depan.

Bicara plus-minus dua sepeda motor dengan genre yang sama ini memang seolah tidak ada habisnya. Semua memiliki kelebihan dan juga kekurangan, tinggal dikembalikan kepada selera pasar yang memilih.

Namun, ada beberapa indikator yang bisa dipakai untuk memprediksi siapa yang lebih baik dan lebih diterima publik. Okezone coba meraba potensi pasar di 2013 dengan sebuah polling kepada pembaca.

Hasil polling yang sudah dibuka selama hampir dua pekan lebih, hingga 28 Desember 2012 ini, menyaring 163 responden dari pembaca. Hasilnya, 115 pembaca memilih Yamaha New V-Ixion. Sementara 48 pembaca sisanya memilih Honda CB150R.

Sekedar mengingat kembali, Yamaha New V-Ixion menggunakan model SOHC (Single Overhead Camshaft) empat klep, berpendingin cairan dengan kapasitas 149,8cc. Sasis Deltabox atau pressed backbone tetap dipertahankan sebagai ciri khas utama.

New V-Ixion dilepas dengan harga Rp22,6 juta buat model kick starter. Sementara New V-Ixion non kick starter dihargai Rp22,4 juta.

Sementara Honda CB150R menggunakan mesin 150cc milik Honda CBR150, dengan tipe DOHC (Double Overhead Camshaft), berpendingin cair dan dipadukan dengan transmisi manual enam percepatan (model 1-N-2-3-4-5-6).

Ciri paling menonjol pada CB150R StreetFire ini menggunakan rangka inovatif tipe truss atau trellis. Honda CB150R dilepas dengan harga Rp22.350.000. (zwr)

By Eva Martha Rahayu

Penjualan BMW di Indonesia terus meningkat. Selama tahun 2012 misalnya, BMW meraih rekor pertumbuhan penjualannya sebesar 41% di Indonesia dengan perkiraan total penjualan melebihi 2.100 unit, naik dari 1.551 unit dibandingkan tahun 2011.

“2012 adalah tahun yang luar biasa buat BMW dan MINI di Indonesia. Penjualan MINI tahun ini kami harapkan mencapai 360 mobil atau rata-rata 1 unit mobil per hari,” ujar Ramesh Divyanathan, Presiden Direktur BMW Group Indonesia.

Ramesh menjelaskan, pangsa pasar BMW di segmen mobil premium terus tumbuh setiap tahun dan mencapai 30% tahun ini. Tidak ada merek mobil premium Eropa lainnya yang mencatat hasil penjualan meningkat selama beberapa tahun terakhir. Keberasilan ini diklaim Ramesh sebagai bukti bahwa BMW dan MINI berhasil merebut hati konsumen lebih banyak atas kualitas produk dan layanan yang memuaskan.

Salah satu faktor sukses BMW adalah ekspansi kegiatan produksinya di Indonesia sejak 2011. BMW Seri 3 terbaru, BMW Seri 5, BMW X1 dan BMW X3 adalah empat model yang telah dirakit di Indonesia yang juga merupakan model-model yang mendorong pertumbuhan volume penjualan di tahun 2012 ini.

BMW Seri 3 memberikan kontribusi sebesar 34% dari total volume, diikuti oleh BMW Seri 5 dengan 29%, BMW X1 dengan 18% dan BMW X3 dengan 7%. Sisanya dibagi oleh model-model niche seperti BMW Seri 7, BMW Seri 6, BMW Seri 1, BMW X5, BMW X6 dan BMW Z4.

BMW X6 Diluncurkan

Pada kesempatan yang sama BMW Indonesia mengumumkan perkenalan BMW X6 terbaru yang kali ini tampil lebih memesona dengan perpaduan antara dinamika mobil yang sporty dengan fleksibilitas tertinggi yang pernah ada pada sport activity coupe manapun di dunia.

“BMW X6 merupakan model yang berbeda dengan desain ekspresif , unik dan merupakan paduan gaya coupe yang atletis, elegan serta supremasi dari model BMW X,” jelas Ramesh.

Bagaimana spesifikasi mobil mewah ini? Menurut Ramesh, mesin bensin menggunakan teknologi BMW TwinPower Turbo, sistem intelligent all-whell-drive xDrive dengan Dynamic Performance Control. Dengan kapasitas 2.979 cc, mesin enam silinder sejajar, sehingga menghasilkan tenaga 306 dk dan torsi 400 nm.

Bagian depan dan belakang mobil didesain detail dengan lampu LED, di mana lampu kabutnya didesain dengan matt finish surrounds pada bagian atas air inlet.

Tenaga dari mesin BMW X6 disalurkan melalui transmisi sport delapan percepatan dengan paddle shift pada roda kemudi. Fitur lainnya Dynamic Performance Control yang berfungsi untuk membantu terciptanya distribusi tenaga yang dikontrol secara elektronis dengan lebih presisi untuk mengoptimalkan stabilitas performa mesin, dinamika, plus traksi. Saat melaju di tikungan, mobil ini masih sanggup melakukan manuver dengan sempurna.

Mobil yang dibanderol Rp 1,768 miliar ini juga dilengkapi dengan sistem navigasi profesional dengan voice control. Juga, ada sistem active steering, adaptive dirive, peredam, serta roll stabilization yang bekerja secara elektris.

Ke depan, Ramesh optimistis penjualan BMW X6 akan memuaskan. “Lebih dari 150 ribu unit BMX X6 terserap pasar dunia sejak peluncuran perdananya tiga tahun silam, dan itu merupakan angka yang jauh melampaui ekspektasi kami. Permintaan pasar mobil jenis sport activity coupe terus naik dan itu mempertegas bahwa model yang unik ini makin populer di masyarakat,” jelasnya dengan mantap.

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Stuttgart - Produsen mobil smart selama ini dikenal sebagai sebuah produsen mobil mungil lewat mobil produksinya yang terkenal, smart fortwo. Tapi di masa depan, line up mobil ini dikabarkan akan ditambah dengan sebuah Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).

Merek mobil yang dimiliki oleh Daimler tersebut tampaknya tidak berpuas diri dengan kepopuleran smart fortwo di berbagai belahan dunia.

Kini, smart dikabarkan tengah mempersiapkan generasi baru dari smart fortwo. Selain itu, forfour yang telah lama dibicarakan juga akan pula mereka lahirkan ke dunia.

Untuk mengembangkan mobil tersebut, smart menurut Auto Express dikabarkan menggandeng Renault untuk mengembangkannya dan kemungkinan akan lahir di tahun 2014 mendatang.

Varian smart fortwo dikatakan mengambil inspirasi dari mobil konsep smart Forvision dengan perubahan pada headlight dan grille yang dipasangkan.

Interior smart forvision juga akan dirombak untuk fortwo masa depan. Layar dari tablet PC akan dihilangkan dan diganti dengan layar sentuh yang bisa digunakan untuk navigasi.

Sementara di jantungnya akan hadir mesi bensin dua silinder berkapasitas 900 cc yang memiliki tenaga 64 bhp yang disalurkan ke roda belakang. Sedangkan versi listriknya akan memiliki tenaga 87 bhp.

Di tahun yang sama, smart juga akan memperkenalkan forfour yang sudah lama dibicarakan. Bila fortwo hanya bisa menampung dua penumpang, forfour seperti namanya bisa menampung empat penumpang.

Untuk mobil tersebut, mesin bensin dengan tiga silinder yang sudah dilengkapi dengan turbo akan hadir di balik bonnetnya untuk memberikan tenaga antara 84-104 bhp yang juga disalurkan ke roda belakang kendaraan.

Namun yang paling mengejutkan adalah kabar yang mengatakan kalau smart juga akan melahirkan small-SUV.

Mobil off-road ringan ini dikatakan akan lahir di akhir tahun 2015 mendatang, juga hasil pengembangan dari Renault-Nissan. Karena itulah, spesifikasinya kemungkinan akan menggunakan beberapa komponen dari generasi selanjutnya dari Nissan Juke.

Belum diketahui nama apa yang akan smart berikan untuk mobil anyar mereka ini. Tapi yang jelas, inspirasi mobil nii kemungkinan menggunakan mobil konsep forstars yang diperlihatkan di Detroit Motor Show.

Pada versi konsepnya hadir mesin empat silinder bensin dan diesel yang akan memberikan tenaga lebih dari 148 bhp.

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By C.C. Weiss


A "green" car-stomping, metal-twisting, glass-shattering monster truck may seem like an oxymoron, but it's also a reality. BIGFOOT, one of the most famous monster trucks in the world, has received an all-electric makeover. Bigfoot 4x4, Inc. teamed up with battery manufacturer EnerSys to create the ODYSSEY Battery BIGFOOT No. 20 Monster Truck, which is claimed to be the world's first electric monster truck. We'll just go ahead and call it E-BIGFOOT.

E-BIGFOOT uses 36 ODYSSEY PC1200 car batteries, thirty of which power the custom-built DC electric motor that was developed by Phoenix-based motor builder Dennis Berube. The motor puts out 350 horses and more than 800 lb-ft (1,085 Nm) of direct-drive torque. A ProFab transfer case routes power to the custom-built driveshafts, and onward to the ZF planetary axles. Internal wet disc brakes provide stopping power.

The remaining six batteries are dedicated to powering the braking and steering systems. In all, the batteries weigh around 1,375 pounds (624 kg), making up a fair chunk of BIGFOOT 20's 11,000-pound (4,990 kg) weight.

Those 11,000 pounds include a custom-designed fiberglass Super Duty body mounted atop a BIGFOOT racing chassis. The 25-inch custom steel wheels wrapped in bloated, 66-inch Firestone tires are suspended by eight nitrogen-charged Knight Stalker monster-truck racing shocks.

E-BIGFOOT debuted at the SEMA show this past October and crushed its first cars in Missouri about a week later. The BIGFOOT team plans to continue testing and tweaking it before taking it on the monster truck circuit next year. Specific dates will be announced in the near future.

There's no word on how far the electric motor can push the beast of a truck, but given that the BIGFOOT EV will spend most of its time rolling over cars in the confines of an arena, we don't think any drivers will be too inconvenienced by a dead battery.

"A lot of naysayers speculated that we'd never even make it to the cars, much less on top of them," said Bob Trent, a BIGFOOT VP. "And now we just ran this thing for more than 20 minutes without recharging it. This is really just the start of what this truck can, and will do."

You can watch exactly what it can do in the short clip below. Some folks will certainly be taken aback by the lack of a screen-rattling truck-engine soundtrack, but the vivid crunching and crackling of the cars underfoot provide an interesting substitute.

By Vincent Rice

One of the highlights of the Windsor Concurs d’Elegance that we featured here a few months ago was the extraordinary 1924/35 Rolls Royce Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe, now owned by the Petersen Museum in California. Jonckheere, the original coachbuilders, are still in business. Although they now specialize in bus and coach bodies, they have commissioned Turkish designer Ugur Sahin to create a modern interpretation of the original hand-built one-off. The “Round Door Rolls” might live again.

“For us, the original car represents the timeless aspects of automotive art and its impact it can have on a person even after 77 years. The new design was carefully put together with a very crucial thing in mind; 'Respect,'” Ugar Sahin said. “It is challenging to re-interpret something from that past which has a very imposing and impressive character like the original car, into a modern shape without losing its core essence. Many things like the proportions and lines, the impression some shapes give, are very essential to re-capture in the new design. While keeping the past DNA, injecting modern design elements which are in coherence with the past, is always a challenging task for every designer.”

The story of the original car is fascinating. The 1924 Rolls Royce Phantom l with a convertible body by Hooper was commissioned by an American lady from Detroit. The car never got to the States however, and was subsequently purchased by the Raja of Nanpara, an Indian regional potentate under British rule. It’s at this point that the vehicle was sent to the Jonckheere brothers in Belgium for its new hand-crafted body. Some reports suggest it was intended as a present for Prince Edward, but all records from the factory were lost in the war and it is not even known who originally penned the fantastic Art Deco body shape.

The car was fitted with a 6-cylinder, 7.66L OHV inline six engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. The body was completely hand fabricated to include round doors, split-opening half-moon windows, twin sunroofs, bespoke luggage and a stabilizing fin at the rear. All told, the luxurious automobile was quiet enough to hold a conversation at speed and would easily travel at 100 mph (161 km/h).

The vehicle changed hands many times in the 40s and 50s until it ended up with American Max Opie, who restored it and painted it with six pounds of gold dust and lacquer. After life as a traveling sideshow, it disappeared until 1991 when it was purchased by a Japanese gentleman for US$1.5 million. In 2004 it was purchased by the Petersen Museum and restored to its first incarnation of black gloss exterior and red leather interior. The vehicle is a popular attraction at Palm Beach and other classic car concours events, but in a cruel twist is unfortunately not eligible for the top prizes at these gatherings as the original records are lost.

“We set out to design a car that reflects a complex character which impresses its surroundings without having to depend on too complicated elements and unnecessary additions,” Ugar concludes. “In some way this certain quality might reflect its owner as well.”

Source: Gizmag

By Dave LeClair

Skoda has just revealed its new 2013 Octavia compact sedan. The compact market is incredibly competitive, and the Skoda Octavia is looking to differentiate itself through what the company describes as "middle-class qualities at compact-car price." That being said, Skoda has yet to announce the final price of the compact.

The first thing Skoda focused on for the redesign is the size of the compact sedan. With this focus, the interior of the car has been expanded, giving passengers and the driver more room within the vehicle and creating more leg room for both the rear and front occupants. As a result, the car is 90 mm longer, 45 mm wider and the wheelbase is 108 mm longer than the second-generation Octavia. Despite this, the car is up to 102 kg (225 lb) lighter (depending on the vehicle configuration) than its predecessor.

Skoda's new model also adds some more premium features that are typically found on more expensive sedans. The new version adds features such as an infotainment system, intelligent cruise control and automatic parking assist. With the optional "Traveller Assistant" package, buyers also get traffic-sign recognition.

On the outside, the third iteration of the Octavia includes an Intelligent Light Assistant feature, which will automatically dip the high beams when oncoming traffic is detected. It also comes with a panoramic sunroof, and driving mode selection.

Skoda is offering a slew of engine options when the car arrives in the European market next year. In all, there are eight different turbocharged and diesel engines to choose from, each of which is designed to meet low emission standards. The engine options range from a 1.4-liter TSI petrol engine with 120 hp (88 kW) up to a 1.8-liter TSI petrol outputting 177 hp (132 kW).

The company will release the vehicle with manual and Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG) transmissions. DSG transmissions feature an electronically controlled dual-clutch multiple-shaft manual gearbox without the traditional clutch that comes with most manual transmissions. These can function as either an automatic or semi-manual.

Down the line, ŠKODA intends to release an all wheel drive version of the compact sedan and a performance RS version that will be fitted with the same 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine as the next VW Golf GTI.

By Dave LeClair

Audi has just announced its new RS 6 Avant wagon for 2014. Based on the car's specs, it's only a wagon in the shape of the body, because the area under the hood contains goodies that seem much more akin to that of a sports car.

The Audi RS 6 Avant is powered by a twin-turbo V8 capable of putting out 560 horsepower (412 kW) and 516.29 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque. With this engine and the highest options package, Audi claims the RS 6 Avant is able to push a top speed of 189.52 mph (305 km/h). It can also hit 0 - 62 mph (0 – 100 km/h) in just 3.9 seconds.

Even without springing for the high-end engine packages, the top speed of the RS 6 Avant are impressive. The base configuration is able to push 155 mph (250 km/h). while the mid-tier package tops out at 174 mph (280 km/h).

The Cadillac CTS Wagon's top-tier engine pushes 318 hp (237.13 kW), while the Mercedes E63 wagon is much closer in terms of pure power, coming in at 518 hp (386.27 kW). In terms of raw horsepower, the RS 6 Avant definitely comes out ahead, but it is actually a decrease over the previous generation of the wagon.

The previous model came with two extra cylinders, which obviously added to the power. However, for this new model, Audi dropped 220 pounds of curb weight, and added more torque, which keeps the vehicle snappy and powerful.

The new wagon has added an interesting feature called a cylinder on demand (COD) system. With this, the Avant shuts down four of its cylinders during slower driving sessions, essentially turning the vehicle into a four-cylinder. When the driver accelerates, the other four are engaged, and the vehicle is back to running at full power. Audi claims this changeover takes just a few hundredths of a second, so drivers should barely notice the switch.

This new feature should improve fuel efficiency by five percent. That, coupled with the lighter curb weight and smaller engine, sees the estimate fuel efficiency of the RS 6 Avant up to 24 mpg (9.8 L/100km). The previous version made 17 mpg (13.8 L/100KM).

For buyers in the US, you will not be able to get your hands on one of these. Audi has not released a price or release date for other territories.

Source: Gizmag

By Mike Hanlon

BMW's best selling 3-Series has for nearly four decades been the brand's introductory model – the first taste of a BMW for prospective aficionados. As the BMW range has grown, the larger 5-Series and 7-Series have found more sporty, more stylish and more upmarket coupe derivatives in the 6-Series and 8-Series respectively. Now, the pattern is set to continue with the 4-series, to be shown as a concept at the NAIAS (Detroit Motor Show) in January, but one already slated for production within 12 months.

BMW released an extensive photographic gallery of the new concept model overnight. The 3-Series coupe will become the new 4-Series coupe as a dedicated model in its own right. It's gorgeous, upmarket, and everything that you'll read elsewhere is derived from the press blurb below:

BMW presents the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe

The latest generation of the BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible leads the way worldwide in the premium mid-range coupe and convertible market. Indeed few, if any, rivals have made such a defining impact on this segment in terms of design, dynamics and efficiency.

Now, with the unveiling of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe, BMW is looking ahead to the fourth generation of its sporty mid-range coupe – and reasserting its global leadership credentials in the process.

The “4” – a sign of greater exclusivity and presence

The BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe adds a new dimension to the qualities of the BMW 3 Series Coupe in terms of aesthetics, dynamics and elegance. The “4” doesn’t just mark the start of a new cycle, it represents the zenith of a development curve. BMW has given the new model its own individual character and a standalone design – and, in so doing, has turned “4” into segment shorthand for aesthetic and dynamic appeal.

The latest addition to a nomenclature that sees BMW building on the fine tradition of its large BMW 6 Series and BMW 8 Series Coupes, the “4” stands for greater sportiness, greater exclusivity and even clearer differentiation from the BMW 3 Series range.

The design: a development curve reaches its zenith

The BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe allows the driver to experience the essence of this new, sporting and elegant generation of car in the lap of contemporary luxury. An array of high-quality details provide an exclusive showcase for the car’s perfectly balanced coupe proportions. Inside, the expertise of

BMW Individual, skilled handcraftsmanship and carefully selected materials combine to create a supreme interior. The role of BMW Individual in the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe’s development clearly underlines the brand’s commitment to challenging itself constantly in pursuit of perfection.

Lower and wider stance sharpens dynamics before a wheel is turned 

Perfection in proportions

A BMW Coupe is surrounded by a halo of fascination, and one glance tells the observer all he needs to know about the driving experience on offer. The elegant lines and athletic surface interplay of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe embody the qualities and expertise of BMW design and shine out through its sporting silhouette.

The car’s proportions also fit the familiar BMW template: its long wheelbase, long sweeping bonnet, set-back passenger compartment and short overhangs propel the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe forwards even before its engine stirs into life. At the same time, its stretched proportions exude a very athletic elegance – the rear wheel arches mark the widest point of the car, emphasising the point – and taut lines and surfaces etch emotion and precision into the body.

The Coupe’s sophisticated detailing also captures the imagination on closer inspection. Functional elements such as air intakes and vents, door openers and exterior mirrors are given a stylistic lift by classy satin-finish aluminium accents. The exceptional dedication of the designers in achieving the right look for each particular function is evident in every one of these details.

Precision and sportiness in the front seats

Precise contours and multifaceted surfaces define the striking face of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe. The hallmark BMW front-end features, notably the kidney grille and twin circular headlights, have a slim, sporty design and ensure the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe is immediately recognisable as a BMW. The front-end design displays a clear link with the BMW 3 Series family, but its sporting take on the theme accentuates the dynamic leanings of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe.

The new concept car lavishes both front-end design icons with meticulous detail and three-dimensional depth. The kidney grille is closed off in the interests of optimising aerodynamics and keeping fuel consumption low, and the areas between the elaborately designed, satin-finish grille slats are blanked off by dark surfaces.

The full-LED headlights are a hexagonal, extremely technical-looking take on the customary BMW twin circular design. The dynamically chiselled, slimmer interpretation of this iconic design cue integrates seamlessly into the front end.

The design of the headlights adopts the link between the lights and kidney grille familiar from the BMW 3 Series and takes it to the next level, rendering this connection visible in darkness as well. An optical fibre leads out from the inner headlight tube and forms a visual link between the inner headlight and the kidney grille. In so doing, it gives the front end of the Coupe an even broader look.

The most eye-catching feature of the car’s nose beyond the familiar BMW kidney grille and twin circular headlights is the large air intake in the front apron. Its wide opening hints at the extra air required by the powerful engines and guides the eye around to the muscular flared wheel arches.

The two vent surrounds on either side of the intake replicate the contours of the hexagonal headlight graphics to lend the front end an even wider and more sporting look. Three strikingly sculptured, satin-finish aluminium trim elements in the intake provide added presence.

Eye-catching and extremely width-accentuating, they give the aperture a sporty three-way split. The sides of the two flanking vents are of differing thickness and lend the front end a particularly dynamic appearance.

At the same time, they mark off specific areas of the intake for brake and oil cooling and for the Air Curtain. This EfficientDynamics feature channels the incoming air around the outside of the wheels, ensuring the airflow “hugs” the wheel arches and fuel consumption is noticeably reduced as a consequence.

A side order of power and elegance

Flowing, typically BMW proportions and a stretched silhouette define the athletically elegant side view of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe, with elongated lines and expressively contoured surfaces providing a lively interplay of light and shadow. The gently downward-sloping roofline – a classic coupe feature – creates a smooth transition into the rear, stretches the overall appearance of the car and takes the elegant route to accentuating the sporting appeal of the car’s flanks. The side windows also adhere to the slim and stretched theme.

The striking exterior mirrors extend organically out of the shoulderline and provide another example of the eye for detail which allows aerodynamic function to be integrated neatly and with emotional appeal into the car’s form. The BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe boasts elegantly moulded shoulders, and surfaces and volumes blend harmoniously as the roof slopes down into the rear. The result is a sporty C-pillar design, which merges flawlessly into the sleek silhouette.

Below the side windows, the “double swage line” familiar from the BMW 3 Series range lends the car a dynamic sense of forward motion. The shadowed surface above the rear wheel shrinks significantly below the swage line. This accentuates the muscular contours around the rear wheels, emphasising the car’s dynamic flair and hallmark BMW rear-wheel drive.

The Air Breather, an aerodynamically effective aperture behind the front wheels, offers another pointer to the sophisticated aerodynamics of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe. It draws a dynamic path between the two light surfaces of the car’s flanks, replicating the prominent form of the stylistic front-end elements.

The Air Breather brings together the priorities of BMW EfficientDynamics and time-honoured BMW design, and works in tandem with the Air Curtain in the front apron to ensure an effective reduction in drag around the wheels. Exclusive 20-inch light-alloy wheels add the finishing touches to the car’s dynamically elegant silhouette. Their sophisticated, prominently three-dimensional multi-spoke design underscores their air of sporting elegance.

Broad, sporty stance at the rear

The sporting character of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe continues in the low-slung design of the rear. The prominent horizontal lines and stretched tail lights positioned at the outer edges of the rear draw extra attention to the muscular wheel arches and wide track.

The design of the rear window has a lowering effect on the car’s tail and gives the body as a whole an even more powerful look. It also shows off the car’s broad shoulders with satisfying clarity. The horizontal lines of the rear end frame a subtle three-dimensionality, while a tightly structured concave indent in the rear creates shadowed surfaces and gives the car a forward-surging energy. This contrasting interplay of light and shadow brings extra vivacity to the rear end.

The L-shaped rear lights of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe blend harmoniously into the car’s overall design.

They continue the path of the swage line to the side and are absorbed as an integral part of the exterior design. The tail lights taper in towards the centre of the rear end, but flare out powerfully towards the outer edges, underlining the Coupe’s broad, squat stance on the road.

The inner elements of the rear lights recall a sculpture of contorted surfaces. A full-sized light element here reproduces the signature BMW “double L” in three-dimensional form and with impressive depth. While the emitting surfaces shine brightly, those at the back are rather darker, rendering the strong sense of three-dimensionality visible when the lights are hot as well.

The most striking element of the rear end is the bumper, in which a clearly defined trim element in satin-finish aluminium provides a classy lower edge as the car drops down towards the road. The trim element adopts a similar three-way split to the front air intake, but in a width-emphasising form. It picks up the two exhaust tailpipes in a dynamic sweep at the outer edges of the rear apron before diverting the gaze to the wheels. Small upturns next to the tailpipes lend additional dynamic flair and finesse.

Interior bathed in subtle beauty

The interior of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe follows the traditional BMW recipe, blending sportiness and exclusivity stylishly into a single package. The interior wraps around the driver in typically BMW, driver-focused style. The most important controls for driving the car are grouped ergonomically around the driver to ensure all functions are within the easiest possible reach. The “layering” approach – whereby volumes are arranged into layers through the clever use of lines and surfaces – underlines the dynamic feeling inside the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe.

This dynamic use of lines continues into the door design. All the lines streak backwards towards the rear of the car, thus pulling the focus of the interior clearly towards the front. At the same time, clearly defined surfaces around the window sills and door trim panels converge via the B-pillar into the rear in a tightly structured horizontal movement and connect the front and rear compartments. The arrangement of volumes around the doors, side walls and window sills forms a kind of cocoon around the passengers and generates a sporty and secure sense of space. Added to which, the strong contouring of the rear seats makes them appear like two individual seats joined together, emphasising once again the sporting instincts of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe.

Craftsmanship, sustainability and technical refinement

Developed by BMW Individual, the colour and materials design of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe is tailored precisely to the geometry of the interior. The two-tone Black and Schiaparelli Brown trim provides a particularly effective showcase for the interplay of forms in the front cabin, and light contrast stitching adds a fresh touch to the leather-covered surfaces. This exclusive trim consists of sustainably tanned leather, which makes a convincing case for itself with its natural feel and soft texture, as well as the environment-friendly tanning process used to produce it.

The fine detailing of the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe exterior is continued inside the car, numerous elements of which reflect the exceptional attention to detail with which the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe has been put together. As well as discreetly embossed “BMW Individual” lettering on the seats and door sill strips, the seats are also home to very special hand-braided leather trim elements, which run vertically down the seats and enhance the interior’s feeling of class. The likewise leather covered cup holders also adopt the braiding theme, as do the floor mats.

A Natural Chestnut fine wood trim strip adds the finishing touch to the exclusive interior. The combination of carefully selected, high-grade materials, sophisticated details and the extensive use of handcraftsmanship fills the BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe with an ambience defined by contemporary luxury. The Liquid Metal Silver exterior colour developed exclusively for the concept car shows off its expressive exterior design to excellent effect and injects an extra dose of energy into the interplay of contours and surfaces.

Source: Gizmag