Shape Shifting BMW (va)GINA

[n00b1n8R]

hint: in a head on collision, the majority of the actual stopping crumple comes from your engine.
Which is still in there.

[SnaFuBAR]

Which has to be ultra flexible and probably not strong.

No.

hint: in a head on collision, the majority of the actual stopping crumple comes from your engine.

NO.

[Limited]

Have they mentioned what material it will be, maybe kevlar will be an appropriate solution, Nascars use it as it doesnt breakup.

If they did produce this car, I'd feel very unsafe being in it. Then again I probably wouldnt buy, its bloody BMW.

[Heathen]

No.


NO.

:/ I cant get them to understand that....

The Plastic and Metal around a normal car has almost nothing to do with the safety.
Normally I try to say something that shows that I am trying to find a middle ground between our points, but you are just wrong.

[Atty]

If I'm not mistaken car bodies are designed specifically to crumble in certain ways to avoid bodily injury to the passengers. They don't limit front end impact saftey and just say, "hurf the hundred of thousands of dollars of research we put into that engine right thur can just stop dur car k gaiz," that would be ridiculous. Although any of you saying that, I wouldn't be suprised by that.

Anyway, if this type of car ever made it to production it would be plenty safe, this is BMW you know. One of the top luxary car manufacterurs in the world, who pride them selves on three things, the luxary of their cars, the perfromace of their cars, and the saftey of them. I doubt they will sacrifice any of those, especially saftey, becuase in this world saftey is paramount. None of BMW's market will buy this car when they see on TV, "BMW GINA crumbles and kills it's two passengers in a 25mph traffic collision, lowest saftey rating from BMW in years." hurrrrrrr

[Limited]

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...-Z4_147382.htm

Thats a Z4 crash test, as you can see it wasnt good at taking a crash.

Thats with standard metals, just imagine the new material on that. Would be a death trap.

Airbag hits windscreen, legs pretty much 100% certainty they are broken. Car got a 4 star rating for it, however thats at a low speed. 40mph I think.

[DOMINATOR]

the problem with the would be keeping it clean. obviously it is pretty resistant to damage and natural weathering effects like Snaf mentioned but how is it 100% water repelent? must be expensive material if it can move like that and be that strong/resistant.

[Atty]

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...-Z4_147382.htm

Thats a Z4 crash test, as you can see it wasnt good at taking a crash.

Thats with standard metals, just imagine the new material on that. Would be a death trap.

Airbag hits windscreen, legs pretty much 100% certainty they are broken. Car got a 4 star rating for it, however thats at a low speed. 40mph I think.

Do you actually know what you are talking about or did you just read the comments and draw your own uninformed opinion to try and assert yourself as being somewhat intelligent?

[Limited]

So you all assume this will be safe on the road?

Considering the material is spandex, I personally dont believe that. You can see its not strong because it wrinkles up when the doors open.

Plus BMW have said, this will never ever get produced, it is solely for conceptional purposes. They may use it for interiors, thats my personal belief.

[Bodzilla]

So you all assume this will be safe on the road?

Considering the material is spandex, I personally dont believe that. You can see its not strong because it wrinkles up when the doors open.

Plus BMW have said, this will never ever get produced, it is solely for conceptional purposes. They may use it for interiors, thats my personal belief.

limited quit while your behind duder.

you still dont get it.
BUT IT COULDNT POSSIBLY BE SAFE BECAUSE.... WELL the thing that has absolutely nothing with making the car safe doesnt exist.