# BMW Gina concept car / Fabric Body \*VID\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 10, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287 "2008-06-10T09:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/1 "2008-06-10T09:35:03Z")
Umm holy shit. It’s an amazing concept. Obviously not very practical for the real world but still extremely cool. I wonder how this stuff holds up to high speeds and tearing. > **[BMW Debuts Fabric-Covered Car](https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2008/06/bmw-debuts-fabric-covered-car/)** > > The automotive industry has long borrowed technology from the aerospace industry. Head-up displays, space frame construction, > The water-resistant material is stretched over a lightweight frame that can change its shape as you drive in a process that’s visually akin to Bruce Banner’s transformation into the Hulk. There are no visible gaps in the car’s “body” except the door openings, the headlight covers open like cat’s eyes, the taillights shine through the fabric and the engine is accessed through what looks like a surgical incision in the “hood.” ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/2 "2008-06-10T09:39:00Z")
how did you find this? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/3 "2008-06-10T09:39:14Z")
that’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/4 "2008-06-10T09:39:59Z")
holy crap, thats sick! ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/5 "2008-06-10T09:40:13Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > how did you find this? Someone at work was talking about it. Said he saw in on Fox News so at first I was like. “it’s probably fake” lol. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/6 "2008-06-10T09:41:55Z")
lol… pretty cool, i cant imagine what somebody could do to it with a knife? people could break in so easy, etc etc… concept is cool, but to many problems (expensive ones too) ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/7 "2008-06-10T09:47:32Z")
and how much money that would save people…has to be so cheap to repair body work. no more scratches, dents, etc… ---
**Author:** ![speedracer18t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@speedracer18t](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedracer18t)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/8 "2008-06-10T09:59:10Z")
thats sick… good bye door dings… now instead of getting your car keyed… it will now get cut up! ha ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/9 "2008-06-10T10:00:35Z")
and rather than taking it to delta sonic, you’ll take it to the dry cleaners :lol: ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/10 "2008-06-10T10:04:44Z")
damn…when the headlight opened up my jaw hit the floor. I’d love to see it without the skin too… ---
**Author:** ![jimbo13kaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimbo13kaz/32/5117_2.png) [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/11 "2008-06-10T10:11:35Z")
just thinking about how much body weight you’re dropping with this… 0-60 times must be amazing!!! ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/12 "2008-06-10T10:20:16Z")
That’s wild. ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/13 "2008-06-10T10:35:48Z")
WOW. Thats amazing. This and the body panels made from smart metals that shape shift are awesome innovations ---
**Author:** ![Johnnyv412](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyv412/32/5226_2.png) [@Johnnyv412](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnyv412)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/14 "2008-06-10T11:40:19Z")
thats why american cars dont rule the automotive industry ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/15 "2008-06-10T11:47:19Z")
> [@Johnnyv412](#): > > thats why american cars dont rule the automotive industry You’ve solved it. The domestic automotive industry is having a low because a foreign company made a concept car covered in fabric. Have you ever read up on some of the concepts that GM or Ford come up with? Implementation is the problem, not necessarily ideas. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/16 "2008-06-10T11:54:33Z")
The headlights opening is kinda freaky ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/17 "2008-06-10T11:57:19Z")
AMAZING IDEA! Seriously, toss in a S65B40 and that will be one BAD ASS vehicle. Anyone catch or know how much weight is dropped by cloth skin? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/18 "2008-06-10T12:06:36Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > lol… pretty cool, i cant imagine what somebody could do to it with a knife? people could break in so easy, etc etc… concept is cool, but to many problems (expensive ones too) agreed…however the reality of the situation is people can break in to everything if they’re motivated enough. love the concept though. ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/19 "2008-06-10T12:09:29Z")
I cannot wait to see where this leads in the future. :tup: :tup: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287/20 "2008-06-10T12:11:17Z")
With the right material, and some kevlar weave, it would be cut proof. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-gina-concept-car-fabric-body-vid/54287.md?page=2)