THIS BMW is the world’s “stretchiest” car, enabled by a unique fabric skin and split bonnet.
The one-off GINA Light Visionary model was presented in 2008 after taking seven years to build.
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The bonnet splits down the middleTikTok/@supercarblondie
The GINA name stands for “Geometry and functions In ‘N’ Adaptions” and it was developed as a concept car by Beemer’s head of design Chris Bangle.
His idea was to “challenge existing principles and conventional processes” of motor manufacturing.
The body is made entirely out of a water-resistant fabric, which is actually a specially treated version of Spandex.
Underneath, a series of moveable panels allow drivers to change the shape of the car itself.
Bizarre features include the bonnet splitting open to reveal the engine and two flaps parting to unveil the headlights when needed.
You can even make the BMW logo on the back wobble by poking it, just in case you can’t believe the soft fabric bodywork.
Inside, the whole interior is coated in the same fabric, moulding into solid seat and dashboard frames.
Even the gear stick is encased in the stuff.
There is no roof and only a short windscreen looming over the cockpit.
It can also “grow” a rear spoiler to increase downforce at high speed, while the seamless butterfly doors open up and out before merging imperceptibly back into the rest of the car.
The entire vehicle is smoothed out by a lack of creases or seams, making it sleeker than any metal or carbon-fibre built machine.
Unfortunately, you can’t get your hands on one as it was only produced as a concept car and never put into production.
Even if you could buy one, the lack of things like wing mirrors or rear brake lights would render it completely illegal for road use.
It comes after a Jaguar used in a recent Bond film went up for sale at £2.5 million after undergoing a stunning transformation.
The entire car is coated in a specially treated form of SpandexTikTok/@supercarblondie
This allows it to change shape at the press of a buttonTikTok/@supercarblondie
And the butterfly doors fit seamlessly onto the bodyworkHandout