BMW with 'reptile skin' appears to 'breathe' like it's alive
- BWM Vision Next 100 has been kitted out with this incredible ‘reptile skin’ that makes it look as though it is breathing
- The car has been designed to give a glimpse into the next 100 years might look like for the carmaker
- You can check out the cool ‘reptile skin’ in the clip below
Published on Aug 06, 2024 at 1:06 PM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Aug 06, 2024 at 7:07 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This stunning BMW Vision Next 100 has been kitted out with this incredible ‘reptile skin’ that makes it look as though it is breathing.
The mean-looking motor was specially created to mark 100 years of BMW and was designed to glimpse into what the next 100 years might look like for the carmaker.
Alex Hirschi – Supercar Blondie herself – was invited to take a look at the incredible car and was left seriously impressed.
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The Vision Next 100 can be fully autonomous – with a steering wheel that neatly tucks out of the way when not required – or it can be driven as normal.
With its gold bodywork, the whole car is a thing of beauty but the dashboard holds a particularly interesting highlight.
A series of small triangles – that sort of resemble ‘reptile skin’ – react, move, and change color.
As well as looking very cool and futuristic the unusual feature has an important purpose – the ‘skin’ will react to alert the driver of any objects on the road that you might not be able to see. Smart, right?
Adding to the feeling of the car being ‘alive’ is a new technology called Alive Geometry that actually allows the car’s shape to shift depending on how it is being driven, flaring out or tapering down as required.
If this is how BMW sees its next 100 years, it looks like we’re all in for a treat.
With a background in both local and national press in the UK, Claire moved to New Zealand before joining the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in May 2024. As a Senior Content Writer working on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), Claire was the first writer on the team to make the site’s output a slick 24/7 operation covering the latest in automotive news.
