Video Features: BMW Zagato Coupe

Jason · 05-25-2012, 04:20 PM

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Video Features: BMW Zagato Coupe

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BMW has just debuted the BMW Zagato Coupe [full details and gallery] at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy.

BMW may be based in Bavaria, but some of its notable designs flowed from the hands of Italian designers who were responsible for the looks of the BMW 3200 Michelotti Vignale (1959), BMW 700 (1959), BMW 3200 CS Bertone (1962) and BMW M1 (1978).

The videos below show the process and results of the design collaboration between BMW and the Italian designers at Zagato.

Dansarkis · 05-25-2012, 04:32 PM

Wow, yes please

hoodie · 05-25-2012, 04:34 PM

SEXXXXXXXXXXX, omg this thing is beautiful!

bimmerJP · 05-25-2012, 04:59 PM

I don't get it. If BMW wants to make a very exclusive coupe, why not make the Vision Connective Drive? I mean, that car is really beautiful.
This car, however, is more like that concept from 2000. I forgot that concept's name... Aha! The front is like that CS concept, which I don't really like. The rear is just... Weird. I can see some Z4's elements in it, but something is just not right. Oh well, all I want to say is I don't feel like this car is a BMW. It's more like some other company tries to copy BMW's design language and turns out to be really weird.

AlpWhite11 · 05-25-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jerrypon83

I don't get it. If BMW wants to make a very exclusive coupe, why not make the Vision Connective Drive? I mean, that car is really beautiful.
This car, however, is more like that concept from 2000. I forgot that concept's name... Aha! The front is like that CS concept, which I don't really like. The rear is just... Weird. I can see some Z4's elements in it, but something is just not right. Oh well, all I want to say is I don't feel like this car is a BMW. It's more like some other company tries to copy BMW's design language and turns out to be really weird.

Who said they were making this? It's just a one off for designing and image sake.

bimmerJP · 05-25-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 09BlkSapphire

Who said they were making this? It's just a one off for designing and image sake.

Oh, never mind then. If it is really just a design study. Just in the video they keep saying "Exclusive Coupe", "Hand made" and blah blah blah. Of course it is hand made then. Duh...

JasonCSU · 05-25-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jerrypon83

I don't get it. If BMW wants to make a very exclusive coupe, why not make the Vision Connective Drive? I mean, that car is really beautiful.
This car, however, is more like that concept from 2000. I forgot that concept's name... Aha! The front is like that CS concept, which I don't really like. The rear is just... Weird. I can see some Z4's elements in it, but something is just not right. Oh well, all I want to say is I don't feel like this car is a BMW. It's more like some other company tries to copy BMW's design language and turns out to be really weird.

Well, it was designed in conjunction with the Zagato design studio, which is why there are design elements not common to your average BMW.

Tim_78 · 05-25-2012, 05:23 PM

Not too crazy about it. Looks like a Z4 to me.

SpeedDemon7 · 05-25-2012, 05:57 PM

Not feeling the rear end at all.

AlpWhite11 · 05-25-2012, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim_78

Not too crazy about it. Looks like a Z4 to me.

That's because it's based on the z4

Mr. ///M3 RD · 05-25-2012, 06:55 PM

People let your imagination run wild ... see what you come up with for the future

Engineering and Design is Numbero Uno at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG therefore we can enjoy fine cars now and in the future

Vector Pilot · 05-25-2012, 07:10 PM

Outstanding, my wish list just got longer. BTW, I find the nay sayers stuck in the past.

Eins Suchtig · 05-25-2012, 10:42 PM

No Hofmeister kink = No BMW

Diver · 05-25-2012, 10:55 PM

Beautiful. Perhaps the concept will make it to production some day.

Nang Vann · 05-25-2012, 11:03 PM

looks pretty sweet!

Rick Hunter · 05-25-2012, 11:52 PM

The question is not "Why?" but "When?"

When is BMW going to get their heads out of their asses and make a real E89 Coupé? Zagato's made their modern interpretation of it (although after looking at the pics and vids there is still a lot left to be desired) and kudos for the attempt.

In the end I'm glad I still have the original Z4 Coupé.

jhstealth · 05-26-2012, 01:06 AM

They make it seem revolutionary but to me it just seems that with few tweaks the final designs will land this car as the current z4 coupé.

Panchio · 05-26-2012, 02:22 AM

I'm sorry but this is sooooooo beautiful.

FrankiE90 · 05-26-2012, 03:41 AM

very different lines not seen on a bmw -
gorgeous.

my only gripe with the video
is the front plate - block'n the curves.

the candy paint looks excellent.
nice to see bmw collaborate creatively with others.

ppatel223 · 05-26-2012, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by hoodie

SEXXXXXXXXXXX, omg this thing is beautiful!

Beautiful my ASS, it looks like Pontiac solstice from front and lotus from the back. There is nothing new on body from outside!

ppatel223 · 05-26-2012, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alter Peter

People let your imagination run wild ... see what you come up with for the future

Engineering and Design is Numbero Uno at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG therefore we can enjoy fine cars now and in the future

Record a video of all their employee saying what you said. Then I will believe you.

dtwyim · 05-26-2012, 07:21 AM

Not getting it.

Looks like a Z4 trying to be a Ferrari.

The Z's in the grill look tacky to me.

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Rick Hunter Skull Squadron Leader 304 Rep 2,031 Posts Drives: '07 M Coupé & '16 435xi GCoupé Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Emerald City iTrader: (20)	The question is not "Why?" but "When?" When is BMW going to get their heads out of their asses and make a real E89 Coupé? Zagato's made their modern interpretation of it (although after looking at the pics and vids there is still a lot left to be desired) and kudos for the attempt. In the end I'm glad I still have the original Z4 Coupé. __________________
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