BMW Concept CS

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BMW surprised everyone with their Shanghai antics today. Showing that they can play the four-door coupe game as well as Mercedes, Aston and Porsche, the Bavarians unveiled their Concept CS. Expected to become BMW's new flagship model (8-series, perhaps?), the CS is believed to be almost production-ready. It sits on the newest 7-series platform under development, extending the length and width of the current 7 by a couple of inches, while dropping the roofl by a good five inches. it measures in at 200.8 inches long, 78 inches wide, and just 53.5-inches high. Even with the extra acreage, the CS is a four-seater only, with two sculpted seats in back.

Mercedes-Benz started this sport sedan/4-door coupe craze with its CLS, but this will be a larger, and likely more expensive, vehicle along the lines of the upcoming Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide. This Concept CS also shows us where the next iteration of BMW design is headed. Although his previous designs have been met with mixed reactions, designer Chris Bangle continues to use "flame surfacing" for complex curves that wouldn't have been possible with old manufacturing techniques. The CS feels like an evolution of that philosophy with sharper edges and swoopier surfaces all around. Underhood we'll find a 6.0-liter V12, which is essentially the M5 5.0-liter V10 with two extra cylinders. That's a nice modular motor for BMW if that ends up being the case, with 10-cylinder, 12-cylinder, and V8 versions used across the Motorsport models.
BMW Concept CS

[FlipXW]

thats a good looking beast

[Bossxr8]

Very good except for the grille. Have they copied the rear flanks from the Aston Rapide? Looks exactly the same.

[Tles]

Maserati Quattroporte would have to be on that list - I'd still take the Aston mmm. The original 3.0Csi was a sports coupe and still looks great. Replaced with 6series coupes. Jaguar XF will be a stunner too if the C-XF show car is anything to go by.

[XR8putts]

Aston Rapide in black thank you very much.

[M14A-Mclaren]

I'd take one of those

Originally Posted by puts99

Aston Rapide in black thank you very much.

And one of those.

[pertuan]

Usually not a fan of BMWs but that looks quite nice. I'd buy one.... after I buy a house and have money left over.

[fou_bleu]

:S! It looks like a 3 series on steroids!

[outback_ute]

Not a real fan, the proportions look odd. Perhaps it will be better in another photo or in person. I'm sure it will sell well in the US though

[GXL078]

CLS is a sports sedan? It looks like a cockroach.
What about Mazda Sp23 sedan. It has the 4door coupe look?

[TZENU]

It kind of looks like a shark... maybe thats what their theory is?!?

Big body, big mouth and small eyes that can kill anything that gets near it?

[Falc'man]

Originally Posted by TZENU

It kind of looks like a shark... maybe thats what their theory is?!?

Big body, big mouth and small eyes that can kill anything that gets near it?

Yeah its a good looker. But the car in ya avatar cra.ps all over it every day of the week.

[Jayden]

nope, I dont like it. I like other BMWs but not this one im afraid.

the lights look like ricer aftermarket, the lines on the side look kinda weird and I dont think the front end is anything to write home about, its got a sort of pointy bit at the bottom in that photo that I dont like. The proportions and road stance look good though.

[The Stylist]

I love it because it is not boring. Because it looks weird to some, there will always be gossip surrounding the car. Gossip = exposure = potential buyers.

[HLC]

that would be so much better looking... if it were 2 door.