A concept car is a car prototype designed to highlight a concept or type of styling based on advanced technology. These cars are usually displayed at motor exhibitions in order to study the reaction of customers to new and innovative designs which may be introduced in future.
Concept cars bear a radical design or engine. While making these cars manufacturers use exotic, non-traditional, and expensive materials, ranging from carbon fibre to refined alloys. These cars are built with unique layouts, like 3 or 6 wheels, gull wing doors, or other special features not usually found on cars. It is due to their impractical or unprofitable built, most new concept cars remain as models, or even drawings in computer design. Though some cars develop into fully drivable vehicles they do not actually represent the final product.
Concept cars are usually destroyed after their useful life is over. If the cars are not destroyed survive they find their way to a company's museum or may be stacked away in storage. One such concept car that languished for years in a North Hollywood, California shop is 'Lincoln Futura' of Ford Motors. It received a new lease of life when the car concept was revived for a television series.
A BMW concept car tries to combine luxury, and versatility with individual style. BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo is one such concept car which combines great driving qualities with comfortable interiors. The concept blends the appearance of a Sports Activity Vehicle, a sporty BMW Sedan and a classic Gran Turismo.
BMW Concept 5 Series Grant Turismo has a coupe-like roofline. It extends into the spoiler at the rear. This makes it resemble the sporting elegance of a Gran Turismo. The body of this concept car is painted in Fluid Cuprite, a new colour made specifically for this model.
The car has a power dome in the middle of the engine compartment lid. This shows the sheer muscle of the engine. The outer flanks of the hood which face downward form a cascade-like contour along with the spread out wheel arches. This gives a wide and powerful look to the front view of the BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo.
The foglamps positioned at the outer edges of the lower air intake, enhance the frontal impression. The bars separating the two outer elements on the air intake and reaching out beyond the foglamps add to the width of the car.
