BMW History Documentry.

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Past Concepts, Forgotten Prototypes - Part 2

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1995 BMW Z18 Concept</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This concept is the only roadster with off road capabilities BMW has ever developed and inspired by a desire for the versatile mobility and wind in your hair feeling of Enduro motorcycles with all the comforts of a car.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Powered by a 355hp V8 and 4 wheel drive this prototype is fully functional and fully capable of going off road. The Variable interior concept can be reconfigured from a 2 seater to a four seater to a pickup effortlessly.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfO_rqF68WBb8pzGjKIiQzt-laCu-EEbxh255wyJGbICYnng-bPJC-piJvl-A6fZ8AdBfWhhgpv7I1IzlBV1h2Qwu35K83ZuacM7WdCyQ1ny7uhXkfi4KRMLsCis-8egCntSsntWvkJ0/s1600/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfO_rqF68WBb8pzGjKIiQzt-laCu-EEbxh255wyJGbICYnng-bPJC-piJvl-A6fZ8AdBfWhhgpv7I1IzlBV1h2Qwu35K83ZuacM7WdCyQ1ny7uhXkfi4KRMLsCis-8egCntSsntWvkJ0/s640/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAKJpKVSNWaPLm0DuEa8gps0ni1eic_Nhyphenhyphend09pFUf-YEWy9zrgHXepZoT2F5uro4OFcVxR4B9U02nz7iDI0LMPolkHiu1vxiIJB-Ht-T8tBpiGrOsyzJtLXuLUodENh6X3_gy3y9u_2Y/s1600/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAKJpKVSNWaPLm0DuEa8gps0ni1eic_Nhyphenhyphend09pFUf-YEWy9zrgHXepZoT2F5uro4OFcVxR4B9U02nz7iDI0LMPolkHiu1vxiIJB-Ht-T8tBpiGrOsyzJtLXuLUodENh6X3_gy3y9u_2Y/s640/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMREg3F8FoASmn9pn2NE7JaA945jI9yIG7IkNkOQopjIrd3uNtw4tkGN9I7nSaBNG8q8bYVYMvQTF64rKXWP2K4LIxSAOsvDGLQ9ucR-HcPxK8WE8vfT3xbrZR-4_2Vio8gp_oGSxQPWU/s1600/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMREg3F8FoASmn9pn2NE7JaA945jI9yIG7IkNkOQopjIrd3uNtw4tkGN9I7nSaBNG8q8bYVYMvQTF64rKXWP2K4LIxSAOsvDGLQ9ucR-HcPxK8WE8vfT3xbrZR-4_2Vio8gp_oGSxQPWU/s640/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOSHq0sToISMJ7ywvsosYeEk4qsbm9mYV29Q1Tc9j5i8XwPPRlsW8V6QBUuzFS-xuqVigglmttcl65Wm-ej3KBWZK55-lCcR766c81wvrS-fXOMpCLEHf0Pu86_Y4I_Q784lKLI_I63k/s1600/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-4-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOSHq0sToISMJ7ywvsosYeEk4qsbm9mYV29Q1Tc9j5i8XwPPRlsW8V6QBUuzFS-xuqVigglmttcl65Wm-ej3KBWZK55-lCcR766c81wvrS-fXOMpCLEHf0Pu86_Y4I_Q784lKLI_I63k/s640/1995-BMW-Z18-Concept-4-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1995 BMW Z21 Just 4/2 Concept</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A captivating concept revealed in the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show embodies some of the emotions that only a motorcycle can deliver. This concept focuses on enhanced driving pleasure for two, the minimalist exposed mechanics and open wheel allows the public and it's driver to enjoy the simple pleasure of it's ultimate engineering. The BMW Just 4/2 is developed with special clothing, helmets plus side, passenger and driver airbags for enhanced safety.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr_KW_5Kl6bL4ObzTXzyh88DN9s59lm1TUDbIEYmTpLrgLFeV4w4cu_c2SimWS-c94zYG_tdCJApgZlw1RhYt2ICOryPOwnIEge42xgom7YKE0GlQVXH2IweMcyphrcHLJ3aNUkpKZ2Q/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr_KW_5Kl6bL4ObzTXzyh88DN9s59lm1TUDbIEYmTpLrgLFeV4w4cu_c2SimWS-c94zYG_tdCJApgZlw1RhYt2ICOryPOwnIEge42xgom7YKE0GlQVXH2IweMcyphrcHLJ3aNUkpKZ2Q/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhMCM97EhN9ztuC8he91I9CgVQwn0JRVmsgiukox8_25qRIMgh8xmC4CzBoYhL_yDCBjXv96vFVa9UZffrNZjCmZ8J_wADhy3EuQtd8NoMiZ72oYC3-Xa5dVovRnWA5K6fugXBeHeavk/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhMCM97EhN9ztuC8he91I9CgVQwn0JRVmsgiukox8_25qRIMgh8xmC4CzBoYhL_yDCBjXv96vFVa9UZffrNZjCmZ8J_wADhy3EuQtd8NoMiZ72oYC3-Xa5dVovRnWA5K6fugXBeHeavk/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz06hXYDZs7hpXq2sSgQVbR3e15HX8kgOEX_sa1P6QYFAsatD_F78FMQbjEzJF5KaPsM6r36khoI0x9xiVl6j1-fFqXJZKl7MhJJzSjxeL3hfaBRQADPcqQoTJ12ypqUgc-niUB2sLnM/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz06hXYDZs7hpXq2sSgQVbR3e15HX8kgOEX_sa1P6QYFAsatD_F78FMQbjEzJF5KaPsM6r36khoI0x9xiVl6j1-fFqXJZKl7MhJJzSjxeL3hfaBRQADPcqQoTJ12ypqUgc-niUB2sLnM/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukf26s9nxTy9_SJclJZPCHwbQTkKMuCql6Eb4AzT9vpgGVuRXsE94sgCf_kiB3P6yXv1SHpXy1PRWt70uUFfB1MtX429wGjuxmezIcPbfAdPVTPTj6Ury8Z7bUdTmvh6EOU3JStCrpX4/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-4-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukf26s9nxTy9_SJclJZPCHwbQTkKMuCql6Eb4AzT9vpgGVuRXsE94sgCf_kiB3P6yXv1SHpXy1PRWt70uUFfB1MtX429wGjuxmezIcPbfAdPVTPTj6Ury8Z7bUdTmvh6EOU3JStCrpX4/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-4-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJsFsZMpYOxzwP-s1FI2YMUz4HV0rdKAIqDPriAd_N_uP6P-SlmvP6RRJtcRGpa5uG4aJYM1C3cJ8I7wXYe2UVBgX8HHtAuCSRDAB0MuCQs9E7ckb_UOEk6TRFfmK80vLrQQR4JegiJU/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-5-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJsFsZMpYOxzwP-s1FI2YMUz4HV0rdKAIqDPriAd_N_uP6P-SlmvP6RRJtcRGpa5uG4aJYM1C3cJ8I7wXYe2UVBgX8HHtAuCSRDAB0MuCQs9E7ckb_UOEk6TRFfmK80vLrQQR4JegiJU/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-5-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5m5_clKBLb1FSL0a4w4jkhStWuyqluUJIcrfU-gWYMGGHxz7QVNVJH2E2xN0RHN6eyH28Jwth88zLtz1m9OvPzGNdSMddoz3N1mr7rwW5CpMje98CEW217PDehS6YsOCFJAzVftM8fow/s1600/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-6-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5m5_clKBLb1FSL0a4w4jkhStWuyqluUJIcrfU-gWYMGGHxz7QVNVJH2E2xN0RHN6eyH28Jwth88zLtz1m9OvPzGNdSMddoz3N1mr7rwW5CpMje98CEW217PDehS6YsOCFJAzVftM8fow/s640/1995-BMW-Z21-Just-4-2-Concept-6-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1995 BMW Z22 Concept</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A design study featuring more then 70 innovations were presented on the 1995 BMW Z22 Concept car focusing on lightweight construction, mechanical and safety systems and control and power unit. The highest safety standard is attained while reducing weight through the use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic furthermore cameras replace wing mirrors, electromechanical braking system, adaptive headlights, heads up display have also seen their debut on this 1995 Concept car. Most of these technologies have made their way on most BMW models today, including the Z22's familiar shape... the BMW Gran Turismo.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbuoQrs3WPSsGrvFeWT1cLd4AF_aeysSvvvqoNyPG5GN1cycL9JNI_u_fhPk7RxwGEO-1Ny-wBWPKu795pQiC7qX1xp9hp5BXzqC7FU1tyfoCmbVUsl5YgUSajo7bGDz0IzyuMS-Mysk/s1600/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbuoQrs3WPSsGrvFeWT1cLd4AF_aeysSvvvqoNyPG5GN1cycL9JNI_u_fhPk7RxwGEO-1Ny-wBWPKu795pQiC7qX1xp9hp5BXzqC7FU1tyfoCmbVUsl5YgUSajo7bGDz0IzyuMS-Mysk/s640/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5pAYLaSYBSiZ8z2ToP4e3frm6C145sRQFuXSpCPvfnCkjUiQxPhrnMRPUAaa4pDaj5xhvMIrYT66XOcvXrwuAaglAduFZpkFzJV4ubEFRU2kDrwBaiPXeTIDlL7EdSXSjDQFo61fHOw/s1600/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5pAYLaSYBSiZ8z2ToP4e3frm6C145sRQFuXSpCPvfnCkjUiQxPhrnMRPUAaa4pDaj5xhvMIrYT66XOcvXrwuAaglAduFZpkFzJV4ubEFRU2kDrwBaiPXeTIDlL7EdSXSjDQFo61fHOw/s640/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNMD4iTQeXepndABsCkQJ5Z9bke8Rs3oXOhDKcVJ93SC6FSlWF022OzToN82OAnS8hbhAr9kWO0okpv_ul4YuSjYCv4tsWJXFAbSAoFrw2v_hXL_Z3hkl3Lx26cevyzsgKM7l9OH8zsM/s1600/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNMD4iTQeXepndABsCkQJ5Z9bke8Rs3oXOhDKcVJ93SC6FSlWF022OzToN82OAnS8hbhAr9kWO0okpv_ul4YuSjYCv4tsWJXFAbSAoFrw2v_hXL_Z3hkl3Lx26cevyzsgKM7l9OH8zsM/s640/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhln4sIej8KFIDI-FByiOWo2ZSxf206-1otvW9UxypQ9BB0eiGCSIMre8X5iC1ewvRwJMnzw8pftOIouvDC-tergCiLyH_2MDssMjFHyj8M4U21MsO8VNhBngHacESWAUJk2jWo17w1No4/s1600/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-5-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhln4sIej8KFIDI-FByiOWo2ZSxf206-1otvW9UxypQ9BB0eiGCSIMre8X5iC1ewvRwJMnzw8pftOIouvDC-tergCiLyH_2MDssMjFHyj8M4U21MsO8VNhBngHacESWAUJk2jWo17w1No4/s640/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-5-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyHT9_pF-GSf4qMw_Cle2Uzw6SceG6f0OZtHTYuOhNSa9N09S_x36qkZI-q-O-SwVERq_ofTnI5qlBaHB4J5CYvz9eDY-VQGRtmP0X98aBAZOlSaQevlZ1mebA39K2qp-rJULF3V1-1Q/s1600/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-6-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyHT9_pF-GSf4qMw_Cle2Uzw6SceG6f0OZtHTYuOhNSa9N09S_x36qkZI-q-O-SwVERq_ofTnI5qlBaHB4J5CYvz9eDY-VQGRtmP0X98aBAZOlSaQevlZ1mebA39K2qp-rJULF3V1-1Q/s640/1999-BMW-Z22-Concept-6-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2001 BMW Z29 Concept</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Weight Optimization using advance high tech materials was the focus of this 2001 concept study. Flame surfacing can be seen applied to this concept as well as vertical opening scissor doors, this concept is powered by the same in-line six found in the M3 of the time. Have a look at the interior; the air vents and door levers can now be found in the MINI Countryman.  </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1wDJxy0UYgHDre1vX0hUfei0cKwZ4_6FjzX3OkkUtdcMiF32JpGfEu13WrurGsleo6JitQwrQXsleFm8RNEQCtj5HfPtDLw0THL_w8n8bz8kcDuVV2VBG3wBvUU2BvAn7GY1jeXIdvc/s1600/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1wDJxy0UYgHDre1vX0hUfei0cKwZ4_6FjzX3OkkUtdcMiF32JpGfEu13WrurGsleo6JitQwrQXsleFm8RNEQCtj5HfPtDLw0THL_w8n8bz8kcDuVV2VBG3wBvUU2BvAn7GY1jeXIdvc/s640/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcJE6AnCU9Mj4NijMI52z8V-7Qk6QRzLT1IQVQuqGoF_6O8yqHR_uS8UWtet8lICuU5p5hduzSp667YCHNjX4MqGlgF2vvIolyCNk0JzqdbECfH7StHstknV3eXYUgHJlvZhFP-QUJgE/s1600/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcJE6AnCU9Mj4NijMI52z8V-7Qk6QRzLT1IQVQuqGoF_6O8yqHR_uS8UWtet8lICuU5p5hduzSp667YCHNjX4MqGlgF2vvIolyCNk0JzqdbECfH7StHstknV3eXYUgHJlvZhFP-QUJgE/s640/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK603K5gF5ajrFwHbbcVyeIAyQwosLWZFuPsSpFAMdTSZBsJS8cea4HiXynZOIAe7AqmxnWEuaiTgQ9and_aEMCblX-kMHnROYMFrl6vrl8WbfUQ5opHdhdmycK8FMow32xYKksSUtCeQ/s1600/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK603K5gF5ajrFwHbbcVyeIAyQwosLWZFuPsSpFAMdTSZBsJS8cea4HiXynZOIAe7AqmxnWEuaiTgQ9and_aEMCblX-kMHnROYMFrl6vrl8WbfUQ5opHdhdmycK8FMow32xYKksSUtCeQ/s640/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qnmiaTC6HXhSqLV5QxZVWhyhJPeaa1AcvIrF_wyH5JKbRfZ0DekufSymVVCACMq9g8FdeppMVLikVUQCsnNtddGXahzxMPSDkPwzmmlC3sBc1ra-_R_E1-0Cq6L3mJM-G2GrDxiM0lo/s1600/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-4-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qnmiaTC6HXhSqLV5QxZVWhyhJPeaa1AcvIrF_wyH5JKbRfZ0DekufSymVVCACMq9g8FdeppMVLikVUQCsnNtddGXahzxMPSDkPwzmmlC3sBc1ra-_R_E1-0Cq6L3mJM-G2GrDxiM0lo/s640/2001-BMW-Z29-Concept-4-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://tcbmw.blogspot.ca/2012/06/past-concepts-forgotten-prototypes-part.html">Read Part 1 Click Here </a></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>

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Past Concepts, Forgotten Prototypes - Part 1

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the last 27 years BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH research division created numerous experimental concept vehicles, on it's 25th year in 2010 a treasure trove of images was released to celebrate the division's anniversary. The concepts featured in this article is from the late 1980's to early 2000's while some of which made it into production and most didn't, you may recognize elements which made it into production on modern BMW's today. Let's start with the year 1988 when the BMW Z1 Coupe concept was created.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7mWUSNTm0AdD8k0VwvTAPW5DgNX8aDxrtaeXa7qYUfUkvKJ82mCS7lhqdL9-20DrSqdNk3mFCsNFtyYn9rwcMypI32VANTUMcFcb89X4BPtO3g_7GFtDtouHhx2Ag9FtJtdFSJYYa20/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7mWUSNTm0AdD8k0VwvTAPW5DgNX8aDxrtaeXa7qYUfUkvKJ82mCS7lhqdL9-20DrSqdNk3mFCsNFtyYn9rwcMypI32VANTUMcFcb89X4BPtO3g_7GFtDtouHhx2Ag9FtJtdFSJYYa20/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>1988 BMW Z1 Coupe</b><br /><br />Started out as a research project in the areas of bodywork and construction, materials and development processes a plastic BMW Z1 coupe concept model released was an instant hit with the public. The BMW Z1 Coupe never made production but in 1999 the production BMW Z3 Coupe carried a similar shape.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuqIbmnksAk5t3TdWR2r6yazT45j9BBxfj4yr5P2QYXfVgBNV5LJSTJ78kpFwtseMPDkEmMQTlnwjcGyVLIBkfUjcokYBz5J47JHvNhncX5ESM23zwo7Nxq769FOf5b7CjPTDa43ypKw/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuqIbmnksAk5t3TdWR2r6yazT45j9BBxfj4yr5P2QYXfVgBNV5LJSTJ78kpFwtseMPDkEmMQTlnwjcGyVLIBkfUjcokYBz5J47JHvNhncX5ESM23zwo7Nxq769FOf5b7CjPTDa43ypKw/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt-G1fhshZ6Cp5S01K3_2e6jAse-9q6Y48HdNi76u9Fe22AKCPIt4GxMozvRjBFytVzPWAaJteRRsIljJt1OnIrm8R7fz4ztqbhZ60j8B5OV0o3wJR-4BL2GpAd9F9ldDnTPlEZ7J59k/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt-G1fhshZ6Cp5S01K3_2e6jAse-9q6Y48HdNi76u9Fe22AKCPIt4GxMozvRjBFytVzPWAaJteRRsIljJt1OnIrm8R7fz4ztqbhZ60j8B5OV0o3wJR-4BL2GpAd9F9ldDnTPlEZ7J59k/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZSO_e_hk6d5Jn18KFqPgBNgCKsRTa6MBlNJyyAeta3LBwUREh7pBt3a6R5Q3MbfF69ozK38ikNCddcPPIH4y0NyVw3ZA1nsrBvgWZhUIfZUCBs5_1Me7EG1maEifst-F5-cNyvOykKM/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-4-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZSO_e_hk6d5Jn18KFqPgBNgCKsRTa6MBlNJyyAeta3LBwUREh7pBt3a6R5Q3MbfF69ozK38ikNCddcPPIH4y0NyVw3ZA1nsrBvgWZhUIfZUCBs5_1Me7EG1maEifst-F5-cNyvOykKM/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-4-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWRxN_OBkr7-kKIWQPBqiWBH_z3fX10tgcW-iRGJU1Il7Gh2MDYseq29tKhc1H0qxCppi_a0QvzW7ofKeCtsCGEzAP6qPtkivFSwvgTmbm1n656Czx37iK01Z7C_E3zvBCwECPnSAFzo/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-5-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWRxN_OBkr7-kKIWQPBqiWBH_z3fX10tgcW-iRGJU1Il7Gh2MDYseq29tKhc1H0qxCppi_a0QvzW7ofKeCtsCGEzAP6qPtkivFSwvgTmbm1n656Czx37iK01Z7C_E3zvBCwECPnSAFzo/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-5-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqZvghOdDWncSrdRkC6gIC1mV-s0mQMUoD_-nChiU8fBTaI0UnY4_BFlnLlsF2vT_23oNXfVnOYZrRPji0XsRwzFf250WSTnBmWO2OjH3dJfE9rtwvzOB5ezZP3szAxGAN3Wqk8yB8OQ/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-6-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqZvghOdDWncSrdRkC6gIC1mV-s0mQMUoD_-nChiU8fBTaI0UnY4_BFlnLlsF2vT_23oNXfVnOYZrRPji0XsRwzFf250WSTnBmWO2OjH3dJfE9rtwvzOB5ezZP3szAxGAN3Wqk8yB8OQ/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-6-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX6dXdoDbUTXzb8RoUKSXJ5dFTchIWCMlMmSlSw-nvVZYSYHCZGOHYiIOQ-huwprzVgdwFHrDZo6_nGrugWQt0XEFz7bWBZnJI8cwD3j0ITSllnQ_rq1s5-weiafJwOz1567Q7pEgKcY/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-7-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX6dXdoDbUTXzb8RoUKSXJ5dFTchIWCMlMmSlSw-nvVZYSYHCZGOHYiIOQ-huwprzVgdwFHrDZo6_nGrugWQt0XEFz7bWBZnJI8cwD3j0ITSllnQ_rq1s5-weiafJwOz1567Q7pEgKcY/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-Coupe-Concept-7-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>1989-1991 BMW Z1 Roadster</b><br /><br />BMW had 5000 orders for the new Z1 Roadster before it's production began, however the demand dropped sharply later on and it's production ended in 1991 and it's last example was hand built and is the only right hand drive Z1 ever produced. The chassis was bespoke for the BMW Z1 and comprises a monocoque steel chassis with a bonded plastic floor with Zinc welded seams. The bodywork is made of flexible thermoplastic which is not sensitive to damage and if it was damaged all the body panels can be removed under 40 minutes and the Z1 can be driven without it's body panels. Perhaps the most prominent feature on the BMW Z1 is the vertically retractable doors which completely disappears into it's high door sills. The BMW Z1 can be legally driven with it's doors open or closed as the crash impact protection is located in it's door sills, the electrically operated doors can be operated manually in an emergency.<br /><br /><b>DID YOU KNOW: </b>"Z" in the BMW Z1 originally stood for "Zukunft" which means Future in German. The "Z" line of BMWs is now known for it's 2 seater open top roadsters.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflvodZ6P-eI_nPPfLIAE9wssWbbHrxmnjUvX_2Iu4jhnzbfD3szMuWkb1Wm_ZkLesKJHwRL_DoWuaICwLsodgkuoqNWrmmFnLjEplTvzKh1n7KIl_3tijwpI6f6IOvk1ztkbkG2kc9LI/s1600/1988-BMW-Z1-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflvodZ6P-eI_nPPfLIAE9wssWbbHrxmnjUvX_2Iu4jhnzbfD3szMuWkb1Wm_ZkLesKJHwRL_DoWuaICwLsodgkuoqNWrmmFnLjEplTvzKh1n7KIl_3tijwpI6f6IOvk1ztkbkG2kc9LI/s640/1988-BMW-Z1-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2StsALduUxnyFs_yhgpX2Giq32xunxsK0yzl9CcA7BWzxvdTXthDdrX2GfNkBFnPFG4LxTc8BwqZzirvTASK3zFC-oUEzGNV_f2GsG0d4hoXzz3x_zEPHa44BXBlFpkBHcjrWF9XSHMA/s1600/BMW-Z1-Classic-10%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2StsALduUxnyFs_yhgpX2Giq32xunxsK0yzl9CcA7BWzxvdTXthDdrX2GfNkBFnPFG4LxTc8BwqZzirvTASK3zFC-oUEzGNV_f2GsG0d4hoXzz3x_zEPHa44BXBlFpkBHcjrWF9XSHMA/s640/BMW-Z1-Classic-10%255B2%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>1991 BMW E1 Concept </b><br /><br />Internally named the BMW Z11 this 1990s electric car concept was renamed the E1 to make emphasis on its revolutionary power unit. The rear mounted electric motor on the BMW E1 produced 37kW of power to the rear axle and would propel this light weight city car to a top speed of 120km/h with a range of 200kms per charge. The high grade material plus typical BMW fit and finish made the BMW E1 stand apart from other electric cars at the time. 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The final product was a fully functional 1994 BMW Z13 "Personal Car" was designed as a single seater with the driver sitting in the central position with 2 foldable seats on either side for it's passenger, the seating configuration is similar to a BMW M Powered hypercar of it's time the McLaren F1.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVjXafLEs5JqauyNl9BJt0CAVONdh1-XSUd0Dv10KyLZQdbLHe8KVdjAIkxkDG_CtovKGouS-jVP-0B-rIw7wB3v8YxkH1NQcn-XhtYSKhLxNJHJwTnrFmw3zugwl-D5XwRza1N_9kcw/s1600/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-2-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVjXafLEs5JqauyNl9BJt0CAVONdh1-XSUd0Dv10KyLZQdbLHe8KVdjAIkxkDG_CtovKGouS-jVP-0B-rIw7wB3v8YxkH1NQcn-XhtYSKhLxNJHJwTnrFmw3zugwl-D5XwRza1N_9kcw/s640/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-2-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CLA7SPJeRTNYMtX3IruVUzE60EJhhZ7qOBOzp2CilAe8i9Ic1XcM5PGfwllboXDLZUItnAXno9iM2Yb_y5zRkkN7yQRHSvyBN7-xEqOhsJ37bgJxnE511v87AK7i56kz4ZK2uPnuqOg/s1600/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-1-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CLA7SPJeRTNYMtX3IruVUzE60EJhhZ7qOBOzp2CilAe8i9Ic1XcM5PGfwllboXDLZUItnAXno9iM2Yb_y5zRkkN7yQRHSvyBN7-xEqOhsJ37bgJxnE511v87AK7i56kz4ZK2uPnuqOg/s640/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-1-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMrRjSeZs0LsdW-nmA6SndHX4onWkYVYEV6Z40rHemtJ_ICvXStKMcs_Igw96z2Q8897fBvd3JmYXGrP36_Sf8E99rjQsuFyHMwDznF8GL0zmu0FdvnuiJBYI2qpq6NgmF7qTpTfFGNQ/s1600/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-3-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMrRjSeZs0LsdW-nmA6SndHX4onWkYVYEV6Z40rHemtJ_ICvXStKMcs_Igw96z2Q8897fBvd3JmYXGrP36_Sf8E99rjQsuFyHMwDznF8GL0zmu0FdvnuiJBYI2qpq6NgmF7qTpTfFGNQ/s640/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-3-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKgjgPOG7XFzoGtDeWB2qREbB1iSkTkmXNE9Lbe9Ha0EY5Ho0u5meUq6N-TPKnwYEKPHVojPj2aUwUNgYAn6fDw51Ba4DAFd24fTLG0migk1WWaU_QFD_ewLc7QWTEIHsQXf3y-xb4pk/s1600/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-4-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKgjgPOG7XFzoGtDeWB2qREbB1iSkTkmXNE9Lbe9Ha0EY5Ho0u5meUq6N-TPKnwYEKPHVojPj2aUwUNgYAn6fDw51Ba4DAFd24fTLG0migk1WWaU_QFD_ewLc7QWTEIHsQXf3y-xb4pk/s640/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-4-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzkfMA6w90G7K4P0dWwBHoMgbMFT_FJtX59xyT4ffbeefJrawxj6se8suZY1Rul7E14Ak-P8YX3t87OVEwBvuT3JpeV0BbC3ZcKMGpDIlasmU148E5hczr7qT1fMXS3CRHpZSukQ3XxM/s1600/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-5-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzkfMA6w90G7K4P0dWwBHoMgbMFT_FJtX59xyT4ffbeefJrawxj6se8suZY1Rul7E14Ak-P8YX3t87OVEwBvuT3JpeV0BbC3ZcKMGpDIlasmU148E5hczr7qT1fMXS3CRHpZSukQ3XxM/s640/1994-BMW-Z13-Concept-5-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://tcbmw.blogspot.ca/2012/06/past-concepts-forgotten-prototypes-part_12.html">Read Part 2 Click Here</a></div></div>

Past Concepts, Forgotten Prototypes - Part 1

In the last 27 years BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH research division created numerous experimental concept vehicles, on it's 25th year ...

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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.viatara.com/blogspot.js"></script><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The first working steam-powered vehicle was probably designed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm-long scale-model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>In 1752, Leonty Shamshurenkov, a Russian peasant, constructed a human-pedalled four-wheeled "auto-running" carriage, and subsequently proposed to equip it with odometer and to use the same principle for making a self-propelling sledge.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is often credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769, by adapting an existing horse-drawn vehicle. However, this claim is disputed by some who doubt Cugnot's three-wheeler ever ran or was stable.[citation needed] In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam-powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods, and was of little practical use. In the 1780s, a Russian inventor of merchant origin, Ivan Kulibin, developed a human-pedalled, three-wheeled carriage with modern features such as a flywheel, brake, Transmission, and bearings; however, it was not developed further. In 1807 Nicéphore Niépce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called a Pyréolophore, but they chose to install it in a boat on the river Saone in France. Coincidentally, in 1807 the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed his own 'internal combustion engine' and used it to develop the world's first vehicle, to be powered by such an engine. The Niépces' Pyréolophore was fuelled by a mixture of Lycopodium powder (dried Lycopodium moss), finely crushed coal dust and resin that were mixed with oil, whereas de Rivaz used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. 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It was an integral design, without the adaptation of other existing components, and included several new technological elements to create a new concept. He began to sell his production vehicles in 1888.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/JYZ1LjsbxVA&hs=es_ES&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/JYZ1LjsbxVA&hs=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In 1879, Benz was granted a patent for his first engine, which had been designed in 1878. 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