BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept Unveiled In Beijing

BMW has traveled to the Beijing Motor Show to introduce a concept car called Vision Future Luxury. As its name implies, the Vision Future Luxury concept provides a glimpse into the direction the German company's design language will take in the coming years. Crafted out of aluminum and carbon fiber, the Vision Future Luxury wears an elegant design defined by a heavily-sculpted hood, thin headlights that pack laser technology, elegant chrome trim and oversized kidney grills with eight vertical slats each. Engineers have eliminated the B-pillar by fitting rear doors that open in a suicide fashion. The Vision Future Luxury concept packs an innovative interior with a heads-up display that provides the driver with key information about the car and its surroundings. A large touch screen mounted on the right side of the dashboard enables the passenger to share information with the driver by using swiping motions. Finally, two more large touch screens are integrated into the front seatbacks. The concept's cockpit lives up to BMW's high standards with acres of supple leather upholstery, real wood trim and discreet chrome touches. The Munich-based automaker has opted not to release any technical details about its latest concept but the "eDrive" emblem on the left side of the rear fascia and the quad exhaust pipes integrated into the rear bumper reveal the Vision Future Luxury concept is powered by a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. BMW says the Vision Future Luxury concept is merely a design study, but we suspect some of its styling cues will be found on the next-gen 7-Series when it bows in 2016. (leftlanenews)