The GINA concept or Geometry and Functions in N Adaptations has been conceived by the BMW design head and BMW Designworks USA as an opportunity for future customers to shape cars according to their preferences. So, no metal or aluminium or even plastic panels to make up the body structure, but a movable endoskeleton that supports a fabric skin.

Sounds strange at first, but it’s actually path breaking. Using zippers and fasteners to support the skin, the bonnet for instance can open down the centre line by nearly 50 cm in the body bag zipper fashion. This allows easy access to the engine as well as other mechanical components. It can be zipped back into position with no signs of wrinkles to the skin. The doors are part of the fabric that stretches from the nose to the rear. The manmade stretchable material is resistant to water, heat and cold and doesn’t shrink or swell.

A metal wire structure supports the fabric and has flexible carbon struts at points where the fabric needs movement. So if the engine needs air for cooling, the vents expand by themselves and if the car needs more downforce, the rear spoiler changes its shape. While the material is permeable by light, it is not transparent, so its headlights and taillights are not visible until they are turned on.

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