BMW’s Concept CS is now showing off its futuristic interpretation of a sports coupe GT at the New York International Auto Show being held in Manhattan, NYC. The Concept CS you’ll recall, made its first public appearance at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2007. The car, bigger than a 7 Series, is the next style benchmark for BMW, taking flame surfacing to its next level.
Featuring an interior fit for a proper GT, the Concept CS will definitely be built, according to our sources inside BMW. Meanwhile, the M3 Convertible also makes its American debut at the show. M3 Convertible fits the same 4.0-litre V8 found in the coupe and saloon versions. It pronounces 414 bhp from its natural aspiration. M DCT, the new double-clutch gearbox, has been presented in the M3 Convertible. The 7-speed transmission looks set to star in other BMW products of the near future, especially upcoming M cars as well as its twin-turbo powered cars.
Present too at New York are the new X6, 1 Series coupe and Convertible, and the stonking 335D. BMW and other German automakers are keen to get Americans into the diesel swing of things as quickly as possible.
BMW M3 Convertible & CS Concept Make North American Debuts
BMW CS Concept
By Thami Masemola
March 19, 2008 12:25 pm
Filed Under: BMW, Concept Car, German, New York Auto Show
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unknown
March 19, 2008 4:40 pm
i really like this concept. it doesn't look too plain as a matter of fact, it looks very aggressive. i think bmw is finally heading to the right step for sport and luxury.
JohnnyG
March 19, 2008 4:46 pm
For some odd reason the front profile from far away reminds me of a Dodge...I don't like that too much.
Joe_Limon
March 19, 2008 6:21 pm
really? I when I saw them the first thing that popped into my mind was a girl wearing way to much eyeshadow.
Penner
March 19, 2008 8:44 pm
This car is the end of history! The mankind of automobile-evolution! So much better than most human...
bernardo
March 19, 2008 10:37 pm
I wet my pants everytime that I think of the possibility of this car becaming true and getting M'ed!
kevoluetion
March 19, 2008 11:16 pm
Pretty cool! They could improve on the headlights abit and the grille is way too wide.
March 20, 2008 12:02 am
BMW design is too hit and miss. The 7 (iMo) was elegant and nicely proportioned from the start. Then came the 5, which just looks lacking. The 3 sedan and coupe are classic designs, then came the chunky hard top. The 1 is butt ugly, now comes this CS thing. BMW has lost its nice balance of grace and attitude.
Joe_Limon
March 20, 2008 1:19 am
bmw has only recently gained some balance of grace and attitude. There is no way all of the old square beamers had any grace, and the attitude they were sporting was somewhere along the lines of a pitbull.
kevoluetion
March 20, 2008 2:03 am
There are some ugly ducklings out there now that you've mentioned it. The 1 series and the X3 in particular, 7 and 6 series is way too big and clumsy. This CS is great except for the front end. Its a concept, so lets see what happens.
March 20, 2008 1:18 am
Personally I think the CS is overrated. Many consider it to be the epitome of BMW's (especially Chris Bangle's) design abilities, but the front end of the car doesn't really go along with the rest of the body. From the side, you have the elegant flowing lines of a "four door coupe" and the rear end is decently pretty. And then all of a sudden in the front, you get an aggressive (not even), sort of ugly profile. Yes I agree that this car is a huge improvement in Bangle's part (his 7 series before the facelift was just plain ugly, as is the rear end of the 3 series sedan), and I hope that this car is a harbinger of better things to come from BMW.
wisp
March 20, 2008 2:38 am
I'll call this car the "shark face". This car is savage looking like the great white. Kool.
DSC_OFF
March 20, 2008 4:27 pm
That's what I'm thinking. I'm still holding out hope that this is just a concept model of the new 7. Does this thing seat four or five?
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