Student Design: BMW S.X Concept

 Student Design: BMW S.X Concept
BMW SX Concept by Iulian Bumbu

BMW CS Concept meets Aston Martin One-77

Since BMW has started to spend all their time designing automotive oddities like the X6 and 5-Series GT, grad student Iulian Bumbu has decided to give the company a "suggestion" by creating this dynamic looking S.X Concept.

Envisioned to be BMW's next great coupe, the S.X Concept takes several design cues from the BMW CS Concept and blends it will some familiar themes from the Fisker Karma and Aston Martin One-77. One of the key design elements is the concept's low and wide stance, which gives the car plenty of street presence without being overpowering.

Bumbu declined to comment on what engine would provide motivation for the S.X, but the X5 M's 555hp (408kW) twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 seems like a logical choice.

As you may recall, Bumbu also created the racy Lamborghini Insecta Concept earlier this year. Like the BMW S.X Concept, the Insecta blended traditional parent company styling with a bold interpretation of the future.

 

Source: diseno-art.com

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 tom43 tom43
There is a urgent need for a BMW sports car competing with the Porsche 911 and Cayman series. Mid-engine, light weight, efficient and buyable. But the look of this S.X concept is not BMW-like. This is a mix of a Aston and an Alfa 8C. Sorry.
July 16, 2009 12:35 pm
 carcrazy1234 carcrazy1234
who cares... its still fricking beautiful!. i can only agree on the aston martin good looks. but seriously... why can't beemers have fun too? :P jeezz some ppl are so picky at times :P
July 16, 2009 3:35 pm
 Wickedated Wickedated
You're completely wrong on that. There are SEVERAL cues of the BMW design language. There's CS, there's Z4, there's X6 and even 6 series. No offense but you're not an industrial designer. This guy did an excellent job in this exercize mixing design lines from current BMWs with future cues. He'll probably get snapped up by BMW DesignWorks in Cali- they recruit talented people. Great job.
July 16, 2009 5:26 pm
 shaahinmt shaahinmt
dose 5 GT, X6, X3, or the new 7 series look like BMW to you? seriously you need glasses because thiese cars are on the sh*tty side of the original design and this is on the heavenly side. grill is a redesigned grill of a new bimmer(its just back wards from what are now but 30 years ago they were straight.), head lights are 90% concept CS, bonnet is 80% concept M1, profile is 30% Z3 Coupe and 70% 2002 GT4 Frua , rear is a combination of 1 and 8. seriously if you want to know what exactly dose a bmw look like, see them before 1990, not x6.
July 16, 2009 8:51 pm
 bakrione bakrione
im sure u can do a better job tom....
July 18, 2009 6:38 am
 TheKing TheKing
Much better looking than the ugly R8
July 20, 2009 2:37 pm
 Renegade Renegade
This car looks great,if you think at the last abominations that BMW made, like x6, 5series GT, and the x1.
July 16, 2009 12:43 pm
 darzav darzav
Wow, a good looking BMW, maybe they should take hints? just suggesting...
July 16, 2009 1:12 pm
 astonmartindbrs09 astonmartindbrs09
good looking car but forget thsi and build the M1 concept.
July 16, 2009 1:23 pm
 sideskraper sideskraper
forget this and get some original design happening.
July 16, 2009 1:30 pm
 afterace2 afterace2
this 1 would be awesome!
July 16, 2009 1:34 pm
 X6M X6M
BMW desperately needs a supercar as a rival to R8, 911 etc., that's true, but this is failure, like all renders!!
July 16, 2009 2:06 pm
 N20_Purge N20_Purge
Ew, looks ugly. I'd take a DBS over this crap any day.
July 16, 2009 2:12 pm
 carcrazy1234 carcrazy1234
you know how i know you don't have a million dollars to talk like that? cuz millionaire's don't care. if it looks good they buy it no questions asked. this looks amazing, and probably for a fraction of the price of a DBS which is just pure sex on wheels.
July 16, 2009 3:37 pm
 ShinyG ShinyG
The only thing missing is the Hofmeister Kink! Apart from that, it's gorgeous! I challenge people to try and argument their opinion instead of saying "this is failure, like all renders!". Wtf does that even mean, X6M?
July 16, 2009 2:15 pm
 Narco Narco
The H. kink is the corner of the side window. It's there. Fishes, Narco.
July 16, 2009 4:13 pm
 Decypha Decypha
I would give my left testicle for BMW to make this and give me one... what are the chances that an influential BMW employee chances upon this?
July 16, 2009 2:51 pm
 eme7 eme7
This look agresive! like an BMW should be always. Form me this is how an M6 should be whit a V10 and 1400kg ´couse the m6 in the market its fast but dumb when it corners
July 16, 2009 2:55 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
Bumbu is getting better .
July 16, 2009 3:07 pm
 MTC MTC
Only if BMW is planning in making this...
July 16, 2009 3:37 pm
 thefuture1 thefuture1
great looking car, Bumbu has some serious talent. BMW needs to take notice.
July 16, 2009 3:39 pm
 Paulds Paulds
Off course it´s a rendering, but it´s a fact that BMW needs a R8 competidor, urgent!
July 16, 2009 3:58 pm
 acrane7073 acrane7073
BMW should hire this guy. The car looks fantastic, except for a few tweaks here and there I could see this as a BMW. Its better than what BMW has come out with, the X6 is hideous, and the 5 series GT is, ugly too, and completely pointless.
July 16, 2009 4:55 pm
 Wickedated Wickedated
This should be the next M6, with a high output, highly efficient turbo V8 pumping 550hp, instead of the V10. A lighter car with a V8 growl. Goddamn hot.
July 16, 2009 5:29 pm
 popilirol popilirol
For a Graduated student, he did a good job. The car has some good design like the rear-end. Front end is also nice but the side one is not.
July 16, 2009 7:10 pm
 M! M!
exactly. this is the type of work that showcases the student's potential. BMW should really consider renewing their design team.
July 17, 2009 1:33 am
 b84 b84
lol aston martin
July 16, 2009 7:29 pm
 DeleteThisAccount DeleteThisAccount
My thoughts exactly. Now I don't like the current BMW design language, but I can appreciate its oddness. This is just too conventional, too safe, too obvious. This is what a classic coupe looks like and it's not innovative. This is the car people who don't have BMW's, want BMW to make. It's a stunning car in itself, but it's not a BMW in my opinion.
July 16, 2009 9:58 pm
 miika miika
Aston Martin is another word for a nice car :)
July 23, 2009 2:25 am
 shaahinmt shaahinmt
NOW THAT'S A BMW. it reminds me of 1975 BMW CSL batmobile. (same craziness in design)
July 16, 2009 8:23 pm
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