CONCEPTS -> BMW Z29
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Os concepts Z (os que chegam aos salões, por vezes levam com novo nome), são obra e graça do departamento de engenharia da BMW.
Há uns anos a BMW mostrou alguns desses concepts que já estavam guardados há anos nas suas instalações.
Muitos deles nem sequer levam com tratamento estético, servindo como plataformas para testar novas soluções técnicas.
Este Z29 parece ser um desses casos.
Tem proporções semelhantes à do Z4 Coupé, e conta com o tecto em fibra de carbono do M6.
Aqui está ele em testes há uns anos atrás. Nos media aparecia como o futuro Z5.
Provavelmente serviu de base pra se desenvolverem os actuais z4 e z4 coupé.
Os concepts Z (os que chegam aos salões, por vezes levam com novo nome), são obra e graça do departamento de engenharia da BMW.
Há uns anos a BMW mostrou alguns desses concepts que já estavam guardados há anos nas suas instalações.
Muitos deles nem sequer levam com tratamento estético, servindo como plataformas para testar novas soluções técnicas.
Este Z29 parece ser um desses casos.
Tem proporções semelhantes à do Z4 Coupé, e conta com o tecto em fibra de carbono do M6.
Aqui está ele em testes há uns anos atrás. Nos media aparecia como o futuro Z5.
Provavelmente serviu de base pra se desenvolverem os actuais z4 e z4 coupé.
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This Z29 car is a pure prototype car designed & built by BMW Technik GmbH - a part of BMW AG R6D department. It was built for research purposes only. Mind that "Zxx" labeled cars are prototypes from Technik GmbH.
The body frame of Z29 is built from aluminium & carbon fibre - that saved about 1,000kg compared to alu-steel frame. The whole Z29 weights only 1,160kg - including S54 engine.
BMW AG are determined to develop and use revolutionary lightweight technologies in car constructions. And carbon fibre is a lightweight material of the future. BMW are using carbon fibre construction know-how from its F1 & sailing teams (BMW Oracle).
Right now the usage of CF body frame is not yet production ready - since the behaviour of the structure in the crash impacts is not fully researched as yet. Also the structure deformations are hard to find, and of course very expensive to repair. But BMW engineers are working hard to resolve these problems.
We can expect the alu-CF body frame in production car in a few years. And Z8 successor is a perfect contender for this kind of lightweight solution.
This Z29 car is a pure prototype car designed & built by BMW Technik GmbH - a part of BMW AG R6D department. It was built for research purposes only. Mind that "Zxx" labeled cars are prototypes from Technik GmbH.
The body frame of Z29 is built from aluminium & carbon fibre - that saved about 1,000kg compared to alu-steel frame. The whole Z29 weights only 1,160kg - including S54 engine.
BMW AG are determined to develop and use revolutionary lightweight technologies in car constructions. And carbon fibre is a lightweight material of the future. BMW are using carbon fibre construction know-how from its F1 & sailing teams (BMW Oracle).
Right now the usage of CF body frame is not yet production ready - since the behaviour of the structure in the crash impacts is not fully researched as yet. Also the structure deformations are hard to find, and of course very expensive to repair. But BMW engineers are working hard to resolve these problems.
We can expect the alu-CF body frame in production car in a few years. And Z8 successor is a perfect contender for this kind of lightweight solution.
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