Quote:
Originally Posted by southlight
There are differences that can't be explained with camo. For example, the shape of the rear side windows (the part who doesn't roll down) is different. The earlier spyshots showed a perfectly triangular piece while it's trapezoid on the new prototype.
Best regards,
south
|
It was perspex see-thru panels that was then layered with the camouflge sheets, the more 5er GT rear end was a vacumed plastic mold applied to the rear of the car and shrunk round the rear body before being covered in layers of BMW's patented camouflage , The rear shot shows the bulked out sides as does a previous shot where the tailgate is open and the panel overhangs from the edges.
The car has not been redesigned as it is too late to make any sheet-metal changes. It is very much indication of what you will get from BMW prototypes from now-on , even some use cannibalized parts from existing prototypes before they are destroyed like every BMW prototype including FEP cars.
But do not forget that the original prototypes for the BMW X6 and soon to be adopted for the BMW X4 used a more upright rear to disguise the overall Coupe shape which fooled quite a lot of people at the end result.
The final 3er GT looks very much like this.