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BMW CS Concept revealed (New 8-Series?)

BMW has taken the wraps off the CS Concept — a new "four-door-coupe" designed to tackle the Mercedes CLS, Porsche Panamera, and Maserati Quattroporte. The car is likely a preview of the recently rumored 8-Series revival, or alternatively a four-door 6-Series. Either way, it points to BMW's future design direction for the company as a whole.

The debut of the CS Concept follows a report by German car magazine Auto Zeitung that claimed BMW would launch a four-door coupe using the 8-Series designation, starting with a new 850i.

In June 2006, Germany's Auto Bild ran a cover story on BMW's planned rival to the Mercedes CLS. The magazine claimed the vehicle was the next-generation 6-series, which it says will be offered in two- and four-door variants under the same nameplate.

The car's dimensions add fuel to the 8-Series argument. The CS is 200.8 inches long and 78 inches wide — compared to the 7-Series sedan's 198.4 inches of length and 74.9-inch width. The CS is also extremely low — just 53.5 inches high compared to the 7-Series' 58.7 inches. The CS is even shorter than the low slung Mercedes CLS, which is 54.7 inches tall.

Looks a longer Z8 from this pic..with a stretched out grille.

More pics: http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-cs-concept.html

[Paolino]

Gotta be honest... last BMW I absolutely drooled over was the last 8-series. This looks hot

[CSpec]

I like everything except the weird angry headlights.

[Northstar]

I think the grills are a bit too squared-off, but other than that it looks fantastic.

[pow]

Very nice. I like the retro nose.

[Intrepidation]

The front end could use a little tweaking but besides that is sexy.

[DetroitNut90]

My alliegences will switch over to Audi full-time if this car is indicative for the future of BMW. It's not bad...just cold and strange-looking...it has a sizeable front overhang for a RWD car.

[JT64]

It's no CLS beater.

BMW even lost the "L". That makes it only two-thirds of the well refined CLS.

Edited April 20, 2007 by JT64

[turbo200]

omg kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick assss

it's amazing that a decade ago, BMW was one of the most conservative in terms of design, and here we are and they are setting trends. The face is so mean and agressive and shark-like, what a wonderful interpretation of that BMW cue. The body is sexay. The rear is so clean and futuristic and stealth. Oh man, it's seriously good looking. I can see this being a huuuuuuuge gimongous hit in LA. So fashionable and loud. That interior is curious. Curious because it's incredibly driver friendly and very beautiful, and easily producable. I see this influencing future BMW big time.

[Oracle of Delphi]

My alliegences will switch over to Audi full-time if this car is indicative for the future of BMW. It's not bad...just cold and strange-looking...it has a sizeable front overhang for a RWD car.

Odd you say that, my alliegences will either switch to Cadillac or BMW after the demise of Pontiac, oops I mean the Holdenization of Pontiac.

[Nick]

Oh god yes! Finally! A newer BMW I truly like! The interior is cockpit styled again (like older BMW's) which is awesome, and the neo-futuristic/retro touch is pulled off well I think. The exterior looks great...the front could use some work in places, but the profile and rear look fantastic! I love it.

Edited April 20, 2007 by Nick

[Cory Wolfe]

Hmm... I like everything but the front, which I find to be quite ugly. For one, those grills are too big. Two, those headlights are oddly shaped and placed. Three, the front overhang is too big and too square. Finally, the lower fascia doesn't help the upper fascia.

[sciguy_0504]

I'll stay with the modern original. The pig snout/bass mouth look is not stylish at all.

[ToniCipriani]

The front end could use a little tweaking but besides that is sexy.

Looks like BMW is getting their act together to clean up their ugly cars.

[RJB]

It has some design details that reminds me too much of a current Aston Martin.

[Sixty8panther]

I love it.

From the nose to the profile and from the interior to the rims.

That instrument cluster is obviously an attempt to one-up the

Camaro concept. No doubt.

I'm glad BMW is coming to a good design direction again, if I

was to make fun of this deisgn howver, I could do this:

Edited April 21, 2007 by Sixty8panther

[frogger]

Wow even the interior impresses me and thats rare for a BMW lately. As Sixty8 said, some Camaro'ish style in there.

Very niiice.. How much!

[RJB]

This is what the BMW reminds me of.

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/aston_rapide.asp

[ZL-1]

I see some Aston Martin Rapide in this. What's with the headlights, though? They look odd...

[C.H.U.D.]

A toned down production version might look nice. This one still looks too much like a toy.

[Hollingsworth]

What's going on inside? This is supposed to be BMW's answer to the Mercedes CLS, not it's answer to the new Camaro. It's certainly a fusion of the future and the past, but I don't think it's suitable for the car's target audience.

Since we mentioned the CLS, how well does it even sell? I've never seen one on the road. Is this even a car that BMW feels it needs to match?