BMW Gran Lusso exposed

The BMW Gran Lusso Coupe has been officially revealed at the Concorso d’Eleganza vacation home d’Este near Como, Italy, hinting at the future look of the 5, 6 as well as 7 Series.
Created in conjunction with Italian style home Pininfarina, the cars and truck might likewise type the basis of a new 8 series Coupe that would sit at the top of the range.
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The Gran Lusso already has a number of trademark BMW styling cues, such as a stretched-out bonnet, double-kidney grille as well as the Hofmeister kink in the rear window line.
Still, it’s remove this is a new generation of BMW design, with the narrow lights, larger grille as well as single stretched air intake expected to appear on all of BMW’s future high-end models, from the 5 series upwards. The present 7 series is because of be replaced at the end of 2014, as well as the new design will be the very first cars and truck to get BMW’s newest high-end style language.
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A new 8 series isn’t expected to debut up until at least 2015, however when it does show up it’ll most likely look extremely similar to the Gran Lusso. That includes the tail-lights that stretch all the method across the rear, as well as a roofline that flows into the bootlid with a pair of buttresses. Mounted on each of these is a subtle V12 badge, referring to the engine under the bonnet of the concept. BMW hasn’t verified its output or capacity, however it might be the 536bhp 6.0-litre twin-turbo utilized in the 760Li.
The Gran Lusso’s cabin has lots of exotic materials, such as kauri wood trim sourced from new Zealand as well as a rooflining completed in Italian virgin wool. It seats four, however BMW declares it has rear legroom “almost on a par keeping that of a huge high-end sedan”.
The new 8 series might type part of BMW’s plans to release 10 totally new designs by the end of 2014 – it fits with the upcoming 2 series as well as 4 series coupes to fill spaces in the range. It would likewise provide BMW a rival to the new Mercedes S-Class Coupe.