It seems the future will always be a lot more conservative than
people imagine. Take this so-called BMW M1 Shark concept drawn up by Alex
Imnadze. While we can't fault the execution, we wouldn't blame you if you're
struggling to imagine a world where this car could exist.
It's not only
crazy-low for any road other than a race track, it's also very wide, which
means you'd probably struggle to park it, just about anywhere - good thing it
would probably do the parking, and driving, and connecting you to things all by
itself.
It does look out of this world,
almost organic from a design stand point, which is something BMW actually
haven't shied away from the Vision Next 100 concept. This rendering
actually has one or two similarities with that, like the design patterns on the
body.
The designer of the M1 Shark
was actually inspired by multiple other cars, such as the BMW M1 concept, the
Gina concept (the one with the cloth body) and even Bertone's old Stratos Zero
prototype of the 1970's.
If you're looking for some sort of timetable
when it comes to these types of ultra-futuristic designs, the name of that
"Next 100" concept pretty much says it all. It's hard to say how long
it will be until automakers start abandoning practical designs in favor of just
letting their imaginations run free.
