BMW Z4 Cobra Concept... one beast of a car - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bollocks · 11-26-2003, 12:05 PM

Just seen the pictures of the Z4 Cobra concept... now is this a beast, or is this a beast:

Pass the Kleenex.

Redlemon · 11-26-2003, 12:08 PM

Wow, someone let the Z3 into the feedbag.

I went to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMOCA), and they had a fat car where they added fiberglass to look like hanging fat rolls. Kinda looked like this...

Peryn · 11-26-2003, 12:12 PM

wow, im glad SOMEONE likes it....

Personally, i find it to be one of, if not the ugliest car i've had hte misfortune of seeing in a long time. I find that huge bloated engine area to be hideous. The rims are just plain gross, Those rear break vents are ugly...so is the rear hatch...and the lights are way too smal. About the only thing i like is the exhaust tips...and even then they look too big.

I sure hope it has awesome performance....cause in my eyes that would be its only redeeming feature.

bollocks · 11-26-2003, 12:17 PM

Peryn, I hate you.

But seriously, how can you dislike such a beast? It's such a radical design... To be honest I didn't like it at first, but imagine seeing such a presence role past you in the street, or more or less rumble past you. My chin would hit the ground for sure.

sixate · 11-26-2003, 12:32 PM

BMW needs to fire all of their designers immediately and get new ones because everything they make just keeps getting uglier and uglier. That is easily the ugliest car I've ever seen. I hope is stays a concept and never amounts to anything.

SLM3 · 11-26-2003, 12:45 PM

C'mon guys, this car is just a computer rendering probably done by an art student somewhere. I have a hard time believing BMW would ever have a "Cobra" concept of the Z4. Plus the car is just a caricature, really. It couldn't be a real car like this.

SLM3

Halx · 11-26-2003, 01:16 PM

That thing looks like THE HULK. Ya know.. big fat buff body... and liiiiitle tiny features.

I am voting for fugly.

JStrider · 11-26-2003, 02:19 PM

looks ok... could definently use some modification... like Halk pointed out looks like the headlights and other parts are disproportionatly small...

as for the cobra name... isnt that already taken by ford...

Moonduck · 11-26-2003, 05:23 PM

Umm, uhh, what happened to BMW aesthetics? Yick.

Tech · 11-26-2003, 05:33 PM

i find it to be interesting, and definately beefy. the tailights need to be enlarged.

it looks like a CARtoon (caracature of a car) really, with all its exagerated features

RaDiAn · 11-26-2003, 06:50 PM

Well I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about the looks of it. It is a very odd creature....... but I kinda like the fat look. I don't know??????

bundy · 11-26-2003, 10:48 PM

it looks kinda ugly.
wonder what its interior is like?

ducati999 · 11-26-2003, 11:33 PM

its just plain weird looking

Scorps · 11-27-2003, 10:35 AM

OMFG what did they do?

SLM3 · 11-27-2003, 11:14 AM

They did nothing. It's an artist's computer rendering. I'm quite sure it has nothing whatsoever to do with BMW.

SLM3

SiphonX · 11-27-2003, 12:37 PM

Nasty, that's not BMW's work, at least doesn't look like it.

splck · 11-27-2003, 06:40 PM

yep, that's one fugly car.

Mephisto2 · 11-28-2003, 12:06 AM

I think it looks cool.

But I also think that the coolness would "wear off" pretty soon. Kinda like some of the funky clothes you see chicks wear each summer. First time you see them you think "hey, I like that..." Within a few weeks it's "Sheesh.. not another one..."

Mr Mephisto

Cynthetiq · 11-28-2003, 06:26 PM

eh...... looks like a budgy TVR

MSD · 11-28-2003, 07:25 PM

I'm going to have to go against the crowd and say that I love it. The front should be a bit higher around the wheel, and the nose should taper back a liitle more, but I'd definitely drive it...

... and apparently be mocked by the rest of the world.

BigDonkey2 · 11-28-2003, 07:25 PM

those tail lights are pretty ugly....if they changed those it would look a lot better

Jeff · 11-28-2003, 10:31 PM

I actually think it's pretty badass.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 11-28-2003, 11:12 PM

it's so fat. what happened, BMW?

phaedrus · 11-29-2003, 01:11 AM

That looks like a sweet ride, have they released the specs yet?

Cynthetiq · 11-29-2003, 01:18 AM

here's someone's 20 minute photoshop

I'm digging that one more than the TVR like one. I'm not a Z4 fan... I miss the old Z3

nate_dawg · 11-29-2003, 11:38 AM

did bmw hire the hot wheels design staff?

TM875 · 11-29-2003, 04:01 PM

Honestly, I really like it. I want one.

Now, what kind of power does it put out?

MacGnG · 11-29-2003, 05:31 PM

i like it, but it probably costs lots of $$$

mule12 · 11-30-2003, 02:37 PM

there is no way that is a bmw design, looks like a fan's photoshopped pic.

troit · 12-02-2003, 09:23 AM

As far as BMW's go -- not all too bad -- just a bit to far off their regular style for me.

bobba · 12-02-2003, 12:44 PM

anybody got the engine specs?

etardedraverboy · 12-05-2003, 03:27 PM

it look's like a mini batmobile

tomcat70 · 12-05-2003, 04:33 PM

Can't see BMW ever making that!

Cynthetiq · 12-05-2003, 04:51 PM

from what I have read in other BMW forums you'll find that this was just some russian's attempt at making the design sketches in CG.

look closely and you'll see that they are very very very similiar to the original Z4 design sketches.

http://www.automfg.com/articles/120201.html

sailor · 12-06-2003, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixate
BMW needs to fire all of their designers immediately and get new ones because everything they make just keeps getting uglier and uglier. That is easily the ugliest car I've ever seen. I hope is stays a concept and never amounts to anything.

Yep. For the past few years, BMW has been going down the tubes with their designs. Someone needs to give them a good smack.

HunterDevourer · 12-06-2003, 09:41 PM

Hmmm...it's distinctive, but as people have pointed out it is (thankfully) not the real thing. In my opinion, from the side on view it bears close resemblance to some sort of shoe.

yellowgowild · 12-07-2003, 10:19 AM

From the looks of it, I'd say that a speed bump would destroy the front end.

kajagoogoo · 12-08-2003, 09:37 AM

talk about lack of proportion!

Elitegibson · 12-09-2003, 06:32 PM

That looks disgusting. If I were a car crusher I'd spit that shit out!

sensation612 · 12-10-2003, 11:26 PM

ugly car...not diggin it

11-26-2003, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
bollocks Insane Location: Leeds, UK	BMW Z4 Cobra Concept... one beast of a car Just seen the pictures of the Z4 Cobra concept... now is this a beast, or is this a beast: Pass the Kleenex. __________________ Why's Snoop Dog carry an umbrella? Fo' Drizzle

11-26-2003, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Wow, someone let the Z3 into the feedbag. I went to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMOCA), and they had a fat car where they added fiberglass to look like hanging fat rolls. Kinda looked like this... __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

11-26-2003, 12:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	wow, im glad SOMEONE likes it.... Personally, i find it to be one of, if not the ugliest car i've had hte misfortune of seeing in a long time. I find that huge bloated engine area to be hideous. The rims are just plain gross, Those rear break vents are ugly...so is the rear hatch...and the lights are way too smal. About the only thing i like is the exhaust tips...and even then they look too big. I sure hope it has awesome performance....cause in my eyes that would be its only redeeming feature. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

11-26-2003, 12:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
bollocks Insane Location: Leeds, UK	Peryn, I hate you. But seriously, how can you dislike such a beast? It's such a radical design... To be honest I didn't like it at first, but imagine seeing such a presence role past you in the street, or more or less rumble past you. My chin would hit the ground for sure. __________________ Why's Snoop Dog carry an umbrella? Fo' Drizzle

11-26-2003, 01:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	That thing looks like THE HULK. Ya know.. big fat buff body... and liiiiitle tiny features. I am voting for fugly. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

11-26-2003, 12:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	BMW needs to fire all of their designers immediately and get new ones because everything they make just keeps getting uglier and uglier. That is easily the ugliest car I've ever seen. I hope is stays a concept and never amounts to anything.

11-26-2003, 12:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
SLM3 Insane	C'mon guys, this car is just a computer rendering probably done by an art student somewhere. I have a hard time believing BMW would ever have a "Cobra" concept of the Z4. Plus the car is just a caricature, really. It couldn't be a real car like this. SLM3

11-26-2003, 02:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	looks ok... could definently use some modification... like Halk pointed out looks like the headlights and other parts are disproportionatly small... as for the cobra name... isnt that already taken by ford... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

11-26-2003, 05:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	Umm, uhh, what happened to BMW aesthetics? Yick.

11-26-2003, 05:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tech Addict Location: Baltimore MD	i find it to be interesting, and definately beefy. the tailights need to be enlarged. it looks like a CARtoon (caracature of a car) really, with all its exagerated features __________________ -Tim- ~I swear sometimes i feel like i'm married to a child. ~You better watch who you're calling a child, Lois, cause if i'm a child than you know what that makes you? a pedophile. and i'll be damned if i'm going to stand here and be lectured by a pervert.

11-26-2003, 06:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
RaDiAn Addict	Well I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about the looks of it. It is a very odd creature....... but I kinda like the fat look. I don't know??????

11-26-2003, 10:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	it looks kinda ugly. wonder what its interior is like? __________________ Ohayo!!!

11-26-2003, 11:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	its just plain weird looking __________________ Twist of the wrist

11-27-2003, 10:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	OMFG what did they do? __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

11-27-2003, 11:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
SLM3 Insane	They did nothing. It's an artist's computer rendering. I'm quite sure it has nothing whatsoever to do with BMW. SLM3

11-28-2003, 06:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	eh...... looks like a budgy TVR __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-28-2003, 10:31 PM	#22 (permalink)
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11-29-2003, 01:18 AM	#25 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	here's someone's 20 minute photoshop I'm digging that one more than the TVR like one. I'm not a Z4 fan... I miss the old Z3 __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

12-02-2003, 12:44 PM	#31 (permalink)
bobba Upright Location: Canadian goodness	anybody got the engine specs?

11-27-2003, 12:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
SiphonX Crazy Location: Miami Beach, Fl	Nasty, that's not BMW's work, at least doesn't look like it. __________________ /Knowledge is Power/

11-27-2003, 06:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	yep, that's one fugly car. __________________ nice line eh?

11-28-2003, 12:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	I think it looks cool. But I also think that the coolness would "wear off" pretty soon. Kinda like some of the funky clothes you see chicks wear each summer. First time you see them you think "hey, I like that..." Within a few weeks it's "Sheesh.. not another one..." Mr Mephisto

11-28-2003, 07:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I'm going to have to go against the crowd and say that I love it. The front should be a bit higher around the wheel, and the nose should taper back a liitle more, but I'd definitely drive it... ... and apparently be mocked by the rest of the world.

11-28-2003, 07:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
BigDonkey2 Insane Location: California	those tail lights are pretty ugly....if they changed those it would look a lot better

11-28-2003, 11:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	it's so fat. what happened, BMW?

11-29-2003, 01:11 AM	#24 (permalink)
phaedrus Insane	That looks like a sweet ride, have they released the specs yet?

11-29-2003, 11:38 AM	#26 (permalink)
nate_dawg Crazy	did bmw hire the hot wheels design staff?

11-29-2003, 04:01 PM	#27 (permalink)
TM875 Addict Location: Amish-land, PA	Honestly, I really like it. I want one. Now, what kind of power does it put out? __________________ "I've made only one mistake in my life. But I made it over and over and over. That was saying 'yes' when I meant 'no'. Forgive me."

11-29-2003, 05:31 PM	#28 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	i like it, but it probably costs lots of $$$

11-30-2003, 02:37 PM	#29 (permalink)
mule12 Crazy	there is no way that is a bmw design, looks like a fan's photoshopped pic.

12-02-2003, 09:23 AM	#30 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	As far as BMW's go -- not all too bad -- just a bit to far off their regular style for me. __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

12-05-2003, 03:27 PM	#32 (permalink)
etardedraverboy Insane Location: portland the land of liquid sun shine	it look's like a mini batmobile __________________ vvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooommmmmm

12-05-2003, 04:33 PM	#33 (permalink)
tomcat70 Upright	Can't see BMW ever making that!

12-05-2003, 04:51 PM	#34 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	from what I have read in other BMW forums you'll find that this was just some russian's attempt at making the design sketches in CG. look closely and you'll see that they are very very very similiar to the original Z4 design sketches. http://www.automfg.com/articles/120201.html __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION! Last edited by Cynthetiq; 12-05-2003 at 04:53 PM..

12-06-2003, 09:41 PM	#36 (permalink)
HunterDevourer Insane Location: Sydney - Australia	Hmmm...it's distinctive, but as people have pointed out it is (thankfully) not the real thing. In my opinion, from the side on view it bears close resemblance to some sort of shoe. __________________ Viva La Muerte

12-07-2003, 10:19 AM	#37 (permalink)
yellowgowild Psycho Location: Tampa	From the looks of it, I'd say that a speed bump would destroy the front end.

12-08-2003, 09:37 AM	#38 (permalink)
kajagoogoo Psycho	talk about lack of proportion!

12-09-2003, 06:32 PM	#39 (permalink)
Elitegibson More Freedom, Less Bullshit Location: Tulsa, OK	That looks disgusting. If I were a car crusher I'd spit that shit out! __________________ -Erik Stupid people shouldn't breed.

12-10-2003, 11:26 PM	#40 (permalink)
sensation612 Crazy	ugly car...not diggin it