BMW i9 Design Concept by Carlos Aliaga Pastor

Rumors of a high-powered BMW supercar, slotted directly above the techy i8, have been floating around for a while now. However, we’ve yet to hear any conclusive evidence as to its arrival. For some Bimmer fans, that “maybe” just isn’t good enough.

3D design artist Carlos Aliaga Pastor is one such fan. For his master’s degree thesis project he took it upon himself to craft what he thinks a next-gen BMW supercar would look like. He built an actual model, named it the i9, and it’s quite the spectacle, wouldn’t you agree?

According to the project details, his proposed i9 pulls its design inspiration from nature, mainly almonds and hammerhead sharks – no, we’re not making that up. 

The car’s roofline has a distinctive almond-like appearance, and there’s no getting around the aggressive and streamline selachian body. Up front, the i9′s snouted fascia supports a low-slung diffuser and suspended fender flares. Around back, pronounced air intakes grace its haunches, followed by a tucked and minimalist rear end. Inside, Aliaga’s designs call for an instrument panel and layout similar to the BMW i8.

It’s doubtful that a production BMW i9 would ever go to such extravagant lengths

BMW DESIGNS THE NEXT BUSINESS CLASS SEAT

It’s not your average armchair that reclines with a lever on the side of the chair and reaches its eternal purpose. The future business class seats will be like a mind reader that will identify the passenger, preference of food, play their favorite music, run a health check and also recommend when they should be sipping a glass of water. The Thales Group, on the opening day of the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2014 in Hamburg Thales unveiled its innovative immersive Business Class Seat.

The seat, developed in conjunction with BE Aerospace and design partners BMW Design Works, is a finalist for the Premium Class & VIP category at the 2014 Crystal Cabin Awards, the only international prize for innovations in the field of aircraft cabins. The high-end business seat presents advanced technology innovations like touchpad controls integrated in the seat, Ultra-High Definition (UHD) main display screen, Passenger Control Display, Eye Tracking and Interactive Virtual Landscape Panel, widely regarded as some of the most advanced in the world.

The concept seat includes Thales SmartPIMs that allow passengers to interface their portable electronic devices with the IFE system, and Smart Device Ignition Wireless Charging. The seat will know you by your connected PDA as the computerized system connects to your social media profiles and identifies your preferences like your favorite movies, what position you like to relax in, a four-zone massage system, food preference.

The chair also comes with a surround system and visual control system that will let you select movies by looking at on your screen. If you look away to speak to the flight attendant, the player pauses and plays back or if you sleep it will automatically pause it until you wake up.

The vision-recognition technology can even run a health check by just analyzing your face and maybe recommend a medication or glass of water. Not just that it will also tell your eyeglass prescription (Not Kidding!).

Louis Vuitton Creates Luggage Series for the BMW i8

When a leading automaker teams up with a luxury fashion brand, great things are bound to happen. So when BMW decided to add a little bit of French glamour to its German engineering, they looked to Louis Vuitton to create a line of tailor-made luggage for their new i8 model.

The resulting bags and cases are made entirely from the carbon fiber, a high-tech, lightweight, yet extremely sturdy material. The collection consists of two travel bags, a business case and a garment bag. All of these elegant pieces feature the iconic checkered Damier patter, leather name tags and a laser-etched Louis Vuitton signature.

All the items are designed to fit perfectly into the interior of the BMW i8. The 4.750 Euro ($6,555) Weekender GM i8, for instance, with both hand and shoulder carry straps, is meant to go into the car’s boot. The 4.450 Euro ($6,280) Business Case i8, great for carrying laptops, matches the shape of the rear seats, while the Weekender PM i8 is designed to rest on its surface.

The collection will be available upon request starting April 1st in a selection of Louis Vuitton stores around the world (Munich, Milan, London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, New York, Los Angeles).

First look BMW M3 Sedan And M4 Coupe

 Images of the 2015 BMW M3 and M4 have leaked – courtesy of Autocar UK. The M3 and M4 are, essentially, the same vehicle, with the M3 being a coupe and the M4 being a sedan. Both will sport the new M engine – the S55 B30. This is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder engine that produces 425 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque. Top speed is 250 Kmh (155 mph).

 The M3 and M4 will be offered with a six-speed manual transmission or a seven-speed M DCT dual-clutch transmission.