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01-22-2008, 05:17 PM
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Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the BMW CS Concept.
BMW will be joining the four-door "coupe" fray in 2010 when it launches its new flagship sedan, the Gran Turismo. Automotive News sat down with former M engineer, Gerhard Richter, who's been tasked with figuring out what design elements will be carried over from the CS Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/20/even-more-details-on-the-bmw-concept-cs-including-video-and-off/) that debuted last year at the Shanghai auto show (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/19/shanghai-showstopper-bmw-cs-concept/).
The Gran Turismo would slot in above the 7-series, being both longer and wider than BMW's largest sedan, and is likely to pack either a V8 or V12 powerplant. CSM Worldwide pegs production of around 15,000 units annually with a cost of around $150,000. That puts it in the same realm as Porsche's soon-to-be-released Panamera (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/28/spy-shot-nice-view-of-porsche-panamera-profile/), Audi's (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/27/one-more-official-rendering-for-your-perusal-audi-a7/) rumored (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/08/going-odd-audi-a7-renderings/) A7 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/29/audi-a7-coupe-in-the-works/) and the Aston Martin Rapide (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/17/spy-shots-aston-martin-rapide-in-the-round/), all of which will create a new class of high-priced, high-powered sedans that have yet to be proven in the marketplace.
[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]
Gallery: BMW Concept CS
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301162.w700_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218200/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301168.w700_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218198/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301177.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218204/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301189.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218205/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301201.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218201/)
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/bmw_cs_concept_450-op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/219318/)
Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the BMW CS Concept.
BMW will be joining the four-door "coupe" fray in 2010 when it launches its new flagship sedan, the Gran Turismo. Automotive News sat down with former M engineer, Gerhard Richter, who's been tasked with figuring out what design elements will be carried over from the CS Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/20/even-more-details-on-the-bmw-concept-cs-including-video-and-off/) that debuted last year at the Shanghai auto show (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/19/shanghai-showstopper-bmw-cs-concept/).
The Gran Turismo would slot in above the 7-series, being both longer and wider than BMW's largest sedan, and is likely to pack either a V8 or V12 powerplant. CSM Worldwide pegs production of around 15,000 units annually with a cost of around $150,000. That puts it in the same realm as Porsche's soon-to-be-released Panamera (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/28/spy-shot-nice-view-of-porsche-panamera-profile/), Audi's (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/27/one-more-official-rendering-for-your-perusal-audi-a7/) rumored (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/08/going-odd-audi-a7-renderings/) A7 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/29/audi-a7-coupe-in-the-works/) and the Aston Martin Rapide (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/17/spy-shots-aston-martin-rapide-in-the-round/), all of which will create a new class of high-priced, high-powered sedans that have yet to be proven in the marketplace.
[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]
Gallery: BMW Concept CS
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301162.w700_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218200/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301168.w700_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218198/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301177.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218204/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301189.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218205/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/6301201.w600_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-concept-cs/218201/)
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