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The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este celebrates mostly the aged and the historical, eschewing bleeding edge hypercars for coachbuilt phaetons and retired motorsports legends. Even so, there’s still some newness to be found on the edges of the show. Aside from a rather extensive display of the current Rolls-Royce lineup, a handful of concept cars strut their stuff close to the entrance. There aren’t many, so we compiled the entire concept showfield here.
At this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW Motorrad introduces a new concept. Dubbed Concept 9cento (pronounced ‘nove cento’), the experimental motorcycle presents a smart concept for the future, with a combination of sportiness and performance, and touring capabilities. The BMW Motorrad Concept 9cento features basic sporty configuration with lots of volume near the front wheel and a short high rear promises riding fun and agile handling. The striking styling of the fairing, fuel tank and frame further highlights the focus on the direction of travel. Here, the three-dimensional modelling of the fuel tank area especially comes into its own as a result of the paint finish with reflective chrome effect. The hovering side panel is painted in Pure Metal Silver. On all aluminum parts such as the central tank cover, the rear carrier and the footrest holder, the milling is directed towards the front wheel. This finely grooved surface structure is only apparent on close inspection and has the effect of a topographical elevation relief.
Presentation of BMW Motorrad Concept 9cento and Rolls-Royce Cullinan at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa D'Este 2018.
Against the backdrop of a bustling mix of the traditional and the modern on show at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW Motorrad presents the BMW Motorrad Concept R18. The new concept is taking historical motorcycle design and giving it a modern, custom attitude. The BMW Motorrad Concept R18 shows how a forward projection of a 1960s boxer engine could look like today as a purist custom bike in combination with all the classic design icons of BMW Motorrad design.
The BMW Group is taking the occasion of this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to unveil the recreation of the BMW Garmisch, a classic concept car that was designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone and vanished after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 1970. With the newly created car, BMW pays respect to one of Italy’s most influential car designers and adds an exciting chapter to the company’s history.Since the early days of the brand, BMW has been inspired and influenced by Italian design and coachbuilding culture. From the lightweight aluminium BMW 328 Mille Miglia created at Carrozzeria Touring in the late 1930s to the wedge-shaped BMW M1 designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, there has always been a vital exchange of concepts and ideas across the Alps. And just like many other Italian show cars of the 1960s and 1970s, the original BMW Garmisch was developed by Bertone as an independent design proposal intended to demonstrate the studio’s creativity. “The original idea came from Nuccio Bertone himself who wanted to consolidate our existing relationship with BMW by designing a surprise show car for the Geneva Motor Show”, remembers Marcello Gandini, who was in charge of Bertone’s design department at the time.
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