BMW is displaying a near-production concept car at the New York Auto Show today that may provide a glimpse of the brand’s future. In its Automotive News blog, Popular Mechanics reports, “the Bavarian automaker says the highly sculpted ride will set the tone for all future BMW designs.” The CS concept features “sharp edges and swooping surfaces all around.” Popular Mechanics says it “does a better job of integrating elements found in its 5 and 7 Series siblings…that have generated controversy among critics in recent years.” Even the BMW signature double-kidney grille “is more sleek and aggressive than on existing Bimmers.”

In a press release, the German automaker said the CS is intended to combine “the exclusivity of a genuine luxury Grand Turismo with the fascinating thrill of a high-performance sports car.”

Kicking Tires says “the four-door’s sleek lines are instantly appealing, giving the car the look of a coupe, just like Mercedes-Benz’s CLS-Class before it.” The passenger cabin “has a minimalistic design theme that’s light on knobs and buttons and is finished in brown and tan materials.”

Car Domain offers video, and comments, “Its presence in showrooms would probably send most…competitors back to the drawing board.”

Though other media sources are calling the car a concept, Auto123 says that BMW has “announced that the CS is scheduled for production sometime within the next couple of years and will constitute the brand’s flagship model, above the 7-Series.”

In an earlier posting, Edmunds Inside Line made a similar prediction, saying “A production version of the Concept CS is expected to be based on modified underpinnings from the next-generation 7 Series. There is also likely to be an M version. BMW has never done an M version of the 7 Series, so this car will allow the automaker to bring out an M version above the M5.”

Source: US News

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