Bmw 7 Series Zbf
The design concept called "ZBF 7 Series," short for "Zukunftige BMW Familie" was a high. The BMW ZBF-7er attempted to predict future of luxury, but modern-day tech isn't the only thing it seems to have gotten right (or wrong). The ZBF 7er was also much larger than the contemporary E38 7-Series, Nagashima said, again predicting the direction BMW would go with the successor E65 model.
Built way back in 1996, the ZBF (Zukunft BMW Familie or 'Future BMW Family) was designed by Joji Nagashima, a man with the E36 and E90 3-series, the E39 5. BMW is back with another episode of the "Inside BMW Group Classic" series, this time detailing a quite interesting concept car from the '90s. The never.
The BMW 7 Series ZBF from 1996, in turn, boasts a much more sophisticated figure. As a true luxury limousine, it points clearly to the future exclusivity and elegance of the 7 Series, and indeed ZBF even stands for zukünftige BMW Familie, or "future BMW family". The ZBF 7er was created in 1996 - two years after the beginning of the E38 7 Series' production, but five years before the polarizing E65 7 Series hit the market.
The BMW 7 Series ZBF from 1996, in turn, boasts a much more sophisticated figure. As a true luxury limousine, it points clearly to the future exclusivity and elegance of the 7 Series, and indeed ZBF even stands for zukünftige BMW Familie, or "future BMW family". This prototype was designed as one of a possible family of BMW sedans, with the legendary designer Joji Nagashima working on the 3.
This 1996 BMW ZBF Concept shows how the BMW E65 7 Series would have looked with a long kidney grille and a more retro. This week, BMW Classic shared a new video which takes a look at a previously-unseen concept vehicle that went on to become particularly influential in the brand's design language and model lineage. The concept is called the ZBF 7er, and it was conceived in 1996, in the midst of E38 7 Series production.
Once one looks beyond the large, vertically-oriented kidney grilles, it's not hard to.