List of BMW concept vehicles

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The following is a list of concept cars and other vehicles, presented by BMW.

YearModelDesignerImage
1949331 [1] Peter Schimanowski [1] BMW 531 1951 01.jpg
1949 501 [2] Pininfarina
1954528/502 [3] BMW
1964Hurricane [4]
1967K67 [5]
1968 2000 Coupé by Frua [6]
19692800 Spicup [7] Bertone BMW Spicup.jpg
19702200 TI Garmisch [8] 2002ti-Garmisch 2019-05-26.jpg
1972 1602 Electro-Antrieb (E10) [9] BMW BMW 1602 Elektro.jpg
E25 Turbo [10] Paul Bracq [11] BMW Turbo 1972 01.jpg
1976Karmann Asso Di Quadri [12] Italdesign
1985 Z1 Prototype [13] BMW
1990 M8 E31 Prototype [14]
Ur-Roadster (Original Roadster) [15]
1991 Nazca C2 [16] Italdesign BMW Nazca C2.JPG
Nazca M12 [17]
Z2 [18] BMW
E1 (Z11) [19]
1992E2 [20]
1993 Nazca C2 Spider [21] Italdesign 1991 Italdesign-BMW Nazca C2.jpg
E1 (Z15) [22] BMW BMW E1 Side.jpg
1994Z13 [23]
1995 Z18 [24]
Z21 [25]
1998Z07 [26]
1999 Z9 [27] BMW Z9-Concept-Car (cropped).jpg
2000 Z9 Convertible [28]
Z22 [29] BMW Z22 2000 01.jpg
750hL [30] Hydrogen BMW 750hL.JPG
2001 X-Coupé [31] Chris Chapman BMW X-Coupe 2001 02.jpg
Z29 [32] BMW
2002 CS1 [33] Chris Chapman BMW C31 2002 01.jpg
2003 xActivity [34]
2005 Concept Z4 Coupé [35] Chris Bangle BMW-Z4 diagonal front at IAA 2005.jpg
2006 Concept Coupé Mille Miglia [36] BMW Mille Miglia (cropped).jpg
2007 1 Series tii [37] BMW BMW Concept 1 Series tii.JPG
CS [38] BMW Concept CS AMI.JPG
Concept X6 [39] BMW Concept X6 (front quarter).jpg
Concept X6 ActiveHybrid [40] BMW Concept X6 Active Hybrid.JPG
2008 Concept X1 [41] Bmw Concept X1.jpg
BMW Concept 7 Series ActiveHybrid [42] BMW Concept 7Series ActiveHybrid.JPG
GINA [43] Chris Bangle BMW Gina Museum.jpg
M1 Homage [44] BMW Festival automobile international 2015 - BMW M1 Hommage - 011.jpg
2009 Vision EfficientDynamics concept [45] BMW i8 Concept IAA.jpg
5 GT Concept Car [46] BMW 5 Series GT Concept Geneve 2009.jpg
C1-E [47]
2010 Concept 6 Series [48] Mondial de l'Automobile 2010, Paris - France (5056012639).jpg
2011 Vision ConnectedDrive [49] 2011-03-04 Autosalon Genf 1351.JPG
328 Hommage [50] Festival-autom-internat-2012 BMW 328-Hommage (cropped).jpg
i3 Concept [51] 2012-03-07 Motorshow Geneva 4423.JPG
i8 Concept [52] BMW i8 Concept IAA.jpg
2012 i3 Concept Coupé [53] 2013-03-05 Geneva Motor Show 8191.JPG
i8 Concept Spyder [54] Paris Motor Show 2012 (8065334596).jpg
Zagato Coupé [55] Zagato BMW Z4 Zagato Coupe.JPG
Zagato Roadster [56] BMWZagato1.jpg
Concept Active Tourer [57] BMW Active-Tourer-Concept Mondial de l'Autom Paris 2012-cropped.jpg
Concept 4 Series Coupé [58] BMW 4Series Coupe 01.JPG
2013 BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor [59] BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor rear.jpg
Concept X5 eDrive [60] BMW Concept X5 eDrive IAA 2013.jpg
BMW Concept X4 [61] BMW concept X4 (Auto Shanghai 2013).JPG
Gran Lusso Coupé [62] BMW GranLusso Coupe.JPG
Concept M4 Coupé [63] Virginia Motor Sport Club (VMSC) at RIR (26318866184).jpg
2014Vision Future Luxury [64] (7 series 2019) BMW Vision Future Luxury (15).JPG
2015 M4 Concept Iconic Lights [65]
3.0 CSL Hommage [66] 3-0CSL-Hommage Concours elegance Villa Este 2015-resized.jpg
3.0 CSL Hommage R [67] Festival automobile international 2016 - BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage - 002.jpg
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo with fuel-cell [68]
Concept Compact Sedan [69]
2016i Vision Future Interaction [70]
Vision Next 100 [71]
2002 Hommage Concept [72] 2002 Hommage 20160624 27886437065 (cropped).jpg
2002 Hommage Turbomeister Concept [73]
Motorrad Vision Next 100 [74]
Concept X2 [75] BMW concept X2 - Mondial de l'Automobile de Paris 2016 - 011.jpg
2017 Concept 8 Series [76] BMW 8er Concept IMG 0884.jpg
Motorrad Concept Link [77]
Concept Z4 [78] BMW Z4 Concept2.jpg
i Vision Dynamics [79] BMW i Vision Dynamics, IAA 2017, Frankfurt (1Y7A3505) (cropped).jpg
Concept X7 iPerformance [80] BMW X7 Concept 2 IMG 0880.jpg
2018 Concept M8 Gran Coupé [81] 2018-03-06 Geneva Motor Show 2371.JPG
Concept iX3 [82] BMW iX3, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0497.jpg
Vision iNEXT [83] BMW i Next at IAA 2019 IMG 0494.jpg
2019BMW Concept 4 at IAA 2019 [84] BMW Concept 4 IAA 2019 JM 0263.jpg
i Hydrogen Next (fuel cell) [85] BMW i Hydrogen Next at IAA 2019 IMG 0619.jpg
Vision M Next BMW Vision M NEXT IAA 2019 JM 0090.jpg
2020 Concept i4 [86] BMW Concept i4.png
2021 I Vision Circular [87] BMW i Vision Circular Concept IAA 2021 1X7A0294.jpg
XM Concept
2022 iX Flow Concept
2023 i Vision Dee BMW Dee IMG01.jpg

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