{{Infobox automobile | image = Festival automobile international 2015 - BMW Vision connect drive - 004.jpg | name = BMW Vision ConnectedDrive | manufacturer = [[BMW]] | production = Concept car only | body_style = 2-door sports car | class = [[concept car|concept]] | engine = Electric | designer = [[Juliane Blasi]]<ref>https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/pcgl/download.html?textId=117470&textAttachmentId=146010 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> }} [[File:Festival automobile international 2015 - BMW Vision connect drive - 007.jpg|thumb|Rear view]] The '''Vision ConnectedDrive''' is a two-seater sports car [[concept car|concept]] built by [[BMW]] featuring new advanced driver assistance aids. It had its world premiere at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2011|2011 Geneva Motor Show]].<ref>[https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/gb/pressDetail.html?outputChannelId=8&id=T0097253EN_GB&left_menu_item=node__2222 BMW Press Release 10 February 2011]</ref> Unlike previously named Vision concept cars, BMW has no intention to build this vehicle, but to show off its latest design and technology developments.<ref>[http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-Vision-ConnectedDrive-2011-first-pictures/ Car Magazine 10 February 2011]</ref>
== Exterior == Unlike the 2008 [[BMW GINA]] fabric skinned concept, the ConnectedDrive features more traditional materials, but in an equally modern design, referred to by BMW's head of design [[Adrian van Hooydonk]] as a 'layered surface'.<ref>[http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/255394/ Autocar 10 February 2011]</ref> The front grille maintains the BMW style grille, and the front and rear lighting monitor the surrounding traffic conditions around the car. The doors are a variation of the 1989 [[BMW Z1]], with the outer skins slide forward and the inner door slides backwards. The use of unconventional lighting is integrated into the overall design, from the bonnet area and around the seats to the rear boot lid.
== Interior == The interior is very much driver orientated, with a high [[Center console (automobile)|centre console]] dividing the interior into two, and using differing lighting schemes to change the internal and external character of the car.<ref>[http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/263575/bmw_roadster_concept_revealed.html Auto Express 10 February 2011]</ref> The passenger has their own display unit directly in front of them, and the driver has a 3D [[head-up display]] screen which overlays actual sat nav information onto the view in front. [[File:Festival automobile international 2015 - BMW Vision connect drive - 001.jpg|thumb|Interior]]
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==External links== *[http://www.visionconnecteddrive.de/index.php?page=main.php&lan=en_US Official BMW Vision ConnectedDrive website] {{BMW vehicles}}
[[Category:BMW concept vehicles|Vision ConnectedDrive]]