BMW has released a teaser video where a narrator uses scribbly drawings to describe what the whole BMW PAS (Progressive Activity Sedan) concept is all about. The BMW PAS is what many consider to be a 5-Series with a coupe-like stationwagon rear end.
You may be wondering what’s the difference between this and taking an X6 and just lowering it and replacing the wheels with more road-like ones? Well, BMW hopes this video will continue to spark your curiosity until the unveiling (in concept form), which is expected to be in the next 2 months or so.
From the video here are some details we can obtain:
- 2 rows of seating, with the 2nd row having reclining and sliding seats to vary between legroom and luggage space as needed.
- A dual-opening rear hatch which also includes a regular sedan bootlid, much like the new Skoda Superb’s “TwinDoor” hatch.
- A semi-command seating position for the driver, somewhere in between a sedan’s sitting position and an SUV’s.
It’s somewhat like taking the Audi A6 Allroad or Volvo XC70 concept abit further with a coupe-ish roofline, the special two-in-one rear hatch and the comfortable 2nd row seats.
Watch the video after the jump.
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this is probably gonna be like a mazda 6 “hatch” version, sold only in european countries
a great idea!
woww~
I’m not sure if this is really a new, revolutionary idea…. they’ve just put a creative twist to it i guess, that’s all.
Think R-class, but cheaper.
basically.., estate
i think its gonna be X6 with the smaller scale..
ugly !!
very hard to recognise it since the black cover-up quite alot…
Paul, i think something is wrong with your website… Whenever we send comments, its gone missing…. It only appears on the next login day…. Thats why we can even see some of the people here send the same comments twice on the previous post thinking its gone missing…. Can we know why is it giving such problem ???? Sumtimes commenters here type the comments so long, and then suddenly it goes missing when we click the submit button… So, it may give them a let down for not appearing…
One word: VISIONARY
made to compete with R-class? or different category?
Hmmmm, I can see jeremy clarkson reviewing and saying the handling sucks.
On another note, LAT can do the same for proton. Or more like proton can commision LAT and make this commercial. Sure a memorable one.
nicee…like Skoda + Wira Aeroback = BMW PAS.
Proton should incorp such trunk tech into their Gen2s.
Wonder if I can mod my Wira aeroback’s trunk opening? Then I’d be able to put things away quickly under the steaming sun. Hmm…Wonder if I should swap out its engine? Then it’d be powerful thru and thru. Wonder if I can turn my roof into panoramic view type? Nah, I’d have to pay for ‘approval fee’.
Let’s see if the comment refresh problem still appears now.
bmw take on the ford mondeo
it still hav the bold luks of BMW… quite nice…..
this is the 5series no doubt about it
I like BMW very much. Especially old patern 1. 3 series. nicer!