Herman K

BMW Commercial "Landshark"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMaKQJbSJx0

Daniel Dudley

They used to call the 635 CSIs sharks, and there is some resemblance up at the snout.

Definitely not a Great White.

c_span

The 928 is a shark, for sure, but I always thought the older BMWs had pretty shark-like noses -







No?

hacker-pschorr

Yup, shark + BMW goes way back.

Few chapters earlier in the automotive history book, Corvette's were also considered sharks before the term "Stingray" popped up, starting with the Mako Shark prototype in 1961.
Even with the 1968 "new" model, the shark profile was still used as an inspiration for the body. The four vertical side vents is a clear giveaway to this.

BBX

I can very easily see the Corvette connection, the beemer, not so...

BBX

Oh, I actually just watched the commercial. I didn't realize they were talking about the Z4. I can see the shark resemblance there.

taffelman

The first BMW "shark-nose" design was the 2000 CS (1965-1968)



Linky: http://www.sehlin.com/bmw%202000%20coupe.htm

Hope they continue the legacy with the "Concept CS": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U8eD...eature=related