If somebody mentions "Skin of the car", what would you think of? Yeah, sounded a bit odd when I first heard it as well, but wait till you understand the whole concept behind it.

The BMW Group Design team (yeah, those people who sit there and think only) came out with this question: What if we could replace the skin of the car with something else? Well, the structure of the car is very much supported by the chassis, and that's enough in protecting the passengers from accident. What if the metal casing of the car is replaced with something really light and flexible? The car will then be lighter, more fuel economic, faster to assemble and... maybe sexier?

With that idea in mind, they created a concept car called the GINA Light Visionary Model. The metal cover is replaced with a seamless, plastic-coated lycra fabric material. It is stretched over the metal frame with moving parts ¡ª allowing for the car to have shape-shifting properties. The shape of the body can be changed without tearing or loosening the fabric, and the steering wheel, gauges and headrest all move into place after you sit down in the car.

OK, enough of writing. Check out this babe in the video: