Color-changing BMW i5 is more than just a gimmick

01 March 2024
BMW's color-changing i5 Flow NOSTOKANA blends art and tech, but is raises more questions than answers about real-world use of this flashy feature.

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Fearghast, 05 Mar 2024Cars like CH-R, AygoX have red base colour, black cladding, black roof, the whole back side is... morewell...I never heard any of these cars' owners being pulled over due to factory vinyl. another example, I had a mini cooper s. that car had red base color, piano black roof and black&white stripes on the hood. no police gave a ticket since these were factory accessories. one of my friends had a grey porsche fully wrapped in green and he updated his registration for that aftermarket application.

yalim, 05 Mar 2024if it is partially wrapped with stripes like (ferrari 430 scuderia) or has 2 colors (like peug... moreCars like CH-R, AygoX have red base colour, black cladding, black roof, the whole back side is wrapped in black vinyl (or something like that) and in every legal paper it states ... red.

Fearghast, 05 Mar 2024Yeah, but what about partial wrapping, or when back of the car does have different colour?if it is partially wrapped with stripes like (ferrari 430 scuderia) or has 2 colors (like peugeot 308 gti) from the factory, it is written in the registration and you have no problem.

yalim, 05 Mar 2024once wrapped, the new color must be updated in the registration. otherwise,you get a ticket.Yeah, but what about partial wrapping, or when back of the car does have different colour?

Fearghast, 04 Mar 2024You know vinyl wrapping your car is fairly popular, I see so many cars that are wrapped, I can... moreonce wrapped, the new color must be updated in the registration. otherwise,you get a ticket.

yalim, 04 Mar 2024you cannot change the color of a car.it is against the law. this is a gimmick for motor shows ... moreYou know vinyl wrapping your car is fairly popular, I see so many cars that are wrapped, I can't imagine it is not legal to do so.

you cannot change the color of a car.it is against the law. this is a gimmick for motor shows and press releases. I don't expect it to enter production.

  • Anonymous

but it is a gimmick.
this COULD and this could be useful in some cases for official cars like police, firefighters, ambulance.
for a normal Joe like you and I, they will never allow it. it's not the distracting other drivers part. there's a reason that the color of your car is printed in your car papers and if u add a single strip on your car police will stop you and fck you up.

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