Frozen Paint is probably one of the most desirable bits of kit you can have on your BMW. Like all things this way, there are some sacrifices that need to be made.

There’s the convenience factor, there’s the cost, there’s the maintenance and there’s the ever present threatening feeling that somebody might be keying your car.

What if you could have all these downsides wiped away and replaced by a small one. What if you could have frozen paint… except it was a little… fake.

That’s precisely what this car is getting. Thanks to a bit of ingenuity, a Russian owner (hopefully) will have a truly nice car to seat his gun in.

You think he’s not a Mafia man? Could be… after all, his 5 Series isn’t black and nor does it have tinted windows or any wheels that are oversized.

Getting back to the cheated Frozen Paint, it seems that the Russians have found a way round the problem by simply covering the car up in foil.

The infamous vinyl wrap trend going on these days inspired the covering of a regular silver painted BMW in a transparent foil.

Thus, less light is reflected and the added depth of the finish imitates the Frozen effect quite well. On top of that, this solution has a few extra plus points.

The annoyance of dead insects and bird droppings is eliminated. Further more, the paint itself is protected by the foil.

Which is quite handy since the Russian roads are full of impurities and often plagued by poor weather.

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BMW concepts always incite the mind, BMW renders almost do better. To this respect the latest render to come from Russian designer Krasnov Igor.

This time, Igor unleashed his creativity on our favorite manufacturer’s coupe, more importantly a very extravagant BMW supercar. While you might not see a way for extravagance to fit BMW’s design, this might work.

It’s pretty damn gorgeous but I’ll keep that opinion of mine to myself as much as possible and try to see a pretty open minded look on it. I will admit to the lines that are a result of bold design such as a Russian mentality would come up aren’t what most people would like to see on their Bavarian creation but that being said it does borrow some of the asymmetry from the BMW X Coupe.

Other influences come from the BMW Gina Concept and as a real base can be found from the BMW 328. The car in itself is a roadster that would find a weird use in BMW’s lineup.

This wouldn’t be a competitor for nothing other than the Bentley Arnage convertible as opposed to the Continental GT because of the massive bulk it inspires.

Then again I could be wrong and this render should never leave the digital world.

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Russian tuning companies may have taken a liking for the BMW X6, after the guys at Met-R and their Interceptor kit, a new package is available for it.

The creation belongs to a Moscow-based tuning shop entitled Status Design and it brings an interesting approach to the X6.

Unlike most Russian design concepts, the Status Design kit can be put on your BMW X6 without fear that you kids will be afraid of the car every time they look out the window. Getting past the basics, let’s take a closer look at the new show and go.

The exterior package features a body kit, a carbon fiber roof spoiler, front bumper with LED daytime running lights, some carbon trim for the window surrounds and mirror covers. Round at the back there’s a new rear bumper that accommodates a pair of dual tail pipes and a carbon fiber diffuser. Then there’s a set of 22-inch alloy wheels from Hartge which accentuate the detailing done on the overall aesthetics.

Moving on to what’s under the bonnet we find the BMW X6’s factory turbocharged 3 liter straight-six engine but with a bit of added “schnell” comes from a remmaped ECU, a sport exhaust system and sport air filter, all of which come together for a boost of power bringing the total up to 380 horsepower.

The package is pretty tasty and since Status Design haven’t released pricing details we’re not scared yet.

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