Posted by BMW’s iconic designs didn’t happen by chance—they’re the work of talented designers whose visions shaped automotive history. How well do you know these design legends?
1. Who was BMW’s Chief Designer responsible for the revolutionary BMW E65 7 Series design in 2001?
- a) Chris Bangle
- b) Adrian van Hooydonk
- c) Joji Nagashima
- d) Marc Girard
Correct Answer: a) Chris Bangle
2. Which designer succeeded Chris Bangle as BMW’s head of design in 2009?
- a) Karim Habib
- b) Adrian van Hooydonk
- c) Anders Warming
- d) Henrik Fisker
Correct Answer: b) Adrian van Hooydonk
3. Who designed the iconic BMW E39 5 Series, widely praised for its timeless elegance?
- a) Joji Nagashima
- b) Frank Stephenson
- c) Henrik Fisker
- d) Chris Bangle
Correct Answer: a) Joji Nagashima
4. Which famous designer, known later for luxury hybrid cars, created the design for BMW Z8?
- a) Karim Habib
- b) Henrik Fisker
- c) Pierre Leclercq
- d) Anders Warming
Correct Answer: b) Henrik Fisker
5. Chris Bangle’s controversial design philosophy at BMW was famously dubbed as:
- a) Flame Surfacing
- b) Fluid Dynamics
- c) Edge Dynamics
- d) Dynamic Curvature
Correct Answer: a) Flame Surfacing
6. The BMW i8’s innovative futuristic design is credited primarily to which designer?
- a) Benoit Jacob
- b) Marc Girard
- c) Anders Warming
- d) Karim Habib
Correct Answer: a) Benoit Jacob
7. Who was the designer behind BMW’s iconic 2002 Turbo from the 1970s?
- a) Wilhelm Hofmeister
- b) Paul Bracq
- c) Giovanni Michelotti
- d) Albrecht Goertz
Correct Answer: b) Paul Bracq
8. BMW’s signature “Hofmeister kink” design element is named after:
- a) Claus Luthe
- b) Wilhelm Hofmeister
- c) Paul Bracq
- d) Adrian van Hooydonk
Correct Answer: b) Wilhelm Hofmeister
9. Which BMW designer was responsible for the styling of the BMW X6, the brand’s first “Sports Activity Coupe”?
- a) Pierre Leclercq
- b) Karim Habib
- c) Anders Warming
- d) Frank Stephenson
Correct Answer: a) Pierre Leclercq
10. BMW designer Karim Habib later became head designer at which luxury automotive brand?
- a) Mercedes-Benz
- b) Infiniti
- c) Audi
- d) Lexus
Correct Answer: b) Infiniti
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