BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe concept fills an 8-Series gap

In 1928, BMW switched from making airplane engines to cars and Battista "Pinin" Farina set up his own coachbuilding shop in Italy. In the intervening decades, the two companies became pillars of the European auto industry, but never worked together — until now.

Today in Italy, the two revealed the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe, a 12-cylinder tourer that could serve as a luxurious revival of the famous 8-Series name. Yet like the other concepts BMW has revealed in years past at the Concorso d'Eleganza, it will likely never sell a copy to the public.