Hofmeister kink

Under the Hofmeister kink is defined as the double kinked transition from the C pillar ( at Tourings with Hofmeister kink, D- pillar ) of a BMW vehicle to the car body. Is named the Hofmeister kink after the BMW designer Wilhelm Hofmeister, who used this style element for the first time in 1961 the BMW 3200 CS " Bertone " and the "New Class ". Originally, this item was constructed from structural reasons; adorns the Hofmeister kink many BMW models, but only from design to technical reasons. One of the first vehicles with this style element was the Kaiser- Frazer of 1951.

  • Automotive design
  • BMW
BMW 3 Series (E36) Wilhelm Hofmeister (automobile designer)
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