BMW Welt and Museum (Germany)

My visit to the BMW Welt and Museum in Germany was fantastic. I don't understand a lot about engineering, but I can understand and appreciate beauty and the quest for perfection.

The brand itself has had a fascinating history- from providing motorcycles to Nazis to becoming a champion of sustainability. It has constantly reinvented itself, and I love the innovation it embodies. It can be be best reflected in Design in Flux at the BMW Museum:

BMW 507. Only 251 such models were built :O

Isn't it gorgeous?

BMW Classic

View of Classic from the front

Classic's interiors

Of all the cars, I loved this one the most- BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (2009)

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics front view

I liked the colour of this one

BMW Isetta. It's so cute! I've never thought of a car as huggable but I feel this one is :P

Isetta from the side

The BMW Art Car- it's stunningly beautiful

Just WOW

This hydrogen fuel cell model is called Skyfall (very James Bond inspired)

BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition. This is beautiful

I wanted to get a car like this after Student Exchange. I can document my travels all over it! This is even better than a scrapbook :D

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Rolls Royce

The most amazing part of my visit was seeing a Rolls Royce in real life. The level of customisation is unbelievable- you are limited only by your imagination (or in my case, budget :P). There were so many small details about the car that I wasn't aware of that make it even more special. For instance, each Rolls Royce has upto 41 separate wood parts, and they use a process known as "bookmatching" to ensure that the veneer looks like a seamless whole. But what really stood out for me is something that was written in large, bold letters on the Rolls Royce section of the Welt:

"Strive for perfection in everything you do."

The Rolls Royce salesperson there showed me a Rolls Royce that was rejected only because the dashboard has an enamel work of a tiger that wasn't the precise shade of orange that the customer wanted. I thought it ridiculous- rejecting an entire gorgeous car because the colour of one tiger was minutely lighter than the expected one, but that's the standard Rolls Royce upholds itself to (and believe me, the rejected tiger panel was beyond beautiful). I wasn't expecting my trip to the BMW Welt and Museum to be inspirational, but that's what it was: It taught me that perfection could be achieved.

The interiors of a Rolls Royce are more luxurious than I ever imagined!

What I liked best is that you can install a star-spangled sky on the roof of your car, and adjust the brightness of the lights according to your mood

The Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy. Another customisation available for this is encrusting it with diamonds. Also, it's very difficult to steal the Spirit of Ecstasy. It instantly withdraws into the car if a motion is made to pull it off

I love the Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy! I think my trip just gave me things to aspire to