A peek through the windows reveals the car has a full roll cage and racing seats. “Proximity to our customers is one of the ...

Before going out in the Vision Driving Experience, BMW had us don a full racing suit. They then strapped us into one of four carbon fiber racing seats mounted in the mostly spartan interior.

I had to contort myself awkwardly to get in and squeeze into its carbon-fiber bucket seats. BMW officials helped me buckle the four-point harness before German motorsport racing driver Jens ...