Chinese-Israeli automaker Qoros
previewed a new concept it's been preparing for the Shanghai Auto Show. Those
dark renderings gave us little to go on, but this latest image shows us the full monte, as it were.
Called the Model K-EV, the concept stems from an
ongoing partnership between Qoros and Koenigsegg. The Swedish firm has already
furnished its Chinese partner with its FreeValve camless engine design, and now
it has hooked up Qoros with the same kind of transmission-less all-wheel drive
plug-in hybrid powertrain as it applied to the Regera.
Exact details on the powertrain's output and
capabilities have yet to be revealed, but as you can see, it's enveloped in a
cutting-edge design – which also encompasses some innovative features. It has
an unusual asymmetric aperture layout, with an automatic gullwing door on the
driver's side, a dual-hinged front passenger door (that can open either
outwards like a conventional door or horizontally), and a sliding rear
passenger door. They grant access to a cabin that's made mostly out of carbon
fiber, employed to reduce mass while increasing rigidity and, according to
Qoros, longevity as well.
The manufacturer says the use of Koenigsegg's
existing “opens the possibility for mass production in the near future,” which
is good news.