GFG Style and Envision Energy have teamed up to
produce an all-new concept car which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show
on March 6th. Little is known about the concept but the teaser images suggest
it will be a sleek sedan that features slender headlights, a ventilated hood,
and a large grille. The photos also reveal a distinctive greenhouse and a
relatively tall rear end.
GFG Style chairman Giorgetto Giugiaro says the
concept will be a four-seat electric vehicle which combines luxury, sportiness,
space and dynamism. He went on to say “The proposal is not intended to be a
synthesis of my work but a revisitation of a classic theme with the addition of
solutions on accessibility and functionality that I believe are unique, also
thanks to the use of new technologies.”
One of the new technologies with be an autonomous
driving system as Giugiaro said the car was designed for a sophisticated and
demanding user who is “still driving but … is soon destined to be driven around
by the car itself.” The concept will apparently be fully autonomous as the
designer noted “The technology would have allowed me to eliminate the steering
wheel, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.”
Besides the autonomous technology, the concept will
use Envision’s EnOS platform which will allow the car to connect a broader
energy ecosystem. The company says this will enable the model to “create
synergies and efficiencies from energy generation to consumption.”
