Ambitious Chinese firm GAC Motor has has unveiled an electric concept car called the Entranze, which it says is designed for the American market, at the Detroit motor show.
GAC doesn’t currently sell cars outside of China, but has ambitious growth plans including an entry into the US market. The firm also has a design centre in Los Angeles, where the Entranze was developed, and has just opened a large research and development centre near Detroit. It is also planning to open what GAC boss You Jun called a “full US sales operation” in California.
The SUV-style EV features a sleek exterior which the firm describes as being shaped like ‘a sleek bullet’. Inside there is an unusual 3+2+2 seating arrangement, with three seats in the front, followed by two rows of two seats with a central ‘airplane-style’ aisle.
The machine is designed to have significant autonomous capabilities, and to make extensive use of voice and gesture controls. There are two side-mounted displays to control the car’s functions, with a large curved display for passenger entertainment.
Yu Jun said the machine was developed around a “human centric” philosophy, with a spacious interior that makes substantial use of renewable ’green’ materials including cork.
While the Entranze is purely a concept car with no official plans for it to go into production, the firm displayed its full vehicle range at Detroit, further suggesting that it plans to enter the US market soon.
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