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GAC Enverge: the crazy concept car that shocked the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
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e concept car unveiled at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show is from the relatively unknown Chinse brand GAC. Picture: AFP PHOTO, JIM WATSON.Picture: AFP
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GAC Enverge: the crazy concept car that shocked the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
JOSHUA DOWLING | News Corp Australia
January 17, 2018 12:17AM
IT has doors inspired by a Lamborghini and an electric driving range to outpace a Tesla and — until now — few people had even heard of the Chinese car company that made it.
The GAC Enverge is not just a concept car, it was a warning shot to the global car industry that it means business.
While the Enverge is a flight of fancy — it’s a concept car and not due to go into showrooms — it was a sign of things to come from one of China’s big players.

Camera IconGAC Enverge electric car has doors inspired by a Lamborghini. Picture: AP Photo, Carlos Osorio.Picture: AP
The Enverge doesn’t need a power cord: inductive charging means it merely needs to park over a compatible charging bay.
It has a 600km driving range thanks to its 71 kWh battery, and a 350kW fast charger can give the Enverge 400km of driving range in just 10 minutes.
Four electric motors — one on each wheel — promise zippy performance, although GAC wasn’t making a claim.
The roof pod houses a Segway motorised scooter so you don’t need to walk once at your destination.

Camera IconThe interior looks like the cockpit of a plane. A pod on the roof houses a Segway scooter. Picture: AFP PHOTO, JIM WATSON.Picture: AFP
While the Enverge was just motor show tease, GAC unveiled a range of vehicles alongside it that would look at home in any mainstream showroom: small and medium SUVs, a seven-seat people mover and a Toyota Corolla-sized sedan.
GAC is due to launch in the US in two years but its plans beyond that are unknown at this stage.
The company sold 500,000 cars in China last year, which is more than the Australian car industry combined in any of the past 10 years.