Buick Wildcat EV Concept Debuts As Future Design Showcase
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GM just introduced the Buick Wildcat EV Concept, a design study that shows off the brand’s new styling language intended for use in future all-electric Buick vehicles.
The Buick Wildcat name was plucked from the brand’s history. The first Buick Wildcat was introduced in 1953 as a showcase of the brand’s styling chops, with follow-up Wildcat concepts introduced in 1954 and 1955. Legendary car designer Harley Earl oversaw the development of these earlier vehicles, while a later Buick Wildcat debuted in 1985 as a mid-engine supercar concept.
Now, the Buick Wildcat name is back with this fresh all-electric design study. The exterior of the new EV is characterized by a low, wide stance, cab-back proportions, and a coupe-like silhouette. The front grille incorporates wide, horizontally oriented grille bars, while the sharp, high-mounted headlamps are equipped with micro-LED lighting technology and thin-beam projector lenses.
In the corners, the new Buick Wildcat EV concept rolls on Jet Age-inspired 18-spoke “turbine” wheels, while the greenhouse is characterized by wraparound glass that connects the windshield with the side windows.
Inside, the Buick Wildcat EV is laid out in a 2+2 seating arrangement, with Legato Green coloring applied to the footwells, dash, and door panels. White upholstery is added to the seats, steering wheel, and dash. Aluminum trim bits abound. The infotainment spec includes a wide, horizontally oriented screen that stretches from behind the flat-bottom steering wheel into the dash.
The Buick Wildcat EV also debuts new forward-thinking technology concepts that integrate artificial intelligence, biometrics, and aromatherapy. For example, the onboard systems will detect when the driver’s heart rate is elevated and will activate “Zen Mode,” dimming the cabin lights while activating the massage seats and dispersing a calming aromatherapy scent.
“The Wildcat EV concept represents the real design future for the brand,” said executive director, Global Buick and GMC Design, Sharon Gauci. “Buick has always been forward looking and this expression is a glimpse of where we’re going, and the optimism we have for the limitless possibilities of an electric future.”
The debut of the Buick Wildcat EV concept coincides with the reveal of a new Buick tri-shield logo, and the announcement that Buick will bring its first all-electric vehicle to market in North America by 2024.
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I really love the way Gm tries to integrate screens into the dash. Unlike the german brands which just glue their screens without any design.
I hope Celestiq will be just as good inside. And the screen won’t look like smth handmade in the garage. Lol
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… funny
I love the design, too bad it’s an EV.
Profile is very reminiscent of the Saab Aero-X concept from 2006
indeed
This might be Buick’s best looking vehicle since the ’53-’54 Roadmaster Skylark
true also, but that other went into series, this not and wont
Now this is a show car and some thing will need to be toned down a bit for the real world.
But the car looks good.
Now keep in mind with the shared platforms doing a coupe in smaller numbers is economical again as will be other odd body types we have lost.
Also much of the money from the ICE development can go to building the car vs just trying to meet emissions. Billions per engine will be saved as the money for batteries are already being spent.
… for example the outer mirror, it will never be that by laws … or make like bs expensive cameras electronic as audi
Actually cameras are not expensive anymore. That is why cars have so many anymore.
I have one in my Acadia now and most trucks have them.
The biggest thing is you have to learn to focus on the mirror not the imag3 behind you.
If you want to complain at least get something legit.
I see a bit of the Buick Lacrosse in the interior and front grill. I like the design a lot and hope they incorporate it into their vehicles, although I’m not sold on aromatherapy! Imagine being allergic and stressed on the highway when this thing starts spraying.
I think a lot of the EV haters don’t realize that with the freedom not having a traditional engine and cooling to account for, we may be on the precipice of a renaissance of automotive design in the near future. This car looks so cool, and I hope the big American coupe makes a real comeback.
Aero is still a part of it but they do have more options.
… yeah nice, another car for museum or scrap… just styling exercise of lucky designers …
Very interesting profile, especially the roof line. The windshield appears more upright than most, paired with a long, downward sloping line as it moves aft. Looks kinetic. Good proportions. The front end is a bit much for me, but at the end of the day, it’s just a show piece.
I see some of the original 1950s “Le Sabre” show car in the side contours.
For whatever reason the frontend makes me think of a Ford
It makes me think that someone isn’t ready to design an EV. An EV doesn’t need a very large grille. Hardly any grille.
This one is big enough for a supercharged V8.
Ugly
As a full-size coupe, can Buick call it a Riviera!
Don’t worry everyone, GM will have plenty of time to turn this beautiful concept into an electric SUV that will blend in with the crowd.
Hate to bash them but this looks like a totally redone Chrysler Crossfire from front to back. Add to the fantasy of an all electric future it’s laughable. California and NY can’t keep the lights on as it is and they want to add millions of electric cars straining the grid. But seriously go look at the pictures of the old Chrysler.
Loved my ’80 Regal Limited and ’69 Wildcat 2 dr. This one, does not say Buick to me.
Anything but another crossover SUV!
Forgive me for stating the obvious:
Why didn’t they call the concept the
Buick ELECTRA ?
I like the wheels !!!!
Put on some rear view. Mirrors that actually work.
Gm has a two decade+ history of building show cars that foretell absolutely nothing. There will be no Buicks that even remotely resemble this car, particularly its non-SUV shape. The only thing that’ll make production is the logo. They boiled all the hope that was Avista down to a trim package called Avista. This is another dead-end used to generate excitement over a new logo and classic American names applied to evs destined for China. In other words, business as usual from the company that chose Cadillac House over Standard of the World.
The curved windshield is reminiscent of the 50s elegant era. The spokespeople on the video sound like AI drones programmed to read from a script, soulless and uncaptivating – what you would expect from your spouse after 50 years of marriage!