Chrysler ecoVoyager Hybrid Concept to Debut at Detroit Show

Chrysler EcoVoyager Hybrid Concept

By Sam Stockley
November 21, 2007 3:28 AM
Filed Under: American, Chrysler, Concept Car, Detroit Auto Show, Green

As part of Chrysler's three-strong concept car offensive at the Detroit Auto Show next year will be this new ecoVoyager hybrid vehicle, touted much like its Jeep and Dodge show stand companions to fuse the economical and ecological advantages of an advanced 'clean-running drivetrain' and the appeal of a vehicle styled to excite.

Seating four in comfort, the ecoVoyager is powered by a new technology which has the environment at its heart. A hydrogen fuel cell generates electricity for the battery pack and 200 kW electric motor, which according to Chrysler will exclusively drive the vehicle for in excess of 300 miles. Powertrain components are stored underfloor. However, performance will not be sluggish, a 0-60 mph time of less than 8 seconds being expected.

Although longer than the present Voyager by some two inches, the single-box designed concept vehicle is both narrower and lower in height, which transfers to more swept and sporty styling cues. Among them is the return of Chrysler's central spine, a crease which spans from the rather subdued front to the dynamic rear end, where it effectively dictates the hatch and light cluster arrangement.

More information will follow shortly ahead of the concept's debut at Detroit in January so stay tuned. In the meantime, keep up to date with all things green on our eco-friendly category page.

Source: Chrysler LLC via Auto News (sub. req.)

Comments

foose1397
November 21, 2007 8:24 AM
Good looking egg..this car is sure to help turn Chrysler in a direction when they need it most; not...Hybrid or not Chrysler needs to start pulling out all the stops in the design field and make something ahead of the market....at least this looks better than the Prius by Toyota and 300 miles is impressive

radmeister
November 22, 2007 6:18 AM
I donno chrysler needs to stop making crappy interiors, nobody wants to spend 50K for a car and have leather seats that feel like they are made of toilet paper and a dash that is made of plastic that got rejected by the chinese toy industry. Their exterior design and overall package is great just this interior thing, seems like a north american thing.

BENZian
December 13, 2007 5:27 PM
Rad just about nothing you wrote had anything to do with this concept...we can clearly see that you just don't like american cars...give it a rest...

THERENAISSANCEMAN
November 24, 2007 8:54 AM
not bad , Chrysler . this vehicular concept embodies an optimally efficient , eco-friendly body shape while losing nothing of Detroit's signature styling flourishes. noteworthy , indeed

THERENAISSANCEMAN
November 24, 2007 9:02 AM
my compliments to the image renderer who opted to use original watercolor drawing techniques , a veritable rarity amongst illustrators of today whose creative expressions have been made slaves to the computer .

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