Cadillac Converj Concept

The Cadillac was designed as Converj Tourencoupé with quality features, striking design and comprehensive interactive technology.The four-seat Converj study will show how GM’s revolutionary electric drive – called Voltec – a luxury coupe with the typical for Cadillac, “uncompromising” Design can provide you with force. This technology allows for journeys of up to 64 km above the electric drive, during which consumes no fuel and no emissions are produced. The extended range is several hundred kilometers.
This vehicle is a prototype.
According to Bob Lutz, who is GM’s vice president of Global Product Development, has the Converj concept vehicle production potential. “It is a logical development of our plan to reinvent the car new,” he said. “It gives a clear idea of which look like electric vehicles from Cadillac could, and makes it clear that luxury consumers can get all over the world one car, the stunning design, electric drive and a range of hundreds of careless km united in him.”
Cadillac Extended-Range Electric Vehicle concept (E-REV, electric vehicle with additional coverage) has a new body style, which is a further development of traditional design theme of the brand, “art and science” is. An aggressive, forward bent arch profile is the basis of the sporting appearance. The Converj is not only in form, a Cadillac, but also in substance: The high-quality materials, technology and driving dynamics are characteristic of the brand.
The electric drive system of the Cadillac Voltec Converj consists of a T-shaped battery with 16 kWh, an electric drive unit and a four-cylinder engine generator together. Electricity is the main energy source of the vehicle. The battery pack with a cooling system contains more than 220 lithium-ion cells that provide the performance to meet the Converj electric by up to 64 km drive, without consuming fuel or emit fumes. The battery is integrated into the chassis of the Converjs and stores electrical energy from the grid when the vehicle is connected to a power outlet. Less than three hours are needed to recharge batteries at 240 V, or about eight hours on 120V power outlets.
If the battery is empty, the Converj switches seamlessly into the extended-range mode. During this second operating phase, the electricity needed to propel the vehicle is internally provided by a flex-fuel engine, similar to a household generator produces electricity. The engine generator ensures uninterrupted power supply for hundreds of miles until the car refueled or connected to recharge the battery to the power grid. This extended-range mode grants from the deficit of the very limited scope, suffer from the vehicle with a purely electric drive without a reserve source of energy.

Both the electrical and in the extended-range mode of Converj is always driven by an electric motor. It converts electrical energy from the battery or generator from the engine into mechanical energy to drive the front wheels to. It provides an instant torque of 370 Nm available, allows fast acceleration, and 120 kW. The top speed is 160 km / h. In both modes, no compromise is reached the performance. The Converj is also equipped with GM’s Magnetic Ride Control, which is beneficial to the smooth running. And to improve the economy even further, the braking energy is fed back into the battery.

The Converj is unmistakably a Cadillac, said Lutz. “The aggressive, forward-bent profile suggests a new, advanced designs and proportions in Cadillac’s design development,” he said. “The new proportion is unique forms of modern vision of a personal luxury 2 +2 seater around.” Is the overall form of a concise, dynamic body line and large 21-inch (front) and 22-inch wheels (rear ) increased, which are positioned at the outer edge of the body. The exterior of the Converj adorned with a triple coating of dark silver, call the designers of GM “Reaction”.

In the Vollglasdach solar cells are integrated, which contribute to cover the electricity consumption of additional components of the vehicle. Were also made to increase the range of aerodynamic improvements and design:

*Full underbody paneling
*Minimized Kühlerschlitze reduce drag on the vehicle front
*Tight-fitting rear cameras replace conventional mirrors to reduce drag
*The wheels are shaped so that the air is pushed outside. This results in a smoother flow of air is along the body side.