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<< Prev Page 3 of 3  The setting is split into two separate areas, also in terms of colors: the driver's area and the passenger area.Inside, the painstaking care for details, the attention to the materials used and the creation of various atmospheres are key concepts which have led the designers to create a precious and welcoming setting in which to abandon oneself entirely. The neutral colors of the materials used - woven parchment-leather, painted lacquer, smooth opalescent parchment-leather and soft shiny silk - not stained but instead retained in their natural coloring, create a delicate and precious ton sur ton effect. The emotional theme of the surfaces is "writeability", the nabuck leather and the silk carpet afford two-tone tactile effects which simply ooze luxury and wealth. The door panels are upholstered in parchment-leather and back-lit with an LED system. The material is used on the entire panel but the different finish on the upper - hand-woven according to great Italian manufacturing tradition - and the lower - smooth - section livens up the generous surface. The floor is covered with a silk carpet, also hand-made, which gives the feeling of being inside an exclusive setting. The ceiling light and the speakers are on the other hand made of micro-perforated stainless steel. A thin pattern of optic fibers runs along the pillars and the side rails, to lighten the perception of the architecture thanks to fine diffused lighting. The cluster placed opposite the driver is completely digital. A 12" screen displays, using a purpose-designed graphic interface, all the information useful for driving and controlling the vehicle (speed, engine revs, navigation, battery charge level, residual range, etc.) and on either side two 3.5" screens have been fitted vertically, which project the pictures from the side cameras. When maneuvering, the central monitor projects the pictures from the rear camera instead. The cluster also features six touch controls on either side, three facing the driver and three hidden away from view yet easy to reach even when driving, which are necessary to turn on the lights, to use the direction indicators, the windscreen wipers... Three classic buttons are instead inserted on the underside of the steering wheel to be used to enable or disable the car, to select the speeds and to select the piloted driving function. The dashboard has been fitted with a 3-D holographic screen - an evolution of the one presented last year on board the Giugiaro Clipper - which runs along the perimeter of the width projecting pictures and graphics to match the selected setting mode. In the seat tray, on the right, there is a compartment to house the LG G-Flex smartphone on which the dedicated car apps have been installed. Once connection between the device and the car has been established, the apps are sent to the central cluster monitor whereas only the controls to adjust the seat remain on the phone's touch screen. The entire driving system is controlled electronically and it is designed to make the controls totally intuitive. With a view to achieving superior ergonomics, the steering wheel, which has been minimized to almost a control stick here, only turns 2°: the potentiometer inside it assesses the force exerted by the driver on it and acts accordingly on the front wheels: the greater the force, the greater the steering angle. Similarly, the pedal unit comprises two fixed pads: the sensors inside the accelerator and brake detect the pressure exerted and operate accordingly by distributing more or less power and braking power. The architecture of GEA develops around a platform devised specifically with a new layout capable of incorporating the 375-litre batteries that power the four electric motors, of 142 kW each, housed on the differentials. The power train develops 570 kW and reaches a top speed of 250 km/h. The recharging system is induction, which is a solution that dispenses with the need for a side flap for the electric socket, thereby guaranteeing continuity in the smooth silhouette of the car body. << Prev Page 3 of 3 |
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