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2011 Buick Envision PHEV plug-in hybrid system Concept

2011 Buick Envision PHEV plug-in hybrid system .General Motors has unveiled the Envision at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The Envision Concept was developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), and according to GM, integrates global design with local aesthetics for the China market, adhering to Buick’s "dynamic, fluid, quiet and comfortable" design essence.

The Envision has inherited Buick design DNA and taken the Buick global design language to a new height. The new Buick Envision Concept is defined by dynamic lines, sharp angles, and curved shapes. Up front there is a two-layer traditional Buick waterfall grille with large air intakes, a Buick tri-colored shield insignia, headlamps and fog lamps inspired by the traditional Chinese patterns, and LED technologies.
On the interior, the Envision gets a 360-degree all-around integrated design and unique asymmetric central console.
Under the hood of the Envision, Buick has placed GM’s breakthrough PHEV plug-in hybrid system that combines a 2.0-liter SIDI intelligent direct injection turbocharged engine with a pair of electric motors and an automatic/manual eight-speed transmission.
The car concept and environmentally friendly, Buick Envision SUV that will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, it is the crossover model was designed for China, as “it introduces the development direction for Buick’s future SUV products for the market”. At low speeds, the Envision runs solely on electric power, with the gasoline engine kicking in when more power is needed or the battery is running low.

The car also benefits from an intelligent all-wheel-drive system, which adjusts the torque output of each wheel.
2011 Buick Envision Concept sports dynamic, flowing lines, with an aggressive front end and a coupe-like profile.
The Envision features a 3-D head-up display system and a next-generation Bluetooth DUN Intelligent Internet system that allows Internet access via cell phones.