Genesis unveiled a petite concept car it says will help the brand make inroads with wealthy urban customers of the future.The Genesis Mint is an electric two- or three-passenger city car that looks, at a glance, slightly larger than a Mini Cooper. Finished in a hunter-green matte paint and with a curved roof-line that flows seamlessly from the windshield to the rear, the Mint has two doors for passengers and two small additional window-size doors set behind those, which open upward like scissors to allow access to a rear storage ledge behind the seats.Manfred Fitzgerald, the executive vice president and global head of the Genesis brand, declined to give specifics on how the car might perform on the street, if it were to be made, but said it wouldn’t necessarily need a driving range past 70km (44 miles). The goal is to address the problems of overcrowding in cities, to move toward an electric future, and to look stylish while doing so. Small people-movers can still be functional, the argument goes, with features such as creative storage space and comfortable seating.“This is our interpretation of the all-electric city car,” Fitzgerald said. “We believe there’s still a white spot on the… Read full this story
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