French brand DS has revealed a concept that was inspired by the dream ideas of its designers to create a car for the future.
The DS X E-Tense is a vision of motoring in 2035 and the design combines modern materials and ideologies with an all-electric powertrain.
Fitted with two seats that are set out asymmetrically, each seat offers a different environment for the driver and passenger – with the passenger having a soothing, encased cocoon with a ventilated massage seat.
The electro-chromatic glass floor gives occupants a view of the road zipping by underneath and the combination of wood, leather and metal under a glass canopy give the interior a bright and modern feel.
A sound bar forms the basis of the dashboard and a glazed surface performs as the infotainment system rather than your standard tablet-like display. The IRIS hologram personal assistant would sort the vehicle settings out.
Driving this vision of the future is an all-electric powertrain derived from the one that will be used in DS’s Formula E race car for the sport’s fifth season and is has two modes with differing outputs. In road mode, the X E-Tense has 536bhp but when switched into track mode that power is more than doubled to 1,341bhp for the ultimate driving experience.
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The driver can choose between driving it themselves or leaving it up to the car to navigate the roads through autonomous technology.
Sitting on a carbon fibre chassis, the body includes many of the design aspects of current DS models but with a distinct futuristic twist.
This concept was shown for the first time at the 2018 Auto China show in Beijing.
