Much More Forgotten Concepts Saturn Flextreme Details: First seen at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Saturn Flextreme Concept was a digital clone of the Opel Flextreme Concept which had actually been introduced at the 2007 Frankfort Auto Show only a few weeks previously. The Flextreme principle was a 4-door portable car featuring a plug-in serial-hybrid drivetrain comparable to that introduced in the Chevrolet Volt Concept introduced at the Detroit Show a year previously.

Unlike the Volt Concept, which included a tiny gasoline engine, the Flextreme was powered by a small 1.3-liter diesel. When completely billed, the Flextreme was asserted to travel approximately 34 miles on electric power alone, after which the diesel motor took over. Saturn claimed a combined electric/diesel series of 444 miles.

The Flextreme included center-opening side doors which, when opened with each other, created a usefully huge flow to the vehicle’s interior. As opposed to a rear hatch, the Flextreme integrated a pair of gullwing-style doors located on the automobile’s rear bodyside.

For metropolitan travelers, a set of Segway Personal Transporters were kept under the car’s cargo area as well as could be accessed from beyond the cars and truck. No word on if the Segway batteries were billed while in storage under the vehicle.

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