Genesis is the newest in a protracted line of automakers to disclose an idea for the “Gran Turismo” online game sequence.

The automaker used the previous weekend’s Gran Turismo World Collection World Finals in Barcelona, Spain, to debut the X Gran Berlinetta Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo idea as a full-scale mannequin and make sure its availability within the online game beginning in January.

The idea, which envisions a hypercar packing 1,071 hp, is a part of the Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo sequence, a problem put ahead to automotive design groups world wide early final decade by Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of Gran Turismo. His problem was for design groups to provide you with the last word grand tourer. Whereas a lot of the ensuing ideas have been too wild for manufacturing, some have influenced the designs of production-bound fashions.

The X Gran Berlinetta Imaginative and prescient Gran Turismo is unlikely to make it into manufacturing, however it demonstrates the pliability of Genesis’ present design language, and should preview design components and know-how destined for future showroom-bound fashions, together with doubtlessly a rumored flagship EV.

The idea is not any EV, although. Genesis says it incorporates a hybrid powertrain comprised of a V-6 engine in a front-midship place and a single electrical motor. The height output of 1,071 hp is generated by the V-6 delivering a peak 870 hp and the electrical motor, on this case a light-weight design by Mercedes-Benz-owned Yasa, delivering the remaining 201 hp. Mounting of the electrical motor and which wheels are doing the driving weren’t talked about.

Past the powertrain, the idea additionally introduces a brand new tackle Genesis’ crest grille design, the place the grille hyperlinks up with the lights. The lights, on this case the acquainted double bar motif discovered on present Genesis vehicles, then wrap round to the perimeters of the automotive and prolong to the entrance fenders. The remainder of the physique has been formed to most aerodynamic properties, with Genesis quoting a drag coefficient of 0.34.

Genesis envisions carbon fiber for a lot of the development, together with within the cabin which depends on padded areas with quilted detailing wherever the occupants would come into contact with a floor. Digital screens are discovered on the steering wheel hub and sprint, and the latter shows infotainment content material in addition to footage filmed by cameras changing the aspect mirrors.