The Chrysler Airflow is dead, and the Halcyon is right here. Whereas the Airflow had a sense that it could possibly be a manufacturing automobile, the Halcyon is decidedly an all-electric idea. Chrysler gives no point out of powertrains, efficiency, or vary estimates, however it’s primarily based on an actual platform. And it is packed to the gills with programs designed to assist drivers make a “connection with the vehicle.”

The Chrysler Halcyon is very low, with the nostril simply 4 inches off the bottom. Front and rear doorways open a full 90 levels, revealing a spacious inside devoid of a B-pillar. To make entry simpler, roof panels open gullwing fashion, forming one thing extra akin to a Nineteen Eighties T-top than a futuristic idea. At the rear is a modest trunk, hidden beneath the flat rear glass and clean form of the automobile’s haunches. To our eyes, it is a very clear form that is enticing, if a bit nameless.

Underneath the pores and skin is the Stellantis STLA Large platform. That’s the identical setup the forthcoming Dodge Charger Daytona EV will use, and there are different connections value mentioning. Chrysler states the Halcyon makes use of an 800-volt structure, one thing anticipated on the high-performance Charger Daytona Banshee. The physique incorporates loads of aero trickery, together with an enormous passthrough on the entrance the place air is directed by means of the grille and over the hood. That’s one other Charger Daytona function, fascinating contemplating the Dodge is slated for a debut on March 5. Perhaps the Halcyon is not as conceptual as we thought.

Looking at Chrysler’s listing of tech programs will persuade you in any other case. Chrysler says the Halcyon has Level 4 self-driving functionality, punctuated by a steering wheel and pedal association that may totally retract, letting the motive force merely be a passenger for the journey. To that finish, there is a neat stargazing mode that modifications the opacity of the glass and reclines the seat so you’ll be able to, effectively, stargaze. There’s an enormous pillar-to-pillar clear display on the entrance, and an augmented, full-screen heads-up show can dispense info to people inside, whether or not they’re driving or not. Powering every part is a lithium-sulfur battery of unknown output.

Here’s the place it will get slightly bizarre (and even a bit creepy). Chrysler talks concerning the Halcyon making in depth use of AI for a customizable driver expertise, one the place the automobile greets you with a particular mild and sound show as you strategy. It preps itself for the drive, bearing in mind every part from climate situations to your day by day calendar (which is related to the automobile). Chrysler’s imaginative and prescient for the Halcyon is one the place the automobile and the motive force have a reputable, private connection.

It would not cease with a greeting. Biometric scanners acknowledge you, and as soon as inside, the automobile performs calming sounds and units every part up simply as you prefer it. The stress-reducing audio is visualized on the automobile’s show screens, creating an audio-visual expertise that reminds us of Disney’s Fantasia. And whenever you get to wherever it’s you are going, the automobile provides you all types of particular send-offs with extra sounds and lights. Chrysler calls it “Harmony in Motion.”