The Chrysler brand of Stellantis in Auburn Hills today unveiled the Chrysler Halcyon Concept, which the automaker stated, “exemplifies the fully electrified future of the Chrysler brand and embraces sustainability-driven exterior and interior design, and full autonomy.”
The four-door vehicle is the latest in a progression of futuristic concepts representing the brand’s electrification transformation. Previously, the brand revealed the Chrysler Portal Concept in 2017, the Chrysler Airflow Concept in 2022, and the Chrysler Synthesis Cockpit Demonstrator in 2023.
“The Chrysler Halcyon Concept creates a level of serenity that fully represents the Halcyon name. The Halcyon showcases innovative and sustainable mobility solutions that embrace technology and offer value to customers while delivering Harmony in Motion,” says Chris Feuell, CEO of the Chrysler brand for Stellantis.
“The Chrysler Halcyon Concept brings to life a fully electric tomorrow through new technology suites from Stellantis that integrate with simple and pure aerodynamic design and a seamless, connected and immersive cockpit experience.”
Chrysler will launch its first battery-electric vehicle in 2025 and feature an all-electric portfolio in 2028. The Chrysler Halcyon Concept reinforces the brand’s commitment to the Stellantis Dare Forward 2030 plan, which cultivates the electrified and more efficient propulsion systems that will enable Stellantis to cut its global carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2030 and to lead the transportation industry by achieving net carbon zero by 2038.
Designed on the STLA Large platform, the new concept vehicle offers an aerodynamic, streamlined, and “uncompromising” vision of the Chrysler brand’s future exterior character. Its combination of seamless technology and battery-electric performance work in harmony with a pure, streamlined exterior design that embeds aerodynamic elements.
Exterior highlights include:
- A subtle-yet-functional front air blade aerodynamic pass-through area enhances performance and all-important BEV range capability.
- Thin cross-car front LED headlamp is adaptive and centered by a new LED-lit Chrysler wing logo.
- Elemental Silver color.
- Thin, blade-like side mirrors house cameras for a slimmer aero profile.
- Autonomous entry eliminates the need for door handles.
- Lightweight, machine-faced 22-inch wheels feature a turbine-shape design.
Interior highlights include:
- An almost 360-degree range of view.
- Uses 95 percent sustainable materials throughout.
- Pillar-to-pillar transparent display, providing a forward-looking view of information while keeping eyes on the road.
- Stowable 15.6-inch console screen that can be rotated for either portrait or landscape orientation and can assist in start-up and quick access to information.
- Displays can be fully controlled by voice recognition commands.
- The reverse-yoke-designed steering wheel folds away, with pedals also retracting when the steering wheel retracts.
- Rear seats retract into the trunk area to highlight a potential next-generation vision of Stow ‘n Go seating, first invented for Chrysler minivans.
The Chrysler Halcyon Concept features a full suite of technology from Stellantis, with complementary STLA Brain, STLA SmartCockpit, and STLA AutoDrive technologies working together to achieve that the automaker refers to as “Harmony in Motion.”
In Prepare Mode, a Stellantis AI virtual assistant preps for the day, notifying the driver and the vehicle of upcoming events. Using advanced STLA Brain and SmartCockpit technology, an Intelligent Cabin Comfort feature analyzes weather conditions and uses personalized preferences to set HVAC levels remotely. Predictive navigation, one of the concept’s predictive interaction features, syncs with the driver’s calendar to prepare the vehicle for real-time traffic and navigation routing, staying one step ahead and eliminating unneeded driver inputs.
As the driver approaches the Chrysler Halcyon Concept, the vehicle recognizes the driver, comes to life, and provides a greeting through a Welcome Mode that uses biometric identification. Illuminated LED exterior lighting animation, personalized exterior sound features and a greeting on interior screens provide a welcome and sense of connection with the vehicle. Functional Chrysler wing logos on the side aero panels communicate vehicle charge status.
In Welcome/Entry Modes the driver is the “key” to unlocking the concept, as facial biometrics allow safe and secure, hands-free vehicle entry and start-up, with doors unlocking and opening autonomously. Biometric functions also can detect if the driver is carrying a package or backpack and intuitively retract the next-gen Stow ‘n Go seats to create storage space. Air suspension assists with ingress by lifting the low-profile vehicle as the driver enters the cockpit, with the concept always at the right entry height.
Pre-drive Mode brings to life a customized experience, with personalized vehicle cymatics – sound and vibrations mirrored through visuals — helping to create the mood of the vehicle. As the vehicle wakes up and welcomes the driver, it can share a calming or energetic sound based on driver presets. Different sound frequencies prompt corresponding product shapes on the console screen — calming frequencies align with a more dispersed particle pattern on the console screen, while more spirited sound frequencies generated during drive modes create energetic particle patterns that provide the driver with a real-world connection to the vehicle’s performance status. Ambient interior lighting and sounds also adjust to driver inputs and complement the cabin environment.
In Drive Mode, drivers can sit back, relax, and allow the vehicle to take control while the STLA AutoDrive technology platform enables Level 4 autonomous driving features, such as Stargazing Mode or take the wheel, and controls for a connected-to-the road experience.
The Chrysler Halcyon Concept is built for a future that takes advantage of innovative Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) technology to wirelessly recharge electric vehicles traveling over specially equipped, dedicated road lanes, allowing for unlimited range and travel from destinations, such as New York to Seattle, without need of charger, charge cord, or charge stations.
The concept also is constructed incorporating Lyten 800V lithium-sulfur EV batteries that do not use nickel, cobalt, or manganese, resulting in an estimated 60 percent lower carbon footprint than today’s best-in-class batteries and a pathway to achieve the lowest emissions EV battery on the global market.
