There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called “wild”.

That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept.

Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a “design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture”.

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Designers drew inspiration from “space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s”, with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle.

It’s a big ‘un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long.

While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia.