Buick Electra returns as an electric crossover-sedan mashup

This isn't your grandfather's Electra. This is the new Buick Electra concept the brand showed at the 2020 Beijing Motor Show.

It's a sedan-crossover mashup that runs on GM's upcoming Ultium battery technology.

It has butterfly doors, too.

The design is a bit of a departure for Buick with a square jaw, though the car tapers toward the rear. It's supposed to mimic an arrow.

Inside, GM designers created "floating" seats with a new architecture meant to give the effect of zero gravity.

Where Buick's going, it doesn't need traditional center stacks. That's one giant curved display -- and the steering wheel is retractable.

The Electra seats four passengers with lots of room to spare, thanks to the Ultium battery's packaging.