Earlier this year, Opel announced plans to build its own electric cars as its Chevy Bolt EV deal with GM isn’t working out.

Now the European automaker is unveiling a stunning new all-electric concept, which the company says ‘stands for electrification of all Opel models by 2024’.

The concept is called the ‘Opel GT X Experimental’.

It’s a compact SUV, which is becoming an extremely popular segment and several established automakers are starting their all-electric efforts with this segment first.

They wrote about the concept:

“Opel decided to embody its vision for its future automobiles in a compact SUV of just 4,063 millimetres in length (wheelbase: 2,625 mm; width: 1,830 mm; height including antenna: 1,528 mm): SUVs are currently the most popular vehicles on the market and Opel is driven by the desire to make such even more attractive for a wide public.”

Here are a few images of the vehicle that was released this week:

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Vice President Design Mark Adams commented on the design of the car:

“The Opel GT X Experimental embodies the spirit of our core brand values – German, approachable, exciting. It’s an “approachable” concept that people can identify with. It confidently combines a pure and bold design execution with progressive technology that makes life easier. Clearly, this vehicle signals a very exciting future for the brand,”

Opel says that they equipped the prototype with fairly small battery with a capacity of 50 kWh.

They didn’t announce a range estimate, but they state that it will be very efficient thanks to its “lightweight architecture.”

It is equipped with 17-inch wheels that Opel says “visually look much larger, so as to maximize road comfort but also look stunning.”

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Opel also envisions the vehicle having some level of autonomous driving capabilities:

“The GT X Experimental does not pretend to offer full autonomous driving. However, it does have Level 3 autonomous driving functions – meaning it can handle all aspects of driving but the driver must be able to respond to a request to intervene.”

They want the vehicle to give a taste of what is to come with Opel’s electrification effort, which involves 4 electric vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) by 2020 and a complete electrification of its lineup by 2024.

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