{"id":166310,"date":"2010-01-11T13:20:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T18:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/gmc-granite-concept-industrial-chic-meets-compact-urban-functionality\/13834\/"},"modified":"2010-01-11T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T18:20:29","slug":"gmc-granite-concept-industrial-chic-meets-compact-urban-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/166310","title":{"rendered":"GMC Granite Concept &#8211; Industrial chic meets compact urban functionality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/gmcgraniteconcept.jpg\" alt=\"GMC Granite &#226;&#8364;&#732;urban utility vehicle&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Concept at NAIAS ...\"><\/p>\n<p>Combining an urban-industrial design aesthetic with flexible functionality, the GMC Granite &#8216;urban utility vehicle&#8217; concept was introduced at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. &#8220;We think of the Granite as the automotive equivalent of an urban loft apartment,&#8221; said GMC&#8217;s Cross-Brand Design Director Dave Lyon. &#8220;The exterior has an unmistakable industrial look, but the interior is warm and personalized.&#8221; Though the Granite is the smallest GMC ever, it has been designed to feel bigger with a large cargo space and its flipping\/folding seats and four doors, hinged on each side to open like a set of French doors. There&#8217;s no pillar between the front and rear doors, making the Granite easier to enter, exit and load, even with bulky items. . 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