Bufori’s luxury saloon that was unveiled in Geneva “is only 50 per cent complete” according to company founder, managing director and the car’s designer Gerry Khouri. The Geneva (the car is named after the city it’s launched in) will cost from RM1.3 million when production begins in June this year, but by then some things would have been changed from the car shown in Switzerland.
The only significant change to the Geneva’s structure will be a 100 mm increase in wheelbase length to make 3,427 mm. As comparison, a long-wheelbase Mercedes S-Class has a wheelbase of 3,165 mm. Length, width and height is 5,340 mm, 1,925 mm and 1,520 mm, respectively. To recap, the Geneva’s swoopy body is crafted from a mixture of carbon fibre and kevlar, bonded together by Vinylester resin (commonly used in the marine industry for its high corrosion resistance and ability to withstand water absorption), while the chassis is made from top grade stainless steel.
The Geneva’s air-suspended four-seat cabin feels intimate and luxurious, but ingress and egress isn’t the most effortless – calves will brush against the running boards that characterises the car, for instance, but the doors on the production car will feature gas struts and 90-degree openings. Better seats will be fitted and there will be changes to the interior design, too. The stereo and air-con units in the show car will also make way for bespoke items, according to Khouri.
We will continue to follow the developments on the Geneva as Bufori puts the final round of improvements to its luxury saloon. For more details, live images from Geneva and the official gallery, click here to link to our previous post.
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
it looks cheap… they have to change something about how it looks…especially the grille (looks like its made from flimsy china toys plastic)…, the body panels all look cheap compare to cars made in the-50s, they shud get some inspirations from jags/ferraris of old..
nice interior…but exterior is a let down…
grill is ugly
lights are unacceptable
Since the design is inspired by classic car, they should get rid of the modern items – stereo headunit, steering controls and other non-essential items.
1st
the man inside the picture looks like Mr. Bean !!
its still very ugly
If it is 50%, i suggest the front hood grill and light to be change. IF NOT I'm ensure this is the disaster of BUFORI..
just curious, how many potential customer has Mr. Khouri currently secured for his Bufori Geneva at the auto salon? the more the better.
yum yum..made in Malaysia American Muscle. Well, sort of….
How about a bowling alley in the limo? Whatever, It is just a glorified, uglier, heavier and more expensive Chrysler 300C that it is based on.
Looks like a coffin on wheels.
Sorry to say the styling is neither classic nor elegant. At best it is very individualistic and eccentric – and there is actually a niche market for that!.
looks like a hog on wheels !
Its is a joke if this car going to be produced exactly like that! Its FUGLY.
50% as in 50% ugly?
Wait for a 100% ugly??
another 50% is including built-in swimming pool, LOL~
Its blatant mix up between classic and modern, now Bufori has become Mitsuoka. Not like before which is cool. They better change their direction to be modern retro like new mini, new fiat 500, morgan
the front nose looks like a coffin……
Ugly at 50%, will be uglier at 100%.
Yay RM1.3mil for coffin-bonnet car!
the whole car body looks like the product of fibre shop that are famous for slapping on slabs and slap of panels in the name of bodykit….
Bufori seriously need a competent auto designer, not a monkey with a pen and paper.
It would be easy to condemn but this guy has managed to stay in business for quite some time.
The real clown will be the first guy who buy this joke masquerading as a car
What currency is ‘RM’? Never mind, but 1.3 million? That’s way too much for that thing! For changes, how about getting rid of the stupid running boards and using that wasted space to enlarge the interior?