Holden Hurricane Concept 1969

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Holden Hurricane Concept, 1969

The Holden Hurricane was a two-seat concept car built by Holden in 1969. The Hurricane was one of the most advanced vehicles for its time, with Holden describing it as a research vehicle, allowing them "to study design trends, propulsion systems and other long range developments".

The Hurricane stood at just 990 millimetres tall and was powered by a mid-mounted high-compression 253ci, 4.2 litre Holden V8 engine producing 259 BHP. The Hurricane did not feature conventional doors; instead, a hydraulically powered canopy swung forwards over the front wheels and the seats rose up and titled forward. Other features included Pathfinder, an early style of GPS, which acted in conjunction with magnetic signals built into the road to guide the driver. It also contained digital instrument displays, automatic temperature control air conditioning called Comfortron, an auto-seek radio function and a rear-view camera, which consisted of a wide angle camera in the rear bumper connected to a closed-circuit television (CCTV) screen in the centre console.

SPECIFICATIONS

ORIGINS
• Country of Origin: Australia
• Prodution: 1 Prototype

ENGINE
• Engine : 4.2 Litre, 8 cylinder
• Power: 193 kw (259 BHP)
• Torque: ???
• Configuration: V8
• Engine location: Mid

PERFORMANCE
• 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) Time = 5.9 secs
• Top Speed = Not Tested

DRIVETRAIN
• Layout Mid engine, Rear-wheel drive system
• 4 Speed Manual transmission

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
• Height: 990 mm (39 in)

CLASS LEADING FEATURES
• Hydraulic Powered Canopy
• Pathfinder (GPS)
• Digital Instruments
• Comfortron (Air Conditioning)
• Auto seek radio Channels
• Reverse Camera with mid mounted screen

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Australia's First Concept Car

In the late 1960's Holden were at the forefront of experimental car design. Most know of the wonderful GTR-X, but only a handful will truly remember the Hurricane. Unlike the GTR-X, the Hurricane was never really intended to make it into production.

Rather, Holden described it as an experimental research vehicle, allowing them "‘to study design trends, propulsion systems and other long range developments".

Revealed in May 1969, the wedge-shaped, mid-engined V8 Holden Hurricane was quite unlike other modern show cars of the era, which tended to reveal more of what the manufacturer would be releasing with the next incarnation of a particular model.

Instead the Hurricane was always a developmental concept, a dream car with no serious intention of it ever becoming a reality.

Like the GTR-X, the Hurricane was developed as a two-passenger vehicle, and boasted an arsenal of (for the time) advanced technology. Before you scoff at list of features the Hurricane featured, try to remember the year was 1969!

Few had even heard or understood what electronic digital instrument displays were, nor what an auto-seek feature was on the car radio.

How about "Comfortron" automatic temperature control air-conditioning and a Pathfinder automatic route indicator. Rear vision was provided by a CCTV screen in the console, connected to a wide-angle lens camera activated by the ignition.
 
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Paul Arnesen
there are not enough Australian cars in GT6.
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This is true, we have many great cars to offer PD like the, hurricane, torana, monaro, hsv, fpv, redback & elfin, these are just a few Australia is famous for. It has a huge history of sports sedans, sport utes and rare sportscars, we also have many great technical tracks available also.
 
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