Holden Coupe 60 Concept
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Holden Coupe 60 concept has unveiled today by General Motors Holden. The two-door performance concept car has unveiled to celebrate the 60th anniversary of General Motors Holden.
The Holden Coupe 60 is powered by a 6.0L V8 engine with Active Fuel Management that also works with E85. The engine is coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission. The Holden Coupe 60 sits on 21-inch center-lock alloy wheels and high performance semi-slick tires.
The interior of the Holden Coupe 60 features carbon fiber bucket seats, a sports steering wheel with integrated shift light display and LCD sports instrument cluster.
Press Release
GM Holden today marked the diamond anniversary of its first all Australian car by unveiling
a stunning two-door performance thoroughbred called Coupe 60.
Coupe 60 celebrates the six decades since GM Holden built the 48-215 at its Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and provides a glimpse of Holdens future directions in design, engineering and emerging engine technologies.
Exemplifying sports luxury, Coupe 60 is a pillarless concept car that explores the limits of
Holdens current rear-wheel drive capabilities, combining racing looks and technology into a road going sportscar experience.
Its sophisticated appearance is delivered through simple and powerful design, highlighted by the pillarless construction and V8 supercar inspired cockpit layout and side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips.
Almost 60mm shorter than the VE sedan, and sitting on 21-inch center-lock alloy wheels with unique design Kumho high performance semi-slick tyres, Coupe 60 captures all thats exciting about the Holden DNA. Other racing-derived enhancements include full flat under body, rear underbody air diffuser and functional rear deck-lid spoiler with unique designed LED tail lamps.
The interior also has several unique features. They include one piece carbon fiber bucket seats (featuring leather and suede pad design) and a sports-inspired flat bottomed steering wheel with integrated shift light display and LCD sports instrument cluster.
The high gloss carbon fiber carries through to doors and rear trim providing a contrast to the leather trimmed instrument panel and black suede trimmed pillars, headliners and parcel shelf.
Details and accents are picked out with a distinctive red high shine leather on the seats and dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome on the consoles and doors.
Front seats are adjustable fore and aft to allow easy access to the rear, with four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions.
Under the bonnet is just as forward looking, with a 6.0 litre V8 engine incorporating the latest technologies such as active fuel management
and calibrated for E85 ethanol fuel.
Even the paint is a one-off. Called Diamond Silver by Holden designers, it gives a liquid aluminium finish that almost slides off the bodywork.
GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Reuss said, Coupe 60 is Holden’s 60th anniversary gift to its fans worldwide.
It highlights Holdens heritage of rear wheel drive performance whilst looking ahead to the potential offered by new technologies and materials.
This is a vehicle I know our designers would dearly love to see go into production, but for the moment it has to remain a concept only, he said.
Project Designer Manager, Peter Hughes, said, We were looking to mark the diamond anniversary with a car that captured the Holden DNA and took the current VE range to an exciting next step.
Even in the early stages of VE development, we knew there was a sensational coupe waiting to get out and the 60 th anniversary has given us the chance to explore that.
With Coupe 60 we think we have designed a car that has the potential to write another chapter in the book of Holden icons.
Holden Coupe 60 Main Features
Pillarless coupe body;
Derived from flexible GRWD platform;
VE sedan wheelbase.
Holden Coupe 60 Powertrain
6.0L V8 with Active Fuel Management, calibrated for E85 Ethanol fuel;
6-speed manual transmission (SS specification);
Engine oil cooler.
Holden Coupe 60 Exterior
Unique Diamond Silver paint colour;
Electrically dropping front & rear side windows;
Racing-derived aerodynamic down-force enhancements:
Rear under-body air diffuser;
Full flat under body;
Functional rear deck-lid spoiler;
21-inch centre-lock alloy wheels;
Unique design Kumho high-performance semi-slick tyres;
High-performance Brembo brake hardware with ducted air cooling for front callipers;
Side-exiting chambered exhaust system with billet alloy tips;
Unique design LED tail lamps;
Exterior mirrors with integral LED side markers.
Holden Coupe 60 Interior
V8-Supercar inspired cockpit layout for enhanced driver visibility and spaciousness;
LCD sports instrument cluster located in a unique column-mounted binnacle;
One-piece carbon fiber bucket seats, featuring unique suede-pad design and distinctive red high shine leather accents;
Front seats are adjustable fore-aft and allow easy access to rear;
Four-point race harness restraints for all seating positions;
Unique sports-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel with integrated shift light display and suede grips;
Unique interior details including air vents, column switches, gear shift knob and pedals.
Holden Coupe 60 Interior trim
Perforated leather trimmed instrument panel;
Black suede trimmed pillars, headliner and parcel shelf;
High gloss carbon fiber used as a structural material for seats, doors and rear trim provides contrast to leather and suede trim;
Details and accents are picked out with red high shine leather, a dark gunmetal finish and satin chrome.
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