Jeeppedia.org » jeep hurricane concept http://www.jeeppedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Jeep Rocks You Like A Hurricane http://www.jeeppedia.org/jeeps-rocks-you-like-a-hurricane http://www.jeeppedia.org/jeeps-rocks-you-like-a-hurricane#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:20:47 +0000 admin http://www.jeeppedia.org/jeeps-rocks-you-like-a-hurricane Remember Jeep’s Hurricane Concept? No? That’s ok, we’ll refresh your memory. The Jeep Hurricane was a concept originally debuted at the 2005 Chicago Auto Show. The vehicle, with its one piece body constructed out of mostly light weight carbon fiber, sits on top of a four-wheeled steering system, allowing the Jeep to move sideways and even make 360 degree turns in a circular motion:

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The Hurricane holds two 5.7 liter HEMI engines – at the front and rear of the vehicle. Two separate shifters move the wheels to invert the tires or even position horizontally so that it can drive sideways or in a circle, giving the ability to make quick turn-arounds. Trevor Creed, Senior Vice President of Chrysler Group Design at the time stated “Jeep Hurricane is simply the most maneuverable, most capable and most powerful 4×4 ever built.” The Hurricane is also an animal at going off road – having the ability to approach an angle of 64 degrees, and a departure angle of 86.7 degrees.

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Jeep Hurricane even won the Popular Science “Best of what’s new” award that year.

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