Hurtan

Spanish automobile company
Founder Juan Hurtado and Hurtan Grand Albaycín.
Hurtan Albaycín T2+2.
Hurtan Albaycín 4P with top up

Hurtan Desarrollos S.L., also known as Hurtan Automóviles, is a Spanish automobile company, founded in 1991 by Juan Hurtado González.[1]

The company is based in Santa Fe, near Granada. It is an automobile manufacturer of retro-styled vehicles.

Models

The company's models, inspired by classic sports cars of the 1950s and 60s, include:[1][2]

  • Albaycín T2 — introduced 1992, 2 seat sports car.
  • Albaycín T2+2 — introduced 1996, 4 seat sports car.
  • Albaycín 2P — introduced 2004, sports car.
  • Albaycín 4P — introduced 2006, roadster.
  • Grand Albaycín — introduced 2008, sports car.
  • Author — introduced 2017, luxury coupe.[3]
  • Route44 — introduced 2017, commercial vehicle, custom configured for different business types (e.g. foodtruck, mobile office or retail store).[3]
  • Vintage — introduced 2019, a Jeep Wrangler-based car with "1930s look".
  • Grand Albaycin 30th Anniversary — introduced 2022, a Mazda MX-5 (ND)-based car with 1950 – 1960s look.

Velántur Cars

Hurtan designed the retro−coupe bodies for the luxury electric Velántur Cars company, a joint venture of Retrofactory, another Hurtado family business, and Jofemar Corporation of Navarra.[4][5] It will be the first 100% electric powered luxury vehicle produced in Spain. The battery electric vehicles will be manufactured at the former Santana Motor factory in Linares, in the Province of Jaén, Andalusia.[6]

Gallery

  • Hurtan Albaycín T2+2
    Hurtan Albaycín T2+2
  • Hurtan Albaycín T2+2, grille
    Hurtan Albaycín T2+2,
    grille
  • Hurtan Albaycín 2P, interior
    Hurtan Albaycín 2P, interior
  • Hurtan Albaycín 4P
    Hurtan Albaycín 4P
  • Hurtan Albaycín 4P with top down
    Hurtan Albaycín 4P
    with top down

See also

  • Retro-style automobiles
  • Sports car manufacturers

References

  1. ^ a b Hurtan.com: Historia (company history)—(in Spanish), text + gallery of models.
  2. ^ Hurtan.com: Modelos (models)—(in Spanish) . accessed 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Auto10.com: New "Hurtan Author and Route44 models review"—(in Spanish), 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ MotorChase.com: "Velántur Cars wants to release its retro electric car in 2017"—(in English), 26 February 2016.
  5. ^ Velántur Cars website—(in Spanish)
  6. ^ DiarioJaen.es: "Velántur fabrica en Santana el primer vehículo eléctrico de lujo hecho en España"—(in Spanish), 22 February 2016.

External links

  • Official Hurtan website—(in Spanish)
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