Chrysler Firepower

The Chrysler Firepower was a concept car that Chrysler built in 2005 to show its idea of a grand tourer. It used a Dodge Viper-based rear-wheel-drive chassis with a 6.1-litre Hemi V8 producing 425 horsepower and a five-speed automatic transmission with AutoStick, and Chrysler estimated 0 to 60 mph in under 4.5 seconds and a top speed of about 175 mph. Brian Nielander designed the exterior and Greg Howell the interior, and the styling took some cues from the Chrysler Crossfire. The car was once featured on the cover of Car and Driver. Early in 2006 there were signs it would go into production on the same hardware as the concept, but later that year Chrysler announced that it would not be produced because it could not find a viable way of doing so.