Chrysler Firepower

This article is about the concept car. For the similarly named engine, see Chrysler FirePower engine.

Chrysler Firepower
Overview
Manufacturer	Chrysler
Designer	Brian Nielander
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car Sports car (S)
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	Dodge Viper
Related	Dodge Viper Devon GTX Alfa Romeo Zagato TZ3 Bristol Fighter
Powertrain
Engine	6.1 L Chrysler Hemi V8
Transmission	5-speed automatic

The Chrysler Firepower was a Dodge Viper-based concept car produced in 2005. It takes some of the styling cues from the Chrysler Crossfire. According to Chrysler, its 6.1 L Hemi V8 engine produced 425 hp (317 kW) and could propel the vehicle to a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 174 mph. The concept was once featured on the cover of Car and Driver.

Designers responsible for the design were Brian Nielander (exterior), who also worked on the ME-412 concept; and Greg Howell (interior).

Plans for production

The Firepower Concept was built to prove that Chrysler could indeed build a hybrid car using existing hardware. Signs early in 2006 pointed to the Firepower going into production using the same hardware as the concept, but later that year Chrysler officially announced that the Firepower would not be produced, as they could not find a viable way of doing so.

Gallery

The Chrysler Firepower at the 2005 Chicago Auto Show.

See also

• "Chrysler gives us a look at Firepower Concept"