The Viper-powered Dodge Tomahawk concept vehicle shatters all the barriers of conventional thinking about personal transportation. This four-wheel, single-passenger vehicle is a sleek, rolling sculpture that combines art-deco styling with extreme engineering. The 500-horsepower Viper V-10 engine powering the dual rear wheels gives this radical vehicle a potential top speed of nearly 400 miles per hour ? for anyone who wants to test it.

<Engine: 505 cu. in., 8300 cc, aluminum 500-horsepower Viper V-10
Transmission: Aluminum-cased two-footed, manual two-speed, sequential racing-style with dog ring, straight-cut gears
Clutch: Double-disc, dry-plate with organic friction materials, hand lever actuated with assist
Front Suspension: Outboard, single-sided parallel upper and lower control arms made from polished billet aluminum. Mounted via ball joint to aluminum steering uprights and hubs. Five degrees caster. Single, fully adjustable centrally located coil-over damper (2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pullrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs
Rear Suspension: Hand-fabricated box-section steel inboard swing arms, incorporating ?hydral-link? lockable recirculating hydraulic circuit parking stand. Single fully adjustable centrally located Koni coil-over damper (2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pushrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs
Steering: Dual hub center type; Linkage: Rocker arm and push/pull rod with roller bearings. Polished billet aluminum steering yoke with turned aluminum grips and billet levers
Final Drive: Dual 110-link motorcycle-style chains
Body: Layout -- Longitudinal, centrally mounted engine, rear-wheel drive; Chassis Construction: Monocoque, engine is central, stressed member; Body Construction: Billet Aluminum
Performance: 0 to 60mph -- 2.5 seconds (est.); Top Speed: 300+ mph (est.)

Overall Length: 102 inches
Overall Width: 27.7 inches
Overall Height: 36.9 inches
Wheelbase: 76 inches
Track: Front -- 8.75 inches; Rear -- 10 inches
Tires: Make -- Dunlop custom-made symmetrical; Front -- P120/60R-20; wheel size: 20x4; Rear -- P150/50R-20; wheel size -- 20x5
Seat Height: 29 inches
Curb Weight: 1,500 lbs.
Ground Clearance: 3 inches
Fuel Tank Capacity: 3.25 gallons

or visit one of my favorite websites... http://www.dodgetomahawk.com

redriderbob

 

nine copies were built of the Tomahawk which were not street legal... all had a price tag of $555,000.</P>


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I think I saw this on the Travel Channel, Jay Leno may have been taking about the bike.

 

Can I share my pics too?



~Amanda

 

The two pic aboveare almost the same, LOL! But that was SO crowded... these were from the year it unvieled, very hard to get to it, I had to weave and push my way through.... LOL!

~Amanda

 

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Heck ya!! I had to get a picture!! LOL! I gave my son to my friend, and me and my camera ventured on through the pack of men that had encircled the bike... <IMG src=smileys/smiley36.gif border="0">

~Amanda

 

lol. Jay Leno I heard bought one of the bikes to go w/ collection of cars and motorcycles.</P>


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I would love to see if it would go 400 mph!!!!!!! It would probably be a hoot to ride!!! MS

 

Well engineers at Chrysler Group claim a possible top speed of 328mph on the Tomahawk! It still has yet to be tested!

redriderbob