The Tomahawk is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle, a 500 horsepower engine with four wheels beneath it.
The engine breathes through twin throttle bodies mounted right up front (the two round things above the front tires are).
While the Tomahawk has the same number of tires as a car, it keeps the motorcycle form factor otherwise.
This is no sedan Chrysler sold nine replicas through Neiman Marcus, for $555,000 each.
The motorcycles cannot be driven on public roads.
A spokesman told Reuters they were meant as rolling sculptures, presumably to avoid legal liability. They are driveable just not (legally) on public roads.
The rear wheel drive machine uses monocoque construction; the engine is a stressed member. The body is made of billet aluminum.
The Tomahawk concept is an awesome-sounding machine; we saw it started and revved. Clouds of blue smoke vied for attention with the throaty rumble of the mighty V-10, and hitting the gas visibly opened the twin throttle body blades up front where the headlight would normally be.
Though deeper and more rumbling than most motorcycles, it did not seem to be louder overall – just deeper, with no shrill overtones.
Wolfgang Bernhard, Chrysler’s first mate at the time, was said to be enthusiastic about that project, so much so that hundreds were projected to be built at under $200,000 each (probably below breakeven).
They reportedly cost Chrysler over $100,000 to build (the work is outsourced), not including engineering costs.
The Dodge Tomahawk can reach 60 miles an hour in about 2.5 seconds, and has a theoretical top speed of nearly 400 mph. Each pair of wheels is separated by a few inches and each wheel has an independent suspension. Bernhard said four wheels were necessary to handle the power from the engine.
The Tomahawk remains on display at auto shows – well out of reach of the general public.
Features:-
1)500 bhp (372 kW) @ 5600 rpm (60.4 bhp/liter); 525 lb.-ft. (712 Nm) @ 4200 rpm
2) 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 cubic inches (8277 cc)
3) 356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads
4) Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6)
5) Two pushrod-actuated overhead valves per cylinder
6) Roller-type hydraulic lifters
7) Sequential fuel injection with individual runners
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
9) Max Engine Speed: 6000 rpm
10) Fuel: Unleaded gasoline, 93 octane (R+M/2)
11) Dry sump oil system takes 8 quarts of oil
12) Cooling: Twin aluminum radiators mounted atop engine intake manifolds, force-fed from front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fan. Takes 11 quarts of antifreeze.
13) Exhaust: Equal-length tubular stainless steel headers with dual collectors and central rear outlets
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