{{about|the concept car|the similarly named engine|Chrysler FirePower engine}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox automobile | name = Chrysler Firepower | image = Chrysler Firepower Concept - fvl.jpg | manufacturer = [[Chrysler (brand)|Chrysler]] | production = 2005 | designer = Brian Nielander (exterior)<br>Greg Howell (interior) | body_style = 2-door [[coupé]] | platform = [[Dodge Viper (ZB II)|Dodge Viper]] | related = [[Dodge Viper (ZB II)|Dodge Viper]]<br>[[Devon Motorworks|Devon GTX]]<br>[[Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ#TZ3|Alfa Romeo Zagato TZ3]]<br>[[Bristol Fighter (automobile)|Bristol Fighter]] | engine = 6.1 L [[Chrysler Hemi engine|Hemi]] [[V8 engine|V8]] | transmission = 5-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] with [[Autostick]] | layout = [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|FR]] | class = [[Concept car]] }}
The '''Chrysler Firepower''' is a [[Dodge Viper]]-based [[concept car]] manufactured by [[Chrysler (brand)|Chrysler]] in 2005. It takes some of the styling cues from the [[Chrysler Crossfire]]. The car was once featured on the cover of ''[[Car and Driver]]''.
==Design== Designers responsible for the design were Brian Nielander (exterior), who also worked on the [[ME-412]] concept; and Greg Howell (interior).
==Specifications and performance== The Firepower was powered by the 6.1 L Hemi V8 engine producing {{convert|425|hp|kW|abbr=on}} and {{convert|425|lb.ft|Nm|abbr=on}} of torque paired with a 5-speed manumatic shifting automatic transmission allowing it to accelerate from {{convert|0-60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 4.5 seconds and had a top speed of {{convert|174|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
== 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/chrysler-may-build-firepower-hornet/ |title=Chrysler may build Firepower, Hornet |publisher=Leftlanenews.com |date=February 15, 2006 |accessdate=December 4, 2010 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125024800/https://leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/chrysler-may-build-firepower-hornet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/08/22/viper-to-move-upmarket-firepower-nears-approval/ |title=Viper to move upmarket; Firepower nears approval |publisher=Leftlanenews.com |date=August 11, 2010 |accessdate=December 4, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/19/chrysler-wont-build-firepower/ |title=Chrysler won't build Firepower |publisher=Leftlanenews.com |date=August 22, 2006 |accessdate=December 4, 2010}}</ref>
== Gallery == [[Image:Picturefirepower 195.jpg|thumb|left|The Chrysler Firepower at the 2005 [[Chicago Auto Show]].]]{{-}}
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== See also == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041211085952/http://www.autoblog.com/entry/0535533654364176/ "Chrysler gives us a look at Firepower Concept"]
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