The Unmistakeable Dodge Tomahawk

Everyone knows that a tomahawk is a throwing weapon used by the Indians of North America. He represented himself an ax made of stone with a wooden handle. Used for hand-to-hand combat. But now they also call it a new, very unusual motorcycle, more like a kind of mechanical statue.

Dodge Tomahawk is the concept of the Chrysler Group, which was presented at the International Motor Show in Detroit. Designers of this company believe that all vehicles exhibited by the respected public, regardless of their functions, should cause the public a feeling of deep emotional satisfaction. In other words, every person who saw Dodge Tomahawk should be admired and amazed by the new model! And they achieved this.

Dodge Tomahawk: specifications

The weight of this concept is 680 kilograms. Of course, for a higher stability of this giant equipped not with two but with four wheels. Engine Dodge Tomahawk ten-cylinder, V-shaped from the "Dodge Viper". Its power is five hundred horsepower, and the volume is 8.3 liters. Few cars can be found with such a motor, and here a motorcycle!

Up to a speed of 97 kilometers per hour, "Dodge Tomahawk" can accelerate in only two and a half seconds, and the maximum possible speed is 644 kilometers per hour. True, it was not checked. And the producer himself writes that anyone can be convinced of this himself.

Between the two massive rear wheels, a stop signal was placed in a special way. The motorcycle itself is represented by the following slogan: "At this moment life has become more extreme and more dangerous, much more extreme than it was before!".

The total length of the motorcycle "Dodge Tomahawk" is two and a half meters, width - about seventy centimeters, and height - one meter. The fuel tank holds 3.26 gallons.

According to the manufacturer, four wheels are needed in order to cope with such a powerful engine. At the same time each of the wheels has an independent suspension.

At the show in Detroit, one of the directors of Chrysler (Bernhard Wolfgang) decided to personally fly. When a four-wheeled huge motorcycle left the stage, American bikers and other interested people forgot their former favorites - Boss Hoss and Suzuki Hayabusa.

Who will buy a Dodge Tomahawk? Who will acquire such a giant?

Licenses for this motorcycle will not be, for this reason, it will not work on it on public roads. The Dodge Tomahawk is a collector's vehicle, the cost of which will be about 555 000 dollars. In total, Chrysler plans to sell nine such motorcycles. According to other information, the estimated price of the motorcycle will be about 250 000 dollars apiece, and all of them will be made two or three hundred.

Chris Trevor, vice president of Chrysler, said: "Dodge Tomahawk is a bold blow to everyday and boring life and mediocrity, which is an excellent example of what a work of art our specialists can create if they give them full creative freedom. Motorcycles to a whole new level, only Chrysler and Dodge could do. "

Will Dodge Tomahawk be released serially? The president of Chrysler responded to this question in two words: "Maybe."