Chrysler Tomahawk Bikes-The Dashing
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.
Viper V10 engine
* 500 bhp (372 kW) @ 5600 rpm (60.4 bhp/liter); 525 lb.-ft. (712 Nm) @ 4200 rpm
* 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 cubic inches (8277 cc)
* 356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads
* Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6)
* Two pushrod-actuated overhead valves per cylinder
* Roller-type hydraulic lifters
* Sequential fuel injection with individual runners
* Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
* Max Engine Speed: 6000 rpm
* Fuel: Unleaded gasoline, 93 octane (R+M/2)
* Dry sump oil system takes 8 quarts of oil
* Cooling: Twin aluminum radiators mounted atop engine intake manifolds, force-fed from front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fan. Takes 11 quarts of antifreeze.
* Exhaust: Equal-length tubular stainless steel headers with dual collectors and central rear outlets .
