Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype front side view

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype side view

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype engine view

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype front engine view

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype interior view

Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Prototype rear side view

Obviously, DaimlerChrysler executives could not be unemployed, as Ford GT Supercar of their concept on the 2005 production car. And so on the first day of the big show in Detroit, she surprised the tightly packed crowd through a revelation of its own, the ME Four-Twelve.
“ME” stands for midengine, while “Four-Twelve” refers to the car 6.0-liter 12-cylinder engine force-fed by four turbochargers. The engine, developed by the way, with the help of the elite division of AMG Mercedes-Benz. The output is an incredible 850 hp at 5,750 rpm and 850 pound-feet of torque 2500-4500 U / min. With a curb weight of 2800 pounds, the ME Four-Twelve a power to weight ratio of one horsepower for every 3.4 kg weight the car. It is difficult to get your mind songs like this, but the expected acceleration figures are cause for wimps enthusiasts to take place: the riot should be drawn from a 2.9-second run from 0 to 60 mph and 10.6 in the second quarter-mile at 142 miles per hour. The top speed is 248 km per hour. Power flows at the 20-inch rear wheels via a seven-speed Ricardo Double Clutch Transmission wet transfer. Drivers will use Formula One-style paddle shift gear change.
Obviously, the ME Four-Twelve is made of lightweight materials – carbon fiber and aluminum – that give the rigid foundation is necessary for supercar reflexes. The suspension employs double-wishbone design, and control the train and rebound, which are from the curves electronically. The brake system uses 15-inch ventilated carbon ceramic brake discs. The wheels measure 19 by 10 inches front and 20 by 12.5 inches in the back, and are equipped with 265/35 and 335/30 or Michelin. In the cockpit, allows designers by abundant carbon-fiber structure of the car to show, but company executives noted that all surfaces are covered in contact with the occupants of the car with luxury materials.
Chrysler executives were that the ME Four-Twelve, a prototype, not a concept, and insist that the road will be completed by summer 2004. In addition to providing the company with much bravado, the view shows well on a production car-to-do Mopar enthusiasts a new reason to dream.

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