Chrysler Tomahawk Bikes-The Dashing

The Tomahawk is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle, a 500 horsepower engine with four wheels beneath it.
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The engine breathes through twin throttle bodies mounted right up front (the two round things above the front tires are).
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While the Tomahawk has the same number of tires as a car, it keeps the motorcycle form factor otherwise.
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This is no sedan...
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Chrysler sold nine replicas through Neiman Marcus, for $555,000 each.
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The motorcycles cannot be driven on public roads.
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A spokesman told Reuters they were meant as rolling sculptures, presumably to avoid legal liability.
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They are driveable - just not (legally) on public roads.
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The rear wheel drive machine uses monocoque construction; the engine is a stressed member. The body is made of billet aluminum.
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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 .