In 2003, Chrysler’s chief operating officer Wolfgang Bernhard said no one had ridden the Tomahawk faster than 100 mph or 160km/h.ĭodge has declined offers to put the top speed claim to a test or even to allow testing with a dynamometer that can simulate a top speed test, and no one is known to have attempted to ride the Tomahawk to its maximum speed.Ī request from one publication to test the Tomahawk’s performance was refused, and Dodge also declined the same publication’s request to interview the company’s test riders - or to relay their riding impressions. Pictures, Advance Information about Upcoming Launches, and Consultation on Buying New and Used Cars and Motorcycles.
Spokesman David Elshoff said Tomahawk would someday be taken for a run at the Bonneville Speedway, but to this day this has not happened. Download this stock image: Dodge Tomahawk Concept Motorcycle - AAGTWD from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. With its amazing looks and daring design, it attracted plenty of attention - as you can imagine.īased on power and gearing calculations, Dodge’s claims of a theoretical top speed of 480 to 680 km/h were debunked by the motorcycling and automotive media of the time. The Tomahawk is basically the 8.3-litre V10 from a Dodge Viper, supported by a set of four wheels, and because there’s four of them it’s arguably not even a motorcycle.
Well, in theory it’s the Dodge Tomahawk, a concept shown at the 2003 Detroit motor show - although as far as we know it’s never been put to the test.ĭodge describes the vehicle as both an “automotive sculpture,” intended for display only - but “rideable”.
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