It was no coincidence at the AutoWeek awards ceremony on the Wednesday after the press days at
Detroit that the Firepower was announced as an "American Aston Martin".
Despite points off for plagiarism and a front end busier than Manhattan traffic, we still think Chrysler should build this car. It's tidier than the Viper whose platform it sits on and the enlarged HEMI V-8 has Corvette-fighting numbers. Chrysler has shelved the ME Four-Twelve supercar it showed at
last year's show, and with Crossfire sales falling off a cliff we think this would make a nice replacement for both.
Chance of production: 50/50
Best piece of bull in the press material: "The Firepower pushes beyond the 'sports car' realm by blending expressive detail and engineering."
John LeBlanc - 21 Jan 2005