Chrysler Canada CEO Steven J. Landry is pushing his American counterparts to put the Dodge Hornet Concept into production, according to a Trevor Hofmann of the Canadian Auto Press. But perhaps even more interesting is Hofmann’s report that building the Firepower Concept is among Chrysler’s top considerations. “Chrysler Group will soon remind us all once again that they’re the best in the auto,” wrote Hofmann. He said Landry told Board of Trade members that the two cars Chrysler was most seriously considering building were the Dodge Challenger Concept and the Chrysler Firepower Concept. According to the report, the Firepower could be used to replace the Crossfire. However, we suspect that the Firepower is intended as a Corvette fighter, and a Crossfire replacement will be different. In January, Chrysler USA CEO Tom LaSorda said, “Firepower is on our agenda.” See a gallery of the Firepower after the jump…
05/08, 1:35 PM
posted by:
steve
yes, build the challenger, but not the hornet, the hornet is gay. and only build the firepower if it gets a design change and a new name, firepower sounds kinda stupid, especially for a chrysler.
05/08, 2:03 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
They can’t use the name firepower anyways. Someone else owns the name. But Firepower was the name that Chrysler used for their first Hemi engines in the 50’s.
05/08, 2:25 PM
posted by:
gsh
oooooh, maybe a poor man’s DB9?
05/08, 4:31 PM
posted by:
Jim in LA
who owns the firepower name? anyone of consequence with a US market presence?
it’s a very strong design, no question. i would love to see a shootout between the vette and this vehicle (if/when it gets built), each development team pushing the other to create better/faster/morepowerful versions.
what a scene that would be for us all.
05/08, 5:09 PM
posted by:
james
‘gsh’ is rite. it does look like a DB9 from many angles. aston martin must have seen that coming.
05/08, 10:01 PM
posted by:
Two Shoes
I want a Hornet. It makes a great deal of sense for our market; and, DC should have a product in this segment, now, not later.
05/09, 1:33 AM
posted by:
Durandal
the 6.1 liter 425 hp hemi better come standard, or else a corvette fighter it will not be.
05/09, 2:39 AM
posted by:
r
I like it. It’s aggressive, different enough from the DB9 to be interesting, and the interior looks very nice. Also, the brake lights mounted on the sat/nav/radio “shark fin” are an excellent idea, I think.
05/09, 3:35 AM
posted by:
ASH
SPOT ON GSH. I LIKE IT BUT I LOVE THE DB9. THEY SHOULD MAKE IT, PLENTY OF PEOPLE WOULD HAND OVER SOME $$$.
05/09, 12:15 PM
posted by:
todd
they are fools if they dont build the challenger. hey chrysler make the challenger see lots of $$$$$$$
05/09, 12:24 PM
posted by:
Jae
The Firepower is a great move. Later for being a Corvette fighter. Isn’t that the Viper’s job? The Firepower should be a competitor to the baby Aston, new Jaguar, Maserati Coupe, and the Cadillac SLK . I could put the Porsche 911 in this category but the Viper handles that as well. Further, my impression of the car is that it is much more luxurious Viper. I am impressed with it and hope that Chrysler builds it.
The Hornet is a good idea if they can even only sell to their minimum target. They need the market share.
05/19, 2:40 AM
posted by:
ANAL
Tim suggests that whatÒ³ special about Tom WatsonÒ³ blog is that heÒ³ the first politician to use a blog to tell us what he really thinks instead of just telling us whatÒ³ in his diary.
05/21, 8:29 PM
posted by:
JAMES ROBERTSON
nice car i like it.