Dodge Demon Concept at 2007 Geneva Auto Show
March 11, 2007 by Admin
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Dodge Demon concept was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Show and DaimlerChrysler openly admits to using the popular Japanese roadster, MX-5 as a benchmark when creating the new concept.
The Demon is a fraction shorter than the MX-5 but slightly wider, taller and also heavier. It comes with a 2.4-litre, four-cylinder ‘World Engine’ that delivers the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox, 172 horsepower and 165lb.ft of torque.
It was told that if the Demon were ever to make it to production, the car also would use other versions of the “World Engine” family of four-cylinder power plants, including the 1.8-liter that makes 148 hp in the Caliber hatchback, and a turbocharged 2.4-liter that makes 300 horsepower in the Caliber SRT-4.
“While the iconic Dodge Viper is a dream car for many, the Dodge Demon is designed to be an attainable dream car,” said Jae Chung - Dodge Demon Principal Exterior Designer, Chrysler Group. “The exterior design is simple yet bold, featuring an energetic combination of curves and intersecting planes.”
The rear of the body is divided into three levels with two chamfered outboard planes, dominated by long, tapering trapezoidal tail lamps. The lights sport translucent red inset lenses that surround LED back-up lamps. Up front, the signature Dodge crosshair grille is stuffed into an aggressive, menacing, trapezoidal opening that thrusts forward.
In the interior, a thick horizontal band of brushed aluminum stretches across the instrument panel, incorporating holes for four, round air vents and an audio system head unit. The instrument binnacle bulges just enough to fit two primary and two secondary gauges.
Other than the aluminum trim, the interior fittings are entirely black, with contrasting silver stitching that graces the seats, dash-top and door panels.
The Dodge Demon looks production-ready, except perhaps for the carbon-fiber seat shells, roll-bar surrounds and windshield trim. Lead Interior Designer Dan Zimmermann has artfully incorporated a bunch of parts-pin pieces into an elegant whole that looks feasible for production. “I wanted to have my homework done if the thing goes to production,” says Zimmermann, whose previous work has been mostly with Jeep interiors.
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