SRT Tomahawk
| SRT Tomahawk | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | SRT |
| Designer | Paul Hoste |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car (as of 2015) |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | M4 layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 7.0L naturally-aspirated 144-degree V10 |
| Transmission | 7-speed paddle-shift |
| Battery | 215 hp (capable of 422 hp) high-capacity pneumatic hybrid system |
| Dimensions | |
| Curb weight | 921 kg (2,030 lb) - S 663 kg (1,462 lb) - GTS-R 749 kg (1,651 lb) - X |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Dodge Viper |
The SRT Tomahawk is a fictional concept car created by Street & Racing Technology, a sub-division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It was developed as part of the Vision Gran Turismo project, which finds real-life auto-makers partnering with video game developer Polyphony Digital to create car models for their Gran Turismo driving simulation series. The vehicles was released as downloadable content to Gran Turismo 6 in 2015. The car's advanced design makes it impossible to functionally create with 2015 technology, though the companies have discussed creating it decades in the future, when technology has caught up with the car's design.
The SRT Tomahawk was teased in late May 2015, and fully revealed it a week later in June 2015. A concept car developed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the vehicle was created digitally for the video game Gran Turismo 6. A smaller-scale model of the vehicle was created by Fiat Chrysler, but not as a fully-functioning vehicle, The vehicle was designed more as a conceptual "preview of what supercars could look like it 20 years", with the vehicle's makeup being deemed impossible with 2015 technology, but estimated that technology could advance to the point of plausibility closer to the year 2035. The car's makeup and power was so exaggerated compared to current automobiles, that even the virtual physics engine in Gran Turismo 6 needed to be reworked to allow the car to function in the in-game world. Additionally, it was purported that, were the car ever developed in real life, a G-suit would be necessary to withstand the force of acceleration in driving the car. Three models of the vehicle were created: the "Tomahawk S", the "Tomahawk GTS-R", and the "Tomahawk X". The three variants were created because the game designers felt that even in virtual world, the specs were too high, leading to it not being enjoyable to use as a vehicle in the game, leading the team to create the two weaker variants. The Tomahawk S variant was featured in June 2016 as a RC-scale model in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo Sport unveiling event in the Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, London, England along with nine other full-size and RC-scale model Vision GT vehicles.
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