Chrysler does not build many cars like the Chrysler Firepower: a 2-door coupé with 6.1 L Hemi V8, built from 2005 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Brian Nielander (exterior) / Greg Howell (interior).
Where it came from
The Chrysler Firepower is a Dodge Viper-based concept car manufactured by Chrysler in 2005. It takes some of the styling cues from the Chrysler Crossfire. The car was once featured on the cover of Car and Driver.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 6.1 L Hemi V8. The gearbox is a 5-speed automatic with Autostick. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia Sportage, the Audi Q7, the Bugatti Veyron. Nearby in the Chrysler catalogue sit the Chrysler Falcon and the Chrysler Chronos.