[Lee Stewart]

Chrysler Firepower (2005) The fact that the Chrysler Firepower was based on the Dodge Viper platform is perhaps all you need to know about why this understated concept should have gone into production. Don’t get us wrong – the Viper’s ridiculousness is a big part of its appeal, but the Firepower looked like a class act and Chrysler almost put the car into production. The plan was to build 45,000 of them each year, with a 431 hp 6.1-liter Hemi V8 instead of the Viper’s V10, but Chrysler got cold feet and instead the Firepower became a museum piece.