Chrysler seems for a flagship.
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Chrysler Phaeton
First Proven: 1997 Detroit Auto Present
Description: Heritage-design 4-door hard-top convertible
Gross sales Pitch: “Phaeton embraces and contemporizes elegant, traditional design cues from historic touring vehicles of the Nineteen Thirties, ’40s and ’50s.”
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Particulars:
First seen on the 1997 Detroit Auto Present, the Phaeton Idea was a big, 4-door convertible that includes true “twin cowl” design and borrowing styling components from Chryslers of a long time previous. The massive drop prime was powered by a 425-horsepower, 5.4-liter V12 engine—created by melding two of the corporate’s 2.7-liter V6s—mated to a 4-speed automated transmission.
The Phaeton rode on an unlimited 132-inch wheelbase and featured distinct entrance and rear seating compartments, true to phaeton fashions of the Twenties, Thirties, and Forties. The Phaeton idea was penned in-house by Chrysler designer Tom Gale, and paid particular tribute to the limited-production 1941 Chrysler Newport Phaeton.
Although the Phaeton was by no means significantly thought-about for manufacturing, it did see motion as an accessible trip within the in style Gran Turismo 2 online game.
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Phrase is that the Chrysler, jealous of the Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler, was fishing about for a flagship of its personal. The retro-themed Phaeton had the makings of simply such a automobile, although the dual-cowl design, V12 engine, and excessive dimension, may need made a manufacturing variant of the Phaeton too costly for a Chrysler viewers.
That mentioned, the Phaeton was a good-looking factor. We expect the large 22-inch wheels and elegantly easy silhouette labored to create a clear, timeless design that, correctly dialed again, may need made for a reputable, limited-production flagship. Fairly unhappy that the undertaking by no means obtained the go forward.
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