2007 Dodge Demon Concept for Geneva

[Ferrer]

i just checked and I had to revise my earlier thought that the Primula had a longitudinal engine....That was the first car that used Fiat's transverse engine

Yes you're right, and it has the gearbox behind the engine (like is common now) unlike BMC cars. So the is Primula is then, in 1964.

[Mäusekino]

back to the topic: i like the concept and idea of a small dodge roadster. also the front looks very cool, but i think the back looks very ford and the kerb that starts at the front wheelcase and the big wide round back wheelcases look like they came from another car.
or like three designers had worked on the same concept, each not knowing that there are 2 others doing the same. and then another designer got the job to mix all 3 drafts together. not to mention the engine, which is not new and known for it's lack of power.

i'd rather buy the mx-5, if the demon will come on the market like this.

[ANDREW G]

N.Y. car show had Demon I was not impressed

[jesa]

Hey, I went there too and I also saw that car!! If the Charger and the Viper had a baby that is what it would look like...

[pAinTrAin]

I guess this is the new Solstice rival

[jesa]

The Demon is a rather underpowered car. It only has 172 hp. Now the Solstice has around 190 hp. Solstice would emerge victorious!!

[ANDREW G]

Demon very few Chargers and no Challenger??at N.Y. car show

[jesa]

Did you see the Vipers at the Auto Show?? They would kick Demon butt!

[Ferrer]

The Demon is a rather underpowered car. It only has 172 hp. Now the Solstice has around 190 hp. Solstice would emerge victorious!!

Since when power is the measure of how good (or bad) are cars?

[clutch-monkey]

Since when power is the measure of how good (or bad) are cars?

if you're some kid sitting at home behind a computer with zero driving experience, i guess then it would be the measure

[ANDREW G]

Did you see the Vipers at the Auto Show?? They would kick Demon butt!

No Vipers

[pAinTrAin]

The Demon is a rather underpowered car. It only has 172 hp. Now the Solstice has around 190 hp. Solstice would emerge victorious!!

Well I know just wait tell someone drops a 6.1L Hemi in it....thats if there RWD, haven't seen dodge up a new FWD car in a bit. Unless the Avenger is?

[Pando]

Well I know just wait tell someone drops a 6.1L Hemi in it....thats if there RWD, haven't seen dodge up a new FWD car in a bit. Unless the Avenger is?

Demon RWD, Avenger AWD.

[nota]

That's not exactly true. As you said the gearbox of the Mini was in the engine. That's not the case with modern cars. The common layout now, gearbox next to the engine, was pioneered by the 1969 Fiat 128 and made ubiquitous by the 1974 Volkswagen Golf.

I remember seeing a Goliath 2-stroke fwd van some years ago (commercial variant of GP700?) which had a transverse engine with (if memory serves) its gearbox adjacent to the engine. Not sure about this though, it was a few years ago!

Lloyd LP300 might have used a similar configuration?

http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/fws/lloyd.html

[pAinTrAin]

Demon RWD, Avenger AWD.

Oh nice AWD might have to take one of them for a test drive.