This time the Fiat Chrysler SRT team tries to give an idea
about what kind of racing cars 20 years from now. They are introducing a draft
concept of SRT Tomahawk VGT. It looks beautiful and futuristic, promises to
bring all kinds of capabilities that a hypercar must have in the future, and
interestingly, it utilizes air as fuel.
Before you get too excited, once again keep in mind that
Tomahawk is still a concept, a hypercar vision in 2035. Interestingly, you can
try it now in the Gran Turismo 6 game on PlayStation 3 via the update 1.20. SRT
Tomahawk consists of three versions: S, GTS-R, and X. It's said that Tomahawk X
will have a technology that has not been found, and it will become the fastest
type among other variants.
Fiat Chrysler Tomahawk is a graceful monster, there is only
one seat available in the car, and the rear wheels are armed with 7 liter V-10
engine pumps out 2,168 horsepower and also air-pressured drive pneumatic in the
front. When both are added together, you will get 2,590 horsepower; bring you
to the speed of 650 kilometers per hour. At that level, you are required to
wear special G-suit.
The body is designed to be aerodynamic, lean on the side,
plus the hollow indentation side that leads to the rear vents. This design is
intended to make the combination of downward pressure, drag power, and yaw can
be balanced. And by bringing the material composition of nano carbon fiber and
micro-lattice graphene, SRT Tomahawk weighs only 752 kilograms.
Then what is meant by air-powered? This is related to
pneumatic control systems. The compressed air is used for adjusting aerodynamic
nine panels to improve traction, braking and bend performance. The
sophistication doesn't stop there; there is a laser scanner that's useful to
analyze the road in front of the car. Through pneumatic technology, the driver
can also access the tire pressure, springs setting, tilt angle, until wind
filling into the G-suit.
The air tank and hoses are integrated in the chassis
construction. Content is filled automatically through excess energy released by
V-10 engine and power output when Tomahawk is running on the track.
Still sound too sci-fi? Hopefully, the technician team of
Street & Racing Technology Fiat Chrysler is able to realize their radical
ideas in the future.