A moving sculpture produced in extremely, extremely limited numbers--think ten, sold exclusively through Neiman Marcus for $550K a pop--the Tomahawk is, in theory, a rideable motorcycle. We say that because the Tomahawk remains less an actual vehicle and more an excuse to drape some wheels and a set around a whole ten-cylinder Dodge Viper engine.
For gear heads, it's got 500 horsepower and a max of 6000 rpms, which is supposed to be impressive. For non-gear heads, just understand that this all means it could warp time and space with its speed...in third gear. Our favorite line about the Tomahawk comes from the Wiki article on it:
According to the official specs 0-60 mph times have been estimated at 2.5 seconds, with an estimated top speed of 300+ mph. But there are also reports that the top speed is 676 km/h (about 420 mph)...It is very unlikely that anyone will ever test the vehicle, due to safety concerns and the price of the Tomahawk itself. Dodge has expressed interest in one day taking it to the Bonneville salt flats, but as of yet has not.
420 miles an hour...ye gods. Just don't let Lavar Arrington anywhere near the beast, and we'll all be fine (and so will Lavar.)
