With such power available to push the car forward, Chrysler has installed equally impressive brakes that include six-piston calipers to haul it quickly to a stop. Power is routed through the rear wheels, but before reaching the tires it passes through a Ricardo-designed seven-speed sequential gearbox that features twin clutch plates and paddle shift actuation.
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| Designer Brian Nielander created this rather futuristic design, fitting the bill for a 21st century theme Chrysler wants to forge. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada) |
With no previous mid-engine supercar heritage to inspire the ME Four Twelve's styling, Chrysler started out with a clean slate. While all-new there seems to be a strict code that must be followed when designing a vehicle like this. It needs to be efficient, must be aerodynamic, but at the same time must provide adequate cooling and downforce to maintain drivability at high speed. In other words, it can't just sit there and look pretty (though it must do that well too).
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| Ducts have been strategically placed along the front dam, hood, sides and tail to create the claim of the highest-capacity cooling module in the supercar business. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada) |
And the ME Four Twelve does just that. Designer Brian Nielander created this rather futuristic design, fitting the bill for a 21st century theme Chrysler wants to forge. Its 'cab forward' design with teardrop shaped front fenders, separated vertical rear fenders and Crossfire-esque rear decklid formed around specific dimensional requirements that dictated the ME Four Twelve be 4.52 meters (14.8 ft) long, 2.00 m (6.6 ft) wide, 1.77 m (5.8 ft) tall, and riding on a wheelbase of 2.79 m (9.2 ft).