There's a report on the Automobile blog today that the Devon GTX supercar project has been scrapped. Makes sense, given that the GTX is based on the Dodge Viper, which is on its way to the grave. Devon had planned to start production in the first quarter of this year.
Inside Line spoke to officials at Irvine, California-based Devon Motorworks and learned that although the situation is grim, Devon is still hoping to purchase enough parts and tooling from Chrysler-Fiat to build its supercar in limited numbers. The company is currently testing prototypes.
Devon, of course, never intended on building vast quanties of GTXs. The supercar uses a massaged, 650-horsepower version of the Viper's 8.4-liter V10 and combines a steel frame with carbon-fiber body panels. Devon plans to offer adaptive dampers as well.
The price tag for all this is $500,000. You can view the spec sheet here. -- Reporting by Ed Hellwig, Lead Senior Editor
inlinesix says:
03:59 PM, 01/ 5/10
$500k! Limited numbers for sure.
RSdriver says:
12:08 AM, 01/ 8/10
most definitely a ridiculous price considering the Viper ACR just recently beat its lap time around Laguna Seca. Still a nice piece of machinery, its too bad for Devon.