"There were several goals with this car. It had to be very inexpensive to dowe had a strict budget and a strict timeline. It had to be a complete runner when it was done. And I wanted it to be a show car with showroom quality," McCarthy…

"A significant rule that governed the project was feasibility," LeVere said. "So there were no changes made to the body-in-white."

"We didn't want to take it up into the Viper ACR spectrum, in regard to ride and handling," LeVere said. "But we wanted to make it more of a car you could drive every day."
McCarthy admitted to at least "thinking" about a business plan for production. "I talked with the assembly-plant folks," he said, smiling.

Also, the car was a big hit at the June ride-and-drive event for Chrysler's senior officers. "We kept it off the official list, so no one knew it was coming. It made quite a splash.