The Plymouth Prowler is a retro-style, specially designed car. It has open, formula-type front wheels. Chrysler engineers are said to have been given complete leeway to create a hot rod-type sports car. The design was inspired by the famous designer Chip Foose’s car Hemisfear. The Prowler engine is taken from the Chrysler LH series cars, developing a 3.5l SOHC V6 with 214 hp (160 kW). In 1999, it received a more powerful 253 hp (189 kW) engine. Both engines were connected to a 4-speed automatic transmission. The transmission is located at the rear of the car and is connected to the engine by shafts that rotate at engine speed. This layout is similar to that used by the C5 Corvette or Alfa Romeo 75 and helps balance the weight at a ratio of 50 to 50. The Prowler is the first rear-wheel drive Plymouth since 1989. The car’s assemblies (mainly the chassis) used a lot of aluminum with components glued together.