A few car manufacturers toyed with the idea, but none put as much effort into it — or did it with as much flair – as Chrysler. The company spent decades working on a turbine engine for cars ...

Chrysler did its part to try and create the car of the future, by attempting to build vehicles with an innovative propulsion method: a turbine engine, which had been used extensively in aircraft ...

With space exploration making strides, new medical breakthroughs, and economic prosperity, the 1960s were characterized by scientific innovation and optimism for the future. The automotive world ...

Back in the 1930s when climate change was still in the realm of science fiction, Chrysler began development of a turbine engine. Unlike a petrol car, a turbine could run on more or less anything ...

and were fitted with turbine engines mated to a conventional drivetrain including a TorqueFlight automatic transmission. Chrysler rated the Turbine Car at 130 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque ...