2011 Plymouth Road Runner Concept

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If you love the 2010 Dodge Challenger, you’re going to love this concept of the old Plymouth Road Runner. Who is the artist of this new famous concept you might ask? The artist is Michael Leonhard, a car designer from Vienna Austria. The man is definitely talented that’s for sure. The rumor going around the web is this rendering could be the new Plymouth Road Runner for 2011. I’m skeptic to say the least, especially since Chrysler just filed bankruptcy. I don’t think the car company can afford to make another muscle car, I think Chrysler is concentrating all its energy in making an electric car or hydrogen car instead. If the muscle car does come out though, I’m definitely for it, I would love to see another retro muscle car out on the road. Every time I see a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro or a 2010 Dodge Challenger, my head spins and my eyes just gawk in amazement.

My favorite part of the Plymouth Road Runner concept is the front, the glowing halogen head lights just look so cool and add a unique look to its bulky front end. The wheels are decent looking, need a little work. And the back end just screams “bite my dust!” If you check out the car from the side picture, it really brings the muscle car together. All in all, I think Michael Leonhard did a fine job creating this futuristic Plymouth Road Runner. It would be great to see it in real life and one day get passed by it out on the road.

 

  1. 17 Responses to “2011 Plymouth Road Runner Concept”

  2. By merk on Jul 15, 2009 | Reply

    Not bad at all, If chrysler had vision and balls the past 25 years, they would never be in bankruptcy today.

    When you abandon your market/me and you, we all lose. The style is good, needs some tweaking to give it more character. The pillar stripes are my favorite.’71/’72. If they had any balls, they would make it a hybrid with 140mph muscle. I’m sure it could be done. They could also make a GTX version with a luxo package…
    How stupid could those execs bee. It would really kick the competitions in the butt.

  3. By Tom Scrivens on Nov 5, 2009 | Reply

    Speaking as the owner of a plum crazy 71 ,I must say this concept should have been built before the challenger concept car was. O.K. i am a little partial but every single person has heard of a roadrunner.And it’s BEEP BEEP horn. Most have only imagined owning a nice one. The reputation alone would’ve boosted sales. This drawing of a 72 is spot on.It’s too bad the PLYMOUTH line nas been shut down. This should’ve been the one built.

  4. By John Hardy on Nov 26, 2009 | Reply

    Ideas such as this would most likely will drive them OUT of bankruptcy! You would absolutely have to return to the roots and appeal to the youth market with stripped/ lite body, big or powerful engine, wild paint and tape treatment, slats , spoiler and gimmicks. Remember my horn said “The voice of the Roadrunner ! Air Grabber, Pistol grip shifter but most important of all, no mature frills and lite -LOW COST!!! You can bring back the Plymouth nameplate along with the Roadrunner just for this special car ! Nostalgia galore !One of the Mopar mags did a rendering not long ago of a concept of a Superbee based on a stripped cop Charger ,rubber floor mat etc.

  5. By Vladimir on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply

    This is a great design. Really, but…. The real Roadunner that was the best of the best in the muscle car branch(excuse my poor english) is the `68-`69 and maybe the `70 Roadrunner. Period. I shourely would like to see the modern interpretation of that design. And about that hybrid muscle car idea hmmm… trendy but, personally, it would be a heresy. You can`t expect a muscle car to be economic and I really wouldn`t be excited by the idea of `electric burnout`…. =)) No ofense there, Merk.

  6. By Kurt on Dec 16, 2009 | Reply

    While not a bad concept, I don’t really care for this design. The original Road Runner was a strip-down, no frills/all thrills kind of a car. This one is more of a beauty queen and too modern. The new Dodge Challenger came out perfect- just the right amount of retro and futuristic to form a perfectly designed car. In matter of fact, I would just as well like to see Chrysler offer a “Road Runner” package for the Challenger, an all muscle, plain-jane, all out balls-to-the-walls kind of car a proper MOPAR should be.

  7. By Mandy Bryson on Dec 27, 2009 | Reply

    Wow! Honestly, I was gonna purchase a Challenger, BUT I sooooo wanna wait for the Road Runner! My Dad had one when he was young…it was beautiful… I wanna carry out the family legacy. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS CAR! I’m in love!

  8. By Carl on Jan 31, 2010 | Reply

    Very nice concept car. I owned a 72 Roadrunner for about 25 years. I really like what the artist has done. It’s has a very close feeling to the roadrunner that I knew. I would add some of the rare options like front spoilers and gull wings on the trunk to some of the schemes. There were also a few other striping schemes, like wide hood stripes that drape over the fenders, a pair of stripes on the trunk lid, etc. louvers on the rear window. rubber rings around the tail lights, and turn signals on the from hood. A bunch of stuff….Nice Job thanks for bringing back good memories

  9. By chris on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply

    Amazing!!!! I also think if they made this beast into a hybrid of some sort along with the same power it would produce…oh you got yourself a runner. It doesnt differ from the old style with a futuristic vision. Camaro, challenger, and mustang owners would be jealous they didn’t wait!!! I WANT ONE!!!

  10. By Don Havlicek on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply

    This is quite nice, but I’d like to see Dodge put the Circuit into production and SOON. That is the nicest looking and best (according to their data) electric car ever designed.

  11. By Joel on Apr 9, 2010 | Reply

    That would be great-I am planning on ordering a 2011 Challenger but I own a Pro-Street ‘73 big block RR since 1977 so a 2011 RR would be sweet!!!!!! JHT

  12. By lif3 on Apr 13, 2010 | Reply

    now that is a one good looking concept
    good work

  13. By dan on Apr 20, 2010 | Reply

    that is the badest car i have ever seen it remindes me of the 74 roadrunner i have

  14. By Steve Richards on May 5, 2010 | Reply

    As a real MOPAR fan I have to agree with “merk”, this model would play a major part in the recovery of the American auto market. True American muscle can not be beaten, and more so with the retro look!

  15. By DARTGUY on May 31, 2010 | Reply

    Front and side views definatly say MOPAR but the rear looks surprisingly like the 2010 camaro! Come on guys!!! Mopars are known for that muscular rear end! Just take a few notes from the 60’s and 70’s muscle car eara! You hit the nail on the head for the front and rear! why chinch on the rear???

  16. By jamestown,ny on Aug 25, 2010 | Reply

    im just glad to see 2011 attached to the plymouth brand. would be awsome for plymouth to renter the market!!!!! all wheel drive plymouth models would be grand.

  17. By JJ on Aug 29, 2010 | Reply

    i think that the new plymouth looks to mutch like a doge challenger. i love the older moldel like th 67 one, that is just pure american muscel. but you got to start someware, and like you said it would be pretty awesome for plymouth to renter the market

  18. By Hope on Sep 3, 2010 | Reply

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE build it. GIve us some colors…a pistol grip…and some big balls engine…I will sell my firstborn for one

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