^^^interesting to hear. Have a link to back that up?

4/23/2012 11:56:58 AM

http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/19/autos/Chrysler-SRT-Viper/

Correction, $5.5 million. Like I said, chump change.
http://www.insideline.com/dodge/viper/michigan-garlic-bread-king-makes-55-million-bid-for-dodge-viper-brand.html

Looks like the Viper is still chrysler trash though. Shame none of the ferrari parts made their way into it.

4/23/2012 12:19:38 PM

^Interesting. I never knew that. But when a brand is facing bankruptcy things like this need to be considered. Really not that crazy.

I for one am glad that there is nothing from Ferrari in the Viper. If there was it would be a more fragile, heavier and less track worthy car. Also of note, you might be interesting to know that Ferrari borrows suspension technology from GM for several of their cars.

4/23/2012 7:37:50 PM

Yeah, I would argue that GM has massive engineering capability. The problem with the company is everything else about it.

4/23/2012 9:09:33 PM

if only it had a proper bank angle and firing order/timing for a V10.

so it didnt sound like dogshit-

4/23/2012 9:35:50 PM

^shit, just throw a crossover header set on it

4/24/2012 7:41:18 AM

turbos... 2 of them...

4/24/2012 7:51:17 AM

sounds like a UPS truck

4/24/2012 7:54:46 AM

what do ups trucks have for engines? i always thought they sounded pretty good for diesels honestly...

and yeah i know the viper v10 is just an old ass 360 v8 with 2 more cylinders cast on that has now been bored and stroked some.

It's a technological retard compared to damned near everything else, including the LS engines.

4/24/2012 7:57:35 AM

no replacement for displacement! AMIRITE?

4/24/2012 8:16:40 AM

Ferrari boss Montezemolo 'Speechless' over 2013 SRT Viper - Marchione

Quote :

"According to Chrysler chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne in an interview on Detroit radio WJR-AM, Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was "speechless" after getting a close look at the 2013 SRT Viper. "I had the chairman of Ferrari down here for the board meeting last week and he had a chance to look at the car, and he was speechless. I mean, for Ferrari to admit that the car is a unique vehicle is a hell of a compliment to the work that's gone on here. So I'm delighted. I mean, so far, knock on wood, we're doing well." Marchionne did not specifically mention di Montezemolo's name, only the person's title, his reference of "speechless" ca have a positive or negative connotation. Ferrari and Chrysler are both owned by parent company Fiat."

5/3/2012 3:34:27 PM

ohhh gawdamn... thats a bad ass lookin mofo right there.

6/11/2012 1:33:33 PM

...flashbacks to the old Viper TV show (cheesy, but as a kid it was epic)


first car in a while to get me excited

6/11/2012 1:52:54 PM

Lol yeah I know.

The Rally fighter reminded me of it too.

This thing just looks mean and sexy as hell.

I love the bell mouths on the intake right behind her nose.

[Edited on June 11, 2012 at 2:18 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2012 2:18:14 PM

^^^ they tested the car at CMP
I like his line *through* the kink

6/11/2012 4:29:13 PM

First one produced for sale just went for $300k at a charity auction

6/23/2012 6:12:09 PM

^^ what's wrong with how he took the kink?

6/23/2012 9:30:51 PM

My grandmother can take it faster

And she's got Alzheimers



I'm just being a dick. I have no idea, lol.

Maybe how he bangs over the curbing at the end of the, I'm guessing, pit lane?

[Edited on June 23, 2012 at 10:00 PM. Reason : ]

6/23/2012 9:57:46 PM

there's a significant hump in the track at that point...you just kinda have to pitch it in and keep some throttle on it, and let the suspension do its thing.

6/23/2012 10:20:29 PM

i've just never seen that approach. on a bike it'll get you killed. I figured on a car that low it'd be a good way to break an air dam

6/23/2012 11:04:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1qfg6zo_Q

ah ha

6/23/2012 11:47:50 PM

^^ yeah I would be scared of that on a bike. I was scared the first dozen or two times in a car. It's a significant bump, but I've hit it pretty fast...mid/upper 100-teens, as best as I remember, and once you get the hang of it, it's fine...just keep some throttle applied to keep some weight transferred to the rear.

6/24/2012 12:00:38 AM

@ VIR (not much to the vid though):

6/28/2012 4:43:19 PM

^redlines at 4500rpm

6/28/2012 5:34:04 PM

do what?

6/28/2012 6:55:54 PM

pop the balloon with the glass!

6/28/2012 7:49:31 PM

holy shit... they de-stroke the engine down to 8 liters and still have to limit the redline to 4500 rpm because it makes too much power beyond that.

6/28/2012 11:53:08 PM

^i was just joking. it sounds like short shifting/low redline

6/29/2012 5:11:51 PM

I read an article . Google it it's seriously going to be limited to just above 4000 rpm. A assumed you found where they settled on 4500.

I'm not joking

6/29/2012 7:06:34 PM

Leno with the 2013... he also has good taste in Gen 2s

7/5/2012 10:00:00 AM

lol yeah i watched that...
when the new one starts though... OMG....

the older ones sound so... mellow in comparison.

I really really want the new one and have it pre-approved by the wife.



she now has a job and i have received a promotion

... yes... i like this penis extender too.

7/5/2012 10:42:27 AM

I hate it when they have a badass car and use the damn north course.

Why do a video like that without the run up the hill?

7/16/2012 3:14:16 AM

I will get chance to at least ride in one at the end of September... possibly even drive

8/23/2012 3:55:51 PM

Quote :

"the 6200 redline with a 6400-rpm limiter"

8/23/2012 6:48:17 PM

saw one last weekend at a Chrysler display for an event in Detroit. pics are on my phone, too lazy to upload. They had half a dozen older vipers there as well, including an ACR. This new one just blows them all out of the water in terms of looks and interior refinement.

I haven't driven it, but so far I'd say there really is no comparison between this car and any Viper that's come before it.

8/24/2012 7:14:03 AM

^^ that's the street version... keep in mind its power to weight ratio places it out of the class they race in in ALMS.

^ yeah i can't wait to see one in person...

this is the first viper i've ever really had the "MUST HAVE" feeling for



[Edited on August 24, 2012 at 8:32 AM. Reason : .]

8/24/2012 8:10:47 AM

Pricing announced:

Quote :

"Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the 2013 SRT Viper model is $97,395 (excluding $1,995 destination) The SRT Viper offers a blend of extreme performance and to deliver a supercar that continues to bring the driver as close as possible to the machine. MSRP for the 2013 SRT Viper GTS model is $120,395 (excluding $1,995 destination) The SRT Viper GTS builds on the DNA of the SRT Viper model with more technologically advanced solutions, like two-mode active suspension, to allow this world-class GTS to find new capabilities on the track while also opening up its envelopes as a more premium and mature evolution of the classic, extreme performance formula. Under the hood of both models is the all-aluminum, mid-front 8.4-liter V-10 engine that delivers 640 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of torque, which is the most torque of any naturally aspirated sports car engine in the world. Both SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS models offer new interior and exterior designs which incorporates premium materials. New exterior surfaces with aerodynamically functional details are beautifully integrated into the high-tech carbon fiber and aluminum skin, which helps produce a triple-digit weight reduction and a Viper best power-to-weight ratio. The GTS has a four-mode system– full-on, sport, track, and full-off. Other features- The base Viper is a no-frills, no-nonsense car tailored more for traditional Viper clientele. Manual, cloth-trimmed seats are standard, though leather-trimmed manual buckets are optional. Floor mats aren’t standard equipment, but are available at no extra cost. An optional touring package adds niceities like a cupholder insert for the center console, a rear backup camera, and an upgraded touchscreen audio system that provides navigation and Bluetooth phone connectivity. 2013 Viper GTS models gain additional NVH insulation, a 12-speaker audio system in lieu of the base 9-speaker system, standard floor mats, power bucket seats, and Nappa leather applied to virtually every interior surface. GTS models also gain two-mode adjustable Bilstein dampers, along with stability (ESC) programming with four modes (i.e. full on, sport, track, and full off). Also sport mode raises the threshold of system intervention, while track keeps control limits intact but fully turns off the traction control. Buyers can further dress up their GTS interiors with an optional premium interior package, which adds an Alcantara headliner, “SRT Laguna Premium” leather trim and seating surfaces, and unique interior trim finishes. Three option packages are available on both the 2013 SRT Viper and the 2013 Viper GTS. The carbon fiber interior package adds interior trim crafted from the composite material, while the matching carbon fiber exterior package applies carbon fiber to the front and rear brake ducts, rear diffuser, and – on the GTS – rear fascia applique. A SRT track package adds slotted, lightweight two-piece brake rotors, ultra-lightweight track wheels, and sticky Pirelli P Zero Corsa soft compound rubber. Production of the iconic supercar will begin at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit – the home for Viper since 1995 – in November 2012. Dealer orders are expected to begin in mid-November 2012."

9/13/2012 11:49:34 AM

Whata bad time for me to be shifting around finances and have this kind of money liquid.

9/13/2012 1:21:43 PM

8.4L and it only makes 640hp? wtf, b?

9/13/2012 2:37:33 PM

so?

9/13/2012 2:39:20 PM

Still weighs less than most 640 hp motors

9/13/2012 3:04:41 PM

Quote :

"Makes more torque off the idle than M3 does at its peak RPM"

According to Top Gear, "the bargain supercar of the decade"

9/13/2012 4:15:45 PM

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/dodge-viper-srt-gts-viper-first-drive-top-gear-2012-09-11

9/13/2012 9:46:08 PM

9/13/2012 10:18:27 PM

^^LOL at the comment after the article by some Corvette fanboi

"New gen Corvette will makes it absolutelly unimportant. Actually ZR1 is making it already.No doubt."

Somebody's high...

9/13/2012 11:39:41 PM

I'm not saying I would prefer the Viper to the F12 Berlinetta, but if Dodge can keep the weight of the Viper under 3300 lbs it seems rather shameful to me that the F12 weighs 3800lbs.

3300/640 = 5.15
3800/730 = 5.20

Point, Viper.

9/14/2012 10:12:47 AM

i am saying i would...

this viper will run every time you turn the key...

point viper.

9/14/2012 12:29:15 PM

...I keep looking at this thing over and over and reminiscing to my childhood days when the 1992 model came out in the Burago 'diamond' series models....I'll never own one, probably never drive one *cough mildew cough*, but dear lord that thing pulls me to look at it, to want it, to be with it. (but not in, you sick fucks )

9/18/2012 1:36:06 PM

I drove a V-10 moving van the other day... Does that count?!?

9/18/2012 6:43:44 PM

Quote :

" probably never drive one"

Probably right!

9/19/2012 12:47:20 AM