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Further bolstering snarky bloggers' ruthless ribbing of Chrysler as a company on the ropes and desperate for any money it can get, the Cerberus -owned brand is extending employee pricing to the Dodge Viper SRT10 . Employees, spouses, friends and acquaintances (basically the entire city of Detroit) can get any Viper as long as it isn't the fire-breathing ACR model for the same pricing deal as a Jeep Patriot. Chrysler is even going out and offering that pricing to the 1.2 million employees of Chinese importer retail giant Wal Mart and to Chrysler's bosses at Cerberus. Despite calls to Dodge dealers we've not been able to determine what pricing will be for the V10-powered anti-grocery-getter with the employee deal but it's usually around 3% off the sticker price. With the dearth of Vipers about the crowd America's freeways, we're expecting the number of Nick Bollea -related incidents to skyrocket. Well, as long as any of those people can get a loan. galleryPost...
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A 2009 Dodge Viper ACR has claimed the fastest time ever for a production car around the Nürburgring. The lap of 7:22 is just a few ticks quicker than the 7:26.4 lap set by the 2009 Corvette ZR1 . It doesn't come as much of a surprise, since the ACR is the most brutal version of the already-unforgiving Viper, whereas the ZR1 actually drives well on the road . Nonetheless, the Viper ACR is the new unofficial king of the 'Ring. If you'd like to compare its on-board video of the record lap to the ZR1's video , check it out over at Motor Trend . Looks like Jim Mero may have to head back to Germany and set that faster lap he was talking about after all. [ Motor Trend ]
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Bob Nardelli, Chrysler’s Chairman and CEO, stated this morning that the company has "been approached by third parties who are interested in exploring future possibilities for Viper," according to Automotive News. Apparently, rather than just dropping Viper, Chrysler is now “exploring strategic options” for the Viper brand, meaning they’re trying to figure out how much money they can get for it. It's still unclear what any potential buyer would get: as we exclusively revealed in February, the company has halted Viper development . "As the Company evaluates strategic options to maximize core operations and leverage its assets, we have agreed to listen to these parties. We will do so keeping in mind the best interests of those who have shown tremendous support for the vehicle- including employees, suppliers, dealers and a worldwide group of loyal Viper owners and enthusiasts,” Nardelli continued, “Viper is an integral part of this Company's heritage. While this is a...
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Yes, I can do burnouts. [Photo courtesy: 0-60 Issue One]
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Pam Anderson continues in her current career as "vapid celeb throwing money at organizations forged from whining and communism," electing to sell her 2000 Dodge Viper RT/10 to benefit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (NAMBLA). The white-striped Viper is probably better off out of Ms. Anderson's hands anyway, as she's a self proclaimed terrible driver, but to use that money for an animal-saving campaign just seems weird. This one Viper alone is probably responsible for the deaths of dozens of polar bears, so cognitive dissonance shall remain solidly in place. [ AP ]
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Imagine being a lowly porter at a Dodge dealership when you're handed the keys to one of four limited production Dodge Viper SRT8's in Southern California. The salesman hops in the passenger seat of the freshly purchased supercar and instructs you to drive down to the station for a fill up as the paper work is being finalized in the office. Now imagine if your "foot slipped off the pedal" and you ploughed into four parked cars totaling the Viper. That would probably not be a good day. You'd expect to be fired — you'd even expect the salesman to be fired, be neither happen. You, my dear porter, have just gotten off scott free in what would be considered a capital murder crime in some places. Congratulations. [ SRTForums ] galleryPost('vipercrash2', 6, 'Limited Edition Dodge Viper Defanged ');
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The Javits Center, home of the New York Auto Show, isn't exactly a well laid-out place (take that I.M Pei). As opposed to one or two large halls, the Javits has a lot of smaller spaces where the non-major or custom automakers are forced to put their displays. This explains why there was a Hennessey Venom 700 NM Viper just sitting underneath a staircase in a far corner of the auto show. galleryPost('henvenomny', 6, 'Thats Just The Henny Man'); There weren't even any signs to indicate that this was a limited edition, $180K beast. Shiny black paint and 700 horsepower may get you into the Neiman Marcus catalog, but at the NY Auto Show it also gets you relegated to the Team Polizei corner.
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So after all that high end craftsmanship and attention to detail, we're assuming you need the equivalent of a unicorn chaser . We thought what better to rid you of the perfection of the main show floor and the primed and polished perfection of the Great 8 than with the 1986 ViperVette. That's right, it's the guts of a 1986 C3 Corvette with the approximate body of a first gen RT/10 Dodge Viper overlaid. Take a wild guess at how we picked it out. galleryPost('vetteper', 6, 'Title'); vetteper 6 The first clue are those wheels, they stick out like an oh so sore thumb. Actually, half the problem is they don't stick out at all, they're practically lost in those wheel wells. Second and perhaps most impressive is the virtually intact digital dashboard so missed in modern vehicles. We almost thought that interior was certifiable there for a moment. We could go on and on about the specatacularness of the conversion, but we think we'll let the car speak for...
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If the Lexus IS F was too common for you, Neiman Marcus will soon be offering seven 700NM Hennessey Venom Dodge Vipers for the low-low price of $179,500, which is approximately the cost of three handbags in their catalog. Unlike the very pedestrian blue-and-white of the previous Hennessey 650R , these precious snakes come in black with a matching black-and-red leather interior. For all that change you get 700 horsepower, 645 lb.-ft. of torque, a day of performance driving school at Lonestar Motorsports Park and a lot to brag about. But as they say in Texas: it ain't braggin if it's true. Take this and a little SRV and you've got quite the weekend. Press release and hi-res photo below. galleryPost('nmviper', 1, 'Try And Hit This With Your Laser Mr DPS'); NEIMAN MARCUS DIRECT TO LAUNCH THE 2008 NEIMAN MARCUS SPECIAL EDITION HENNESSEY VENOM 700NM DALLAS, TEXAS (March 9, 2008) - Neiman Marcus Direct announced today that it is partnering with Hennessey Performance...
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newVideoPlayer("Wanted_Movie_gawker.flv", 475, 250,""); We just got the following trailer for the movie Wanted in our tip box and seriously, we never knew that was something we could ask for out of life. But now that we've seen it, we're thankful to whatever deity it is one should be thankful toward for giving us this opportunity. We're also thankful for the incredible CGI necessary to power the illusion of said Dodge Viper hurtling down the streets of Random-Ass City, U.S.A., thus necessitating her use of those long and luscious legs to steer said snake-bit sex machine. Nothing more awesome than watching a beautiful woman control a phallus with her feet. Just saying.
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newVideoPlayer("1546_viper.flv", 463, 387,""); This has to be the loudest UPS truck we've ever heard. It's really important to notice during this dyno run how the hand held camera is shaking during one of the pulls. So it may not be quite as insane as the 2,200 hp quad turbocharged V8 we saw on Friday, but it's definitely more streetable, and has up to 100% more Dodge Viper GTS. This sucker is obviously set up for drag racing though following the advise of the video and going to undergroundracing.com gets us no additional info on the car. We did dig up pictures of the beast though and its pretty sick. This almost makes us sad that bad the Viper is as good as dead these days. How much you want to bet these guys have already rented an oversea container to Poland? galleryPost('1546viper', 6, '1546hp Viper GTS');
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Those of you not up on ancient Mayan prophecy or apocalyptic cosmology could be forgiven for missing the most obvious implication of our report earlier today on the demise of the Viper. Our commenters, however, are rather more on the ball. So be forewarned! As we enter the final years of the Viper, the age of darkness is nigh! But there's still time to repent before War, Conquest, Pestilence and Death arrive on the scene. You see, according to some, this rock upon which we live is a goner come Dec. 21, 2012. Commenter WheatKing is abundantly aware of this, and its implication for Viper sales and future generations of the snarling set 'o fetish wheels: Everyone knows the world ends in 2012.. No sense making them after 2011.. Apparently the four horsemen of the apocalypse have already put in their orders for their black ACR models to be delivered early 2011.. A little after WheatKing secured COTD, Beta.Rogan thoughfully provided a preview of what the four horsemen might be in for...
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Who would win in a fight between a 3-headed hell hound and a snake? In a case important to a great number of high-horsepower-lovin' enthusiasts, it appears it's going to be Satan's canine. In all the hoopla over the past few weeks about Dodge's new entry to the Muscle Car Wars , the media stories popping up hinting Chrysler may be thinking about discontinuing the Dodge Viper have gone relatively ignored by the majority of the product press. Unfortunately for those with a love of the serpentine-named supercar, we've learned through several of our sources that the decision to kill off the next generation of the Dodge Viper has already been made. The next generation Viper roadster, referred to internally as ZC-D27 -- and ZC-D29 in the case of the coupe -- are no longer part of Chrysler LLC's future plans. They've been shuttled to the side -- we're assuming as part of "Project Genesis," the new game plan "intended to align the needs and wants of...
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newVideoPlayer("2009DodgeViperSRT10ACR_gawker.flv", 463, 387,""); When you're a Chrysler VP, like Ralph Gilles , you can shoot video of yourself driving a 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR around the No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana, post the video to your company blog, and expense the whole thing. This is reason number 3,201 why it is cool to be Ralph Gilles. If he didn't have to answer to Wert about the Sebring, life would be perfect. galleryPost('2008ViperSRT10ACR', 3, '2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR'); [Source: Chrysler]
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In today's Fast lane Daily, Derek D recaps the unveil of the Tata Nano , Nissan's new GT-R GT500 , and dishes some gossip about Cerberus possibly forcing the demise of the Dodge Viper. Then we switch over to some nice video footage from Garage419.com showing off the baddest M6 we've ever seen. A full tube frame, all carbon fiber body, and a Daytona series E39 M5 engine combine to form Voltron a really kick ass track star. We apologize for the woeful lack of cowbell.
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