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Dealer Porter Totally Destroys Limited Edition Dodge Viper SRT10
Imagine being a lowly porter at a Dodge dealership when you're handed the keys to one of four limited production Dodge Viper SRT10'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 crime in some places. Congratulations. [SRTForums]
new york auto show
Down On The Staircase: Hennessey Venom 700 NM
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.More »
10:30 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Latest by n/a: I.M. Pei's buildings tend to get in the way of anyone actually using them. more »
autorama
ViperVette Scratches Your Project Car Itch
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 C4 Corvette with the approximate body of a first gen RT/10 Dodge Viper overlaid. Take a wild guess at how we picked it out.More »
autorama
1932 Ford "Willet Special" Has Suprise Powerplant
Instead of going with a top ten list like everybody and his brother, the Detroit Autorama narrows things down to 8 finalists in the hunt for the prized Ridler Award. This group of fresh hot rods live in what's called "the Great 8". We've already seen the winner of this years Ridler Award, the Ferrambo, but we're going to take a tour through the other selections for this years Great 8. This is the 1932 Ford "Willet Special". Styled after the racers of the late forties which were bodied and modified for speed as "specials", the Willet Special has something under the hood those original racers could only dream of. Scoffing at the laws of physics, the builders of this speedster have managed to wedge a Viper V10 into the narrow frame and hood line of this handsome coupe.More »
tuners
The Magnificent Seven: Neiman Marcus Catalog Gets Seven 700NM Venoms
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.More »
movies
We Never Knew We "Wanted" To See Angelina Jolie Draped Over The Hood Of A Dodge Viper
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.
over the back fence
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.
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The Dodge Viper Is Dead: In Lieu Of Flowers, Please Send R&D Funds
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.
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12:30 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By The Auto Insider
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Latest by superbmtsub: This is sad news. The Viper was a real exotic. If resting the Viper will freeup cash to fix Dodge's interiors, it's a bittersweet moment for future Dodge vehicle owners. more »
fast lane daily
Voltron a really kick ass track star. We apologize for the woeful lack of cowbell.
Fast Lane Daily Talks Nano, GT-R, Viper and M6 Race Car
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
la auto show
It's a track car! No, it's street legal! Wait, it's both — it's the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR and it'll be making its debut in just under a week at the LA Auto Show. We were going to wait until midnight tonight to show off the lighter Viper package — a package not seen for the Viper since 1999. Seriously, we were going to hold off on showing off the details on the 600 horses and 560 lb-ft of torque coming from the gigantic 8.4-liter V10 engine in this purpose-built, street-legal track car. But — we figured since AutoWeek can't seem to keep their snake in their pockets, why should we? This new edition of the already quite deadly potent serpentine super car features added aerodynamic enhancements, an enhanced racing suspension and weight savings from the "base model" '08 Viper. In addition to the 40 lbs in weight savings you'll see with the base level ACR package, you'll also have the option of a "hard core" audio delete option that will drop the audio system, underhood silencer pad, trunk carpet and tire inflator. With this package, the radio is replaced by a lightweight cover that can be configured to mount an included lap timer and the door speakers are replaced by lightweight carbon-fiber panels. The "hard core" package drops the weight by another 40 lbs. Oh wait, and did we mention it comes in new colors? Like Viper Red, Viper Black, Viper Violet, Viper Bright Blue Metallic, and Viper Very Orange. We hear the next edition will come in Viper Puce Green. Full press release with all the gory details below the jump.
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2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
It's a track car! No, it's street legal! Wait, it's both — it's the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR and it'll be making its debut in just under a week at the LA Auto Show. We were going to wait until midnight tonight to show off the lighter Viper package — a package not seen for the Viper since 1999. Seriously, we were going to hold off on showing off the details on the 600 horses and 560 lb-ft of torque coming from the gigantic 8.4-liter V10 engine in this purpose-built, street-legal track car. But — we figured since AutoWeek can't seem to keep their snake in their pockets, why should we? This new edition of the already quite More »
