A McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale, and an SRT Viper GTS with plates that only say "Top Gear" on them just rolled through Columbus Circle. Where are they going? And is it really the guys from Top Gear USA?

A crash near Ann Arbor, Michigan claimed this 2013 SRT Viper with manufacturer license plates. It may be the first new Viper to crash outside of a race course. (Update: According to news reports, the driver was killed in this crash. See details below.)

Spring is nearly here and we're anxious to trade the dark hipster monastery that is the Gawker office for the beautiful open highways of America. And what better escape vehicle than an SRT Viper GTS? We're going on a road trip, y'all, and we're bringing some friends. Come hang out with us on our SRTxSW adventure.

The SRT Viper is finally back in production at the Conner Avenue Assembly in Detroit.

It's been a real juicy peach of a year for sports cars. And I don't just mean the ones that feel like you're driving with oven mitts on. I mean the ones that have the crackly goodness a sports car should have.

The magazine currently known as Motor Trend has essentially become Car Comparison Test To Upset Or Please Fanboys Monthly. I'm sure they create other kinds of content, but they've taken a common magazine schtick and made it the core of what they do. You didn't learn enough from the ATS v. 3 Series test? That's ok,…

Chrysler's SRT performance unit has tweaked and relaunched the old Dodge Viper under the SRT brand. Is it a rehash of the V10 beast with the Neon-esque interior that precedes it, or has SRT written a new chapter in the book of Viper? We found out. Boy howdy, did we.

Ever since there have been Vipers, John Hennessey has been tuning them. Sometimes, it seems like his tuned cars are on the street before the production cars, if that's at all possible. And they were always incredibly bonkers.

We've been drooling over the 2013 SRT Viper for a solid five months now. With 640 horsepower, 600 pound feet of torque, and a sound that will cause sovereign nations to go to war, we couldn't wait to hear what it would take to get behind the wheel.