One question has plagued man for ages: What's faster, a Jeep, a Viper, or a Potato? It seemed like nobody would ever get an answer. Well, with a little help from the boys over at Gizmodo's brand new TV show, we have been able to answer that age old question once and for all for you, the people.

Important updates to our SRTxSW Road Trip we told you about last week. We will be skipping DC tonight because of the crazy Snowquester snow storm heading that way and will instead take the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT to Raleigh, North Carolina and will meet the Viper at another location. Also, we can now tell you Gizmodo's …

The Dodge Viper is famous for a number of reasons. One of them is the complete lack of any electronic nannies or safety equipment, other than airbags. Now Vipers are being recalled because that one safety feature might malfunction.

Yes, we know the Tesla Model S is faster than a BMW M5, we just didn't know how fast it really was. Here we see it facing off with the older Viper SRT10 and handily demolishing it.

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.

Who reads car reviews so late at night? But that's what you get in the world of (now broken) manufacturer embargoes. The Jalopnik Review of the 2013 SRT Viper GTS will be going up tomorrow morning. But for now, here are a few reasons why, this week, we're thankful for it.

This Is The World's Longest Dodge Viper

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.

Yesterday, SRT president and designer Ralph Gilles stopped by Jalopnik to answer some questions. When asked what inspired the design of the new Viper, his answer was simple: "Halle Berry."

If you were born a gearhead, Ralph Gilles is essentially who you wanted to be when you grew up. Like most of us, Ralph started drawing cars when he was young, unlike most of us he turned that passion into a job at Chrysler where he became a break out star following the design of the company's extremely successful…