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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 kleinlowe: 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 »
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.
custom cars
1546 HP Twin Turbo Dodge Viper GTS Dyno Run
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 advice 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 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?
commenter of the day
Commenter of the Day: Pale Horse Edition
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. More »
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 »
new cars
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Gets Tossed By Ralph Gilles
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.[Source: Chrysler]
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
industry news
Motor Authority reports that troubled Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker could be considering a switch to American powerplants. The company currently sources its V8 from Audi and was planning to use VW's 6.0 W12 for its forthcoming D12 super SUV. Due to the weak dollar, the LS7 V8 and new 600bhp Viper engine must look incredibly attractive. The company's new CEO, Victor Muller is also reportedly dissatisfied with the Audi V8's relatively low power output.
Spyker Considers American Power
Motor Authority reports that troubled Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker could be considering a switch to American powerplants. The company currently sources its V8 from Audi and was planning to use VW's 6.0 W12 for its forthcoming D12 super SUV. Due to the weak dollar, the LS7 V8 and new 600bhp Viper engine must look incredibly attractive. The company's new CEO, Victor Muller is also reportedly dissatisfied with the Audi V8's relatively low power output.
detroit auto show
Somehow we think maybe the 2009 Corvette ZR1 pre-Detroit Auto Show embargo will be lifting sometime very soon. It's the only explanation we can come up with for why Nissan felt compelled to have an embargo on the 2009 GTR's Z06-beating Edmunds Inside Line 0-60 test lift late last night. OK, maybe that was just a freak scheduling thing — but then, like a bolt out of the blue devil, we received a press release just past midnight from Hennessey Performance Engineering calling out the Lutzian devil with the blue highlighted engine. Apparently they weren't quite done with the 2008 Viper SRT10. The boys at Hennessey came up with an additional 78 horsepower to add atop the straight-from-the-shelf 600 found in the fang-toothed serpent, bringing the total horses up to a staggering 678 and a 0-60 time to match that of the 3.3-second GT-R. It's called the 2008 Hennessey Venom 650R, and oh, how they rushed this one to bed — someone check out the gaping hole below the jump in the press release for "fill in original Viper model name here". Yes, somehow methinks these won't be the only high horsepower numbers we'll be comparing by the time we hit the hay tonight.
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The 2009 Corvette ZR1 is Coming! So Sayeth Hennessey, Reveals 678 HP Venom 650R
Somehow we think maybe the 2009 Corvette ZR1 pre-Detroit Auto Show embargo will be lifting sometime very soon. It's the only explanation we can come up with for why Nissan felt compelled to have an embargo on the 2009 GTR's Z06-beating Edmunds Inside Line 0-60 test lift late last night. OK, maybe that was just a freak scheduling thing — but then, like a bolt out of the blue More »
2:30 AM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Ray Wert
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43 comments
Latest by slurpyutis: about the questions of john hennessey, no he doesnt have much credibility, and in fact has a bad reputation as a business man. he has screwed alot of people over, to the point of physical attacks i think its absolutely ridiculous more »
