SRT Viper Teases Us A Second Time

The new SRT Viper continues its slow strip tease with another image released on the SRT "brand" Facebook page. The first shot was black and white and gave us a look at the serpentine head of the beast, but this latest shot brings us in close with a carbon fiber-rimmed air intake for the new snakeskin-wrapped supercar…

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2013 SRT Viper slithers free of Dodge name

Chrysler announced today that it'll officially reopen the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, MI in late 2012 to build the 2013 SRT Viper. The real news, however, is that when it slithers out of its old skin it'll also shed the Dodge moniker with it.

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It's a Chrysler 800-hp V10 in a box, baby!

Yep, it's a ten-banger in a box. The Viper may be dead for the time being, but Chrysler will still build you a V10 by hand, intended for use in drag racing. The 8.4-liter monster makes 800 hp and 695 lb-ft. No pricing info has yet been released.

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The new Dodge Viper will not debut next month

Mania over the new 2013 Dodge Viper has given way to pure insanity, with outlets reporting that the next generation super Mopar's going to appear at a regional press event in Florida next month. Yeah, we don't think that's happening — and you should believe us, because at least two of us here are crazy enough to think…

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Watch a Dodge Viper ACR set a new production record "Ring Run"

Earlier this month we brought you exclusive photos from the record-setting Dodge Viper ACR Nürburgring lap. Now we've got video. Enjoy the sounds of Mopar Nation smacking around the Corvette ZR1 and Lexus LFA with this blisteringly fast 7:12.13 "Ring Run." That's a record for any major automaker's car around the…

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Lamborghini tuner threatens customer with stripper video

Underground Racing built a reputation for performance customized cars with vehicles like a 1000-hp twin-turbo Lamborghini. Now, a customer that complained about the quality of the company's work claims the tuning shop retaliated by threatening to release a video of the married customer bragging about sleeping with a…

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Watch the DEA seize an unbelievable car collection

What would you do if you came upon an impressive car collection being seized by US Marshalls and the DEA on your way to work? Luckily for us, when faced with that exact situation recently YouTube user Speedracer38 (UPDATE: Jalopnik pal Jason Thorgalsen) stopped and videotaped a parade of impressive cars being loaded …

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Your Chicago Auto Show menagerie of oddities

Chicago isn't a show for journalists, or even for enthusiasts. It's a show for consumers, for ordinary people. The Windy City's auto expo reportedly brings in more Joe Public foot traffic than any other new-car show in the country, and its floor is laid out accordingly: There's a lot of quasi-fun stuff to do and a lot…

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2013 Dodge Viper Inspired By "Naked Woman On The Beach"

Ralph Gillies, Chrysler's top designer, told Bloomberg this week the next Viper will be inspired by "a naked woman on the beach" and will be "drop-dead beautiful." Fine — just as long as she's still engaging in that burn-your-legs-getting-out-of-bed fetish.

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Dodge Viper Speedster, Canine Passenger Separated From Owners At SEMA

Attention SEMA goers: If you've misplaced an adorable puppy and a Dodge Viper converted to a roadster with chrome body work and some kind of metal tonneau funkiness, please come to lost and found, located near LugNut Luigi's Frozen Yogurt.

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