Dodge Viper

The history of Dodge Viper goes way back to,when a casual discussion between Robert A. Lutz, Chrysler President, and Tom Gale, the chief of design, too place. Lutz had the idea of trying to bring out a newer version of the Cobra.

Lutz wanted to bring out a sports car that was equipped with a modern engine, a new type of transmission, a great suspension designed that was supported by a computer and high quality tires. Although this new sports car would have all the benefits of modern technology, it was not going to be a car with high end gadgets or other high tech fittings. The car was meant to have a rear wheel drive with a lot of power.

Texas Hold'em: 1,150WHP Dodge Viper vs. 1,300WHP Lamborghini Gallardo

As if the Dodge Viper and the Lamborghini Gallardo supercars aren't powerful and fast enough in completely stock form, some owners opt to tune them to the extreme, sometimes going as far as even doubling their outputs.

During the Texas Invitational Fall 2012 Roll Race Event this past Sunday, October 14, there was a race held between two heavily modified versions of the previously mentioned sports cars, both of which featured twin-turbocharged engines.

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1,100HP-Strong Chevrolet Pickup Truck Terrorizes Sports Cars on the Highway

The makers of the TX2K12 video series have shared a clip of a highly modified Chevrolet pickup truck challenging numerous tuned sports cars including a Corvette, a Dodge Viper, an older generation Chevy Camaro, a Ford Mustang, and even an 800-hp Toyota Supra – all on public roads in Houston, Texas.

And yes, as you probably already have figured out, there's nothing legal nor safe about these street races…

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Chrome Lamborghini Aventador, Viper ACR and Batmobile Assemble at Times Square

New Yorkers and tourists passing through Times Square were treated to a rare sight this past weekend when an assortment of specialty cars were parked on the road for their viewing pleasure.

The vehicles that stood out the most were a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 dressed in a chrome foil wrap with contrasting red pin stripes decorating and highlighting the supercar's hard edges, a Batmobile replica from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film and a Dodge Viper ACR.

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1971 Plymouth ViperCuda Packs a Venomous V10 Punch Under its Hood

One of the great things about classic American pony and muscles cars is their simplicity, which pretty much allows you do anything your mind sets out to do, with the only restrictions usually being the amount of time and cash you are willing to spend.

Found for sale on eBay, is this 1971 Plymouth ViperCuda, which as the name suggests, is powered by a V10 engine sourced from the modern day Dodge Viper. But there's more than meets the eye to this creation that started life as a four-seater 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible with a 318 cu.in. (5.2-liter V8) engine.

The comprehensive conversion was performed by Time Machines from Hudson, Florida, which begun by acquiring the intact chassis and V10 engine from a wrecked 2001 Viper with 23,000-miles on the odo.

After stripping the Barracuda's body from the original chassis, they then fabricated a hybrid platform incorporating most parts of the Viper's chassis components including the fully independent suspension.

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2013 SRT Viper GTS Loses Part of its Top and Gains a Limey Green Shade in New Rendering

So what if it's only been a day or so since the Chrysler Group dropped the curtains on the 2013 SRT Viper; we already have a speculative take on the slithery sports car, courtesy of Dan Buzdugan from PS-Garage, who dropped this image into our email box.

Calling it a roadster is probably a bit of a stretch as the only part of the roof that has been removed is the center section above the heads of the passengers. In this case, Targa would be a more appropriate name.

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Snake Bite: 2013 SRT Viper Finally Breaks Cover in New York [82 Photos and Videos]

Probably the most teased, and awaited, car of this year’s New York Auto Show has been officially unveiled. The 2013 SRT Viper, as it will be known from now on, was launched earlier today at the Big Apple in two flavors: “plain vanilla” Viper and Viper GTS.

After production stopped in 2010, there were reports that the Viper would not be resurrected, which the group later dismissed. Nevertheless, for a while its future was shaky, a fact acknowledged by the company’s executives.

“Beyond being the flagship for the new SRT brand, the launch of the 2013 Viper proves that we simply would not let the performance icon of the Chrysler Group die”, said SRT boss Ralph Gilles.

“Willed to live on by a very special group of performance enthusiasts inside the company and across Viper Nation, this SRT team under our new leadership was challenged to not just continue the legendary Viper, but to create a world-class supercar that would showcase the very best we have to offer.”

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2013 SRT Viper Now Appears in Video Shots

The 2013 SRT Viper will no doubt go down as the most oddly leaked car of the 2012 New York Auto Show. After the renderings and photos of the Hot Wheels model, we now have some screenshots of the next Viper.

An anonymous tipster sent the images to Insideline, which suspects that they are sourced from a video that will be shown during the sport coupe's presentation in New York tomorrow afternoon.

What we see in these shaky, but high-resolution screenshots pretty much matches the car in the previous photos and even SRT's own teaser images.

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2013 SRT Viper Teased One Last Time Before its Big Reveal in New York

The wait for the world premiere of the third generation Viper is nearing its end but not before Chrysler's SRT brand teases its flagship sports car for one last time about 48 hours ahead of its world premiere at the 2012 New York Auto Show on Wednesday morning.

After affording us our first look at the interior last Thursday, SRT has now published a darkened image of the new 2013 Viper's front end where we see the sports coupe's sculptured hood with a prominent center air scoop that is flanked by two smaller vents.

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SRT Drops First Teaser Photo of the New 2013 Viper's Interior

After SRT failed to get 2013 "likes" in 2013 minutes on its Facebook page to show us the next Viper, the moderators took a different approach asking for 300 "shares" on a new status, a goal that was achieved rather swiftly.

So, here we are with what could be that last teaser before the actual reveal of the brand-new Viper on April 4 at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, unless SRT has more competitions in mind…

What you see is the next Viper's interior with a shot taken from the front and in an angle from the driver's position showing part of the center console, the red sport seats and the manual gearbox shifter.

If you pay close attention to the seat in the picture, you'll see that SRT's people have sneakily added a bar code that takes you to another page to join next week's webcast once you scan it with a smart phone.

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New SRT Viper Reveal to be Broadcasted Online

While we're waiting for SRT to collect 2013 Facebook likes so we can see one more teaser image of the new Viper, the Chrysler Group brand has informed us about the live page on its DriverSRT website, where it will broadcast the reveal from the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, April 4.

The web page also includes a picture of the new Viper covered in a white sheet that outlines the shape of the sports car.

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SRT gets Social Hungry, Promises Another Viper Teaser if You 'Like' its Facebook Post

There's something about Facebook that gives the Chrysler Group's newly formed SRT division a warm, tingly sensation as the automaker insists on teasing its upcoming Viper sports car (leaked Hot Wheels model pictured above) on the world's largest social network.

"Want to sneak another glimpse of the 2013 SRT Viper?" SRT asks in a post on its Facebook page. "Help us gain 2013 new 'likes' in 2013 minutes, and we'll drop a special teaser image. The race is on. Let's go."

In the past 4 hours, the said posting has received 1,161 'likes', meaning its more than half way there and that it will reach its goal in much less than 2,013 minutes or 33.55 hours.

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Top Gear USA Tries to Outsmart a Cobra Attack Chopper with a Dodge Viper

The American accent version of BBC's Top Gear television show has shared a video on YouTube from the debut episode of the first season starring Tanner Foust, who has proved to be the most charismatic of the three presenters, and Rutledge "Al" Wood.

Foust and co-driver Wood try to outwit a Cobra attack helicopter driving the last and soon-to-be replaced, Dodge Viper SRT through a small Southern town.

You can catch a glimpse of the video after the break and if you wish, you can also leave us a comment on what you think about the show up until now.

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The Most Spacious Dodge Viper RT/10 You'll Ever Lay Eyes on [with Video]

The custom automobile industry leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to satisfy the wackiest wishes and requirements. Even a thoroughbred sports car like the Dodge Viper RT/10 can't escape from their claws…

Unique Movie Cars, a company run by the Sciortino family, who design and build vehicles for movies and television, created this one-of-a-kind Viper RT/10 limousine.

It measures 25-feet (7.62 meters) long and can seat up to 12 passengers. The stretched Viper will make a special appearance at the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR race in Las Vegas this Sunday, running the first lap around the race circuit.

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2013 SRT Viper Hot Wheels Toy Car Scales Down Enthusiasm for the Real Thing

As much as the Chrysler Group would like to have kept the next generation of the Viper sports car completely under covers, a series of leaked images from Hot Wheels have afforded us our first view of the SRT branded model well ahead of its world premiere at the New York Auto Show in April.

And it’s not only the digital rendering from the 2012 Hot Wheel list, as photos of the actual toy car version of the 2013 SRT Viper also slithered their way into an enthusiast forum.

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2013 SRT Viper Hot Wheels Model is Indeed Real – See the Larger Picture

Last night, the web went abuzz with a pint size photo of a new Hot Wheels model allegedly depicting the upcoming 2013 SRT Viper sports coupe.

The picture was posted on Brazilian Hot Wheels enthusiast website T-Hunted alongside several other car models from the toy maker's 2012 lineup, but the news quickly spread around like wildfire to websites all over the world including Jalopnik and Autoblog.

Now, you might be wondering why we didn't post the story last night. Well, to be frank, we were not yet convinced about its authenticity so we set out to do our own research before telling you about it.

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Which Part of the 2013 Viper is SRT Showing with this New Teaser?

First, we got a partial black and white outline of the new 2013 Viper, then shortly after SRT revealed the sports car's redesigned snake logo nicknamed "Stryker" and now, we have a real-life teaser photo of the actual model.

The new image shows something that looks like it could be a carbon-fiber dressed air intake, though we're not entirely sure. You can check a larger version of the teaser photo after the break and tell us what you think.

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Ferrari has a Very Hard Time Getting Out of Parking Lot, Viper Blasts Right Through

It's only natural that you park an expensive exotic supercar in an enclosed parking space instead of leaving it on the road. Nevertheless, the assurance of safety may come at a cost, as the driver of a Ferrari F430 found out in an underground parking (assumingly) in Poland.

The man had a very difficult time positioning the Ferrari on the ramp leading towards the exit, and all this because of the car's extremely low ride height.

He and some other people, who all appear to be participating in some sort of rally (judging by the decals on the car and their badges), tried all sorts of ways including driving the F430 in reverse, but to no avail. Finally, one of the men lifted the Ferrari's front wing and the car was able to make the ride to the top unscathed.

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Meet Stryker, the 2013 SRT Viper's New Venomous Logo

With each new generation of the Chrysler Group's Viper sports car comes a new interpretation of the snake logo and the same holds true for the next model that will be officially unveiled at the 2012 New York Auto Show in April.

Following last month's release of the black and white teaser of the new Viper, which will be marketed under the SRT brand instead of Dodge, the Detroit automaker has now revealed the new and more sinister looking "venomous" logo nicknamed "Stryker".

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2013 SRT Viper First Official Teaser Leaves us in the Dark

We suppose it goes with the Viper's slithery nature to keep in the dark, but we can't say we're enthralled with the first official image of the Chrysler Group's re-branded sports car that was released just moments ago on the firm's Facebook page.

The black and white picture outlines the front end of the model, which seems like it will keep the familiar face of the previous generation Vipers, but that's about it.

We'll remind you that the new Viper drops the Dodge nameplate and adopts the SRT moniker.

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