Dodge Viper
Report: Viper to Live On Beyond Final Edition?
Are Viper loyalists perhaps mourning the death of the venomous snake too soon? Maybe, as Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has announced that as a part of Fiat’s 5-year plan he intends to position Dodge internationally as an “American performance brand,” anchored by the Charger, Challenger, and Viper. Marchionne mentioned that the Charger and Challenger’s platforms…
Samuel Hübinette Tests His New Drift Dodge Challenger [video]
We broke the news last month that Samuel Hübinette would be campaigning his own two-car drift team for 2010. His new 865-hp Dodge Challenger would be campaigned with his previous championship-winning Dodge Viper, now driven by Canadian rally-star Andrew Comrie-Picard. With Formula Drift Long Beach competition starting today, the new team was out testing at…
Dodge Viper Final Edition Models Announced to Celebrate the End of a Icon
Dodge has announced it will build just 50 “Final Edition” Vipers to celebrate the iconic super sports car during its last year in production. Of that 50, 20 will be Coupes, 18 Roadsters and just 12 wicked ACRs. Each car will feature a Graphite Clear Coat body with black center stripe outlined in red. Special…
RealTime Racing Acura TSXs Moving Up to World Challenge GTS Class
For those of us who grew up and believing that Honda and Acura were the only “cool” auto manufacturers in the world, RealTime Racing had the coolest of the cool. From NSXs to Integra Type-Rs to RSXs to TSXs, RealTime Racing campaigned some of the most beautifully built touring car racers of the last two…
Nick Hogan Back to Drifting; Say What?
Earlier this month we reported about Samuel Hubinette’s plans for 2010. What some may not remember is that merely three years ago, celebrity and son of Hulk Hogan, Nick Hogan, was actually competitively drifting alongside Samuel in a Dodge Viper SRT-10. Clearly the fame that came with Nick Hogan and fast cars wasn’t from his…
Samuel Hübinette to Field Two-Car Dodge-Sponsored Team in 2010 Formula DRIFT Season
2009 was an up-and-down year for Samuel Hübinette who has been a two-time Formula DRIFT champion and Hollywood stunt driver. Notorious for ripping it up in a Mopar-backed Viper SRT10 for many years and nicknamed The Crazy Swede by fellow competitors, Hübinette had a difficult start with his Mopar-backed Charger in 2009; and then mid-season…
Report: Dodge Debuts 640-hp Viper ACR-X to Run in New Viper Cup Spec Series
In an effort to keep the Viper name alive after the iconic sports car is discontinued next year, Dodge has announced the introduction of the 2010 Viper SRT10 ACR-X track car, while simultaneously launching a new Dodge Viper Cup spec series. The Viper ACR-X is a combination of the ACR street-legal but track capable machine,…
LA Preview: Dodge to Unveil Updated 2010 Viper ACR in Los Angeles After Reclaiming Laguna Seca Track Record
The mystery of the Dodge Viper LA Auto Show world premiere has been solved, with the automaker announcing it will debut a revised version of its ACR model. With just a few minor tweaks, the 2010 ACR also lays claim to the production car lap record at Laguna Seca Raceway. In 2008 pro-driver Randy Pobst…
LA Preview: Is Dodge Planning a Special Final Edition Viper?
Dodge appears to be readying a special edition of the Viper to celebrate the car’s three generations of American performance before the legendary V10-powered machine is retired. We noticed on the LA Auto Show website that one of the World Premieres listed is a Dodge Viper. Now were obviously not getting an all-new Viper for…
Report: Fiat’s Five Year Chrysler Group Plan, Model by Model Breakdown
Last week Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne set out a long-winded plan for the future of the American automaker and how its future will be closely tied to its new Italian parent company. There was a lot to digest at the seven hour press conference and so we thought a model by model breakdown would be…
Report: Dodge Viper Production Halts in 2010, Replacement Due 2012
Chrysler will stop production of the Dodge Viper in 2010 and replace it with its successor in 2012. The announcement came on a day of extensive announcements about Chrysler’s plans for the next five years. The new Viper will be one of 11 all-new or redesigned Dodge vehicles that will debut by 2014. Production on…
Report: Gumpert Apollo Sets New Nürburgring Record
German supercar builder Gumpert has just set a new Nürburgring lap record for street-legal production cars with its Apollo Speed model. The car was driven by Florian Gruber to a time of 7:11.57, demolishing the current record of 7:22.1 set by the Dodge Viper ACR. German car magazine Sport-Auto was there to witness the record…
Dodge Viper to Live On Says Chrysler
Today Chrysler reconfirmed its commitment to the Dodge Viper, saying that it will live on despite the company’s bankruptcy and new ownership. The Dodge Viper was scheduled to be eliminated from the company’s lineup as of December of this year and the automaker had searched to find a buyer. Not only will Chrysler continue to…
Nissan GT-R Sets Another Nürburgring Personal Best of 7:26.70
The Nissan GT-R has once again bested it’s own lap time at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife, posting a new personal best of 7:26.70. Unfortunately for Nissan, the new time doesn’t move them up any in the fastest lap rankings, as the Corvette ZR1 still holds a lap time that is three tenth’s of a second…
2010 GT-R Faster (But Still not Fastest) at the Nürburgring
Nissan bested its own Nürburgring record today with a 7:27.56 lap in the updated 2010 GT-R. The new time trumps the previous GT-R “personal best” of 7:29. It is, however, still short of the ZR1’s best time of 7:26.4 and the Dodge Viper ACR’s record of 7:22.1. The new GT-R features 5 more horsepower than…
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Corvette Fastest in First 2009 World Challenge GT Practice
The No. 34 Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Corvette topped the standings yesterday during the first round of practice sessions before the World Challenge GT season opener at Sebring International Raceway this Friday. Driver Tony Gaples of Libertyville, Ill., was just as surprised at his finish as anyone. “It feels pretty good [to be on top], of…
Saleen’s New Owner A Candidate to Buy Viper?
MJ Acquisitions, which recently purchased most of Saleen Inc., has made it clear that purchasing Viper from Dodge/Chrysler is of interest to the company. Automotive News reports that MJ Acquisitions co-owner Mike Shields states that, “We’ve considered a purchase of Viper.” Shields and his bothers own several auto-industry related subsidiaries including Cyltec, LLC, Power-Tec Engineering,…
Viper-Powered Challenger SRT10
Most manufacturers displaying at SEMA gave a few different tuner shops their latest and greatest car and let them go wild on it… but not Dodge. And with an in-house group of experts like the ones at the company’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) division, who needs to. SRT engineers were tasked with building a…
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