Dodge Viper | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer |
Dodge division of:
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Production | 1992–2010 2012-2017 |
Assembly | Conner Avenue Assembly, Detroit, Michigan, US |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car |
Layout | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Odd firing 8.0 L (488.1 cu in) - 8.4 L (512.5 cu in) Viper V10 |
Transmission | 6-speed manual |
Chronology | |
Successor | SRT Tomahawk |
First generation Viper RT/10 | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1992–1995 |
Designer | Tom Gale (1990) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door roadster |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Odd firing 8.0 L (488.1 cu in) Viper V10 400 bhp (298 kW) 465 lb·ft (630 N·m) |
Transmission | 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 96.2 in (2,440 mm) |
Length | 175.1 in (4,450 mm) |
Width | 75.7 in (1,920 mm) |
Height | 44.0 in (1,120 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,284 lb (1,490 kg) |
Second generation, Phase II SR Viper RT/10, GTS | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Chrysler Viper (Europe) |
Production | 1995–2002 |
Model years | 1996-2002 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door roadster 2-door coupe |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
Odd firing 8.0 L (488.1 cu in) Viper V10 415 bhp (309 kW; 421 PS)(Viper RT/10 1996–1997 only) 450 bhp (336 kW; 456 PS) (Viper GTS 1996–2002) (Viper RT/10 1998–2002) |
Transmission | Borg Warner T-56 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 96.2 in (2,440 mm) |
Length |
175.1 in (4,450 mm) (1996–99 RT/10) 176.7 in (4,490 mm) (GTS) |
Width | 75.7 in (1,920 mm) |
Height | 44.0 in (1,120 mm) (RT/10) 47.0 in (1,190 mm) (GTS) |
Third generation, phase I Viper SRT-10 | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Dodge SRT-10 (UK) |
Production | 2002–2007 |
Model years | 2003-2006 |
Designer | Osamu Shikado (1999) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door roadster 2-door coupe |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Odd firing 8.3 L (506.5 cu in) Viper V10 500 hp (370 kW) @ 5600 rpm 525 lb·ft (712 N·m) @ 4200 rpm (SRT-10 Roadster) 510 hp (380 kW) @ 5600 rpm 535 lb·ft (725 N·m) @ 4200 rpm (SRT-10 Coupe) |
Transmission | T56 Tremec 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 98.8 in (2,510 mm) |
Length | 175.6 in (4,460 mm) |
Width | 75.7 in (1,920 mm) |
Height | 47.6 in (1,210 mm) (coupe) 48.6 in (1,230 mm) (SRT-10) 48.6 in (1,230 mm) (convertible) |
Curb weight | 3,380 lb (1,530 kg) |
Fourth generation, Phase II Viper SRT-10 | |
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Overview | |
Production | 2007–2010 |
Model years | 2008-2010 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door roadster 2-door coupe |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Odd firing 8.4 L (512.5 cu in) Viper V10 600 bhp (450 kW) @ 6000 rpm 560 lb·ft (760 N·m) @ 4600 rpm |
Transmission | TR6060 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 98.8 in (2,510 mm) |
Length | 175.6 in (4,460 mm) |
Width | 75.7 in (1,920 mm) |
Height | 47.6 in (1,210 mm) (coupe) 48.6 in (1,230 mm) (convertible) |
Curb weight | 3,460 lb (1,570 kg) (base) 3,408 lb (1,546 kg) (ACR) |
Fifth generation, Phase I VX Viper | |
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR
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Overview | |
Also called | SRT Viper (2013–2014) |
Production | 2012–2017 |
Model years | 2013–2017 |
Designer | Scott Krugger (2010) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door coupe |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Odd firing 8.4 L (512.5 cu in) Viper V10 640 bhp (480 kW) @ 6200 rpm 600 lb-ft (813 Nm) @ 5000 rpm |
Transmission | 6-speed Tremec TR-6060 manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 98.8 in (2,510 mm) |
Length | 175.7 in (4,460 mm) |
Width | 76.4 in (1,940 mm) |
Height | 49.1 in (1,250 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,354 lb (1,521 kg) (Viper model) 3,297 lb (1,495 kg) (Viper model with SRT Track Package) 3,431 lb (1,556 kg) (Viper GTS model, ACR) 3,374 lb (1,530 kg) (Viper GTS model with SRT Track Package) |
Viper GTS R Concept | |
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Overview | |
Production | Prototype (only one was made) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door coupe |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 8.0 L (488.1 cu in) V10 500 bhp (370 kW) @ 6000 rpm 500 lb·ft (680 N·m) @ 4600 rpm |
Transmission | 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 98.8 in (2,510 mm) |
Length | 193.0 in (4,900 mm) |
Width | 76.2 in (1,940 mm) |
Height | 47.0 in (1,190 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,254 lb (1,476 kg) |
The Dodge Viper is a sports car manufactured by Dodge (SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of FCA US LLC from 1992 through 2017 having taken a brief hiatus from 2010-2013. Production of the two-seat sports car began at New Mack Assembly in 1991 and moved to Conner Avenue Assembly in October 1995.
Although Chrysler considered ending production because of serious financial problems, on September 14, 2010, chief executive Sergio Marchionne announced and showed a new model of the Viper for 2012. In 2014 the Viper was named number 10 on the "Most American Cars" list, meaning 75% or more of its parts are manufactured in the U.S. The Viper was initially conceived in late 1988 at Chrysler's Advanced Design Studios. The following February, Chrysler president Bob Lutz suggested to Tom Gale at Chrysler Design that the company should consider producing a modern Cobra, and a clay model was presented to Lutz a few months later. Produced in sheet metal by Metalcrafters, the car appeared as a concept at the North American International Auto Show in 1989. Public reaction was so enthusiastic that chief engineer Roy Sjoberg was directed to develop it as a standard production vehicle.
Sjoberg selected 85 engineers to be "Team Viper", with development beginning in March 1989. The team asked the then-Chrysler subsidiary Lamborghini to cast a prototype aluminum block for the sports car to use in May. The production body was completed in the fall, with a chassis prototype running in December. Though a V8 engine was first used in the test mule, the V10, which the production car was meant to use, was ready in February 1990. Official approval from Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca came in May 1990. One year later, Carroll Shelby piloted a pre-production car as the pace vehicle in the Indianapolis 500 race. In November 1991, the car was released to reviewers with first retail shipments beginning in January 1992.