Comments on: Dodge Viper to get Ferrari power – report

By: Fernin

Fernin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:50:14 +0000

“Why stop with just the engine?

I think Ferrari should re-engineer the complete vehicle, make/add some decent brakes, lose a whole bunch of weight, aero-body that’s functional and not just for looks, handling improvements, F1 tipo transmission etc etc on and on and on, basically should end up being America;s fastest track AND straight line production vehicle ever made.

Benchmarked against the GT Ford and Corvette Z6, and both thrashed, bettered and beat!

Ferrari can do it easy, how far are they allowed to go?”

…You do know that the Viper already beats out both of those cars right? Not to mention is also beats every (production) Ferarri and almost every other production car out there around the Ring ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times ), and for a third the price no less. Further more there’s nothing cosmetic about the areo of the Viper, after all that 100lbs of downforce isn’t a myth after all. The whole point of the viper was to condense the very essence of what a sports car was into the purest form possible; a big engine, big power, sharp handling, and no computers to get in the way. I say keep Ferrari out of it. Viper owners don’t want a super model. They want a beast. A monster tamed only by raw skill and nerve; not by some circuit board.

By: Psilaxs

Psilaxs — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:28:38 +0000

Putting a highly stressed high revving small displacement italian engine in a viper is contradictory to its purpose. 8.4 liter v10 600 hp at 5600 rpm and 560 lb ft at 5100 rpm
We dont want 600 hp at 9500 rpm and 400 lb ft at 7800 rpm The whole point of american muscle and super cars is while knowing higher output is possible, we dont have to thrash on the engines to get them to go.

By: George

George — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:42:33 +0000

V10 truck engine is what makes Viper a Viper. Please don’t put the typical V8. Try something new.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:27:18 +0000

I’m not sure what I find more disagreeable here; the fact that they’re putting something as precise and perfect as a Ferrari engine in something as brash as a Viper, or that they’re taking away the Viper’s rough brashness by putting something as precise and perfect as a Ferrari engine in it.
Surely the charm of a Viper is that they’re no nonsense super cars? I don’t think Viper owners would want something as delicate as a Ferrari engine in it. You’d have to pay a lot in maintenance fees.
I wouldn’t drive a Ferrari powered Dodge across America. A Dodge powered Dodge on the other hand…

By: lazybones

lazybones — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:09:58 +0000

Not a fan of yankie cars but the Viper is pretty awesome.

Interesting drag race attached, Viper (Not sure which type) vs Tesla Roadster….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLhyx80RYM

By: LROC

LROC — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:53:21 +0000

LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!

By: Baddass

Baddass — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:49:34 +0000

I think they’ll make it work. I’ll reserve my final judgement for when it is unveiled.

By: Elitist

Elitist — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:51:07 +0000

Whatever our new FIAT OVERLORDS say, is correct.

If they want us to toil in their sugar caves…then thats what we do.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:19 +0000

Firstly the Viper is a muscle car renowned for its grunt at any rpm in any gear. The use of a high revving, high maintenance and probably less reliable drivetrain is silly.
It is the old big cube, pushrod V10 that makes the Viper a Viper and there is nothing wrong with modern day OHV engines. The engine in the ZR1 silences a few critics even when compared to the Italian exotics.

By: Sam, the original

Sam, the original — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:22:25 +0000

Good job using a pic of the best looking viper ever, the old model, and original Viper GTS. Those of you at Mopar Sunday on the 26th (which was awesome by the way) would have seen a silver one do a few quarter mile drags with an RT-10. Such a stunning car in the metal.