This new one seems to photograph oddly. Or maybe it's a result of the photog's skill or technique. But those Jalopnik photos make the proportions look really strange. I'm guessing it was taken from a long way back with a big lens, and the depth of field is making things wonky. In all the 'official' photos I've seen (posted here), it looks a lot longer, lither, and angrier.
scardeal wrote: I think all the Vipers look amazing, but am I the only one who hates the sound of a V10? I'd much rather a big block V8 or V12.
I hate the sound of the Viper, but something like a Judd V10 tends to sound pretty glorious.
PHeller wrote: Great comparison. I'm not much for the front end, but the rest of the car screams (or is it hisses?) Viper. More image hotlinking:
Chris_V wrote: Easter eggs! Laguna Seca:Nurburgring:
I need to be alone now.
MG Bryan wrote:scardeal wrote: I think all the Vipers look amazing, but am I the only one who hates the sound of a V10? I'd much rather a big block V8 or V12.I hate the sound of the Viper, but something like a Judd V10 tends to sound pretty glorious.
There is something wrong with the two of you...
93EXCivic wrote: I am not. That is whole damn point of the Viper. A big engine and good suspension and that is it.
Well, the original wasn't really known for its good suspension...
93EXCivic wrote:MG Bryan wrote:There is something wrong with the two of you...scardeal wrote: I think all the Vipers look amazing, but am I the only one who hates the sound of a V10? I'd much rather a big block V8 or V12.I hate the sound of the Viper, but something like a Judd V10 tends to sound pretty glorious.
I've never driven a Viper, but spent a week with the SRT10 Ram. I thought the engine sound was glorious. When you stomped on it, it sounded like an enraged Tyrannosaurus.
mad_machine wrote: So it seems everyone wants a car with ill joining panels, headlights that clouded over in 6 months, and an interior that made the original VW bug look ergonomic?
Well, not everyone, but fortunately, Dodge isn't planning on making a half-million per year.
scardeal wrote: I think all the Vipers look amazing, but am I the only one who hates the sound of a V10?
A GTS blew past me on I-77 the other week.
C&D was right. It did sound like a Zeppelin-sized balloon deflating. No real "note", just a farty whooshy blaaaaa.
This look a little less Italian? Quick and dirty pchop I did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix31pqEgse0
Ugh, those headlights, I can't un-see them. Needs black-backed projectors like the old late-models. The brake ducting intakes should be shaped more like the fogs on the race car too.
The Viper used to be like the scruffy-looking lumberjack who would show up and kick all the preppy prettyboys' asses. Now the scruffy guy has made himself look like a prettyboy.
I for one could do without the Alfa grille, but I wouldn't kick it out of the garage for leaking oil.
GameboyRMH wrote: Ugh, those headlights, I can't un-see them. Needs black-backed projectors like the old late-models. The brake ducting intakes should be shaped more like the fogs on the race car too. The Viper used to be like the scruffy-looking lumberjack who would show up and kick all the preppy prettyboys' asses. Now the scruffy guy has made himself look like a prettyboy.
Just because you put a lumberjack in a tux, doesn't mean he can't and won't chop your legs like so many toothpicks.
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