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2014 SRT Viper Test Drive

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The SRT Viper is notorious for being a power-mad beast. I can’t even imagine what would happen if I ever got invited to try one on for myself. Being the extra cautious driver I am, it is very likely someone would swoop into take the keys and banish me from the track for an inability to let go the inhibitions necessary to appreciate what the Viper is striving for. That or my face would literally melt off at super-speeds. Either is likely to happen as far as I’m concerned.

Well, Andrei Tutu at Auto Evolution got a chance to give the new 2014 SRT Viper a test-drive and join, as he puts it, a sort of secret society.

It is clear that he enjoyed the time spent inside the new Viper. He notes how much nicer the six-speed Tremec manual feels in comparison to the one on the Shelby GT500. There is also a thrill in the way he describes simply the gas and power needed to shift gears. The standout description that simple makes one want to find a Viper and take it for a spin is this one:

“Nonetheless, the figures don’t even tell half the story. That’s because the Viper’s racecar-on-public roads feel is the key here. From the moment you get in, it all looks like there’s going to be some guy waving a checkered flag next to your car.”

I love that imagery only because it is one that I share. For the price of a Viper it should come with someone on full-time standby to get your blood pumping when the key goes in the ignition. Just a thought from me to the guys at SRT for the next update.

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SRT Viper: Car of the Future

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Trying to figure out what will be remembered in the future is a tough thing to do.  What is popular now may merely be a speck of a memory come a decade or more down the road.  Think of Oscar winners of the past, there are many that won ‘Best Picture’ but are vaguely remembered today.  So as far as cars are concerned, what will be a collectible in the future?  The National Automotive History Collection (NAHC) thinks they know what it will be, and they chose the SRT Viper as its ‘Collectible Car of the Future.’

This is something the group does on an annual basis.  They choose a vehicle built in the US that were put out in the previous calendar year.  Out of 19 all-new vehicles to choose from in 2013, the SRT Viper won out.

According to Charles K. Hyde, president of the NAHC Board of Trustees, “We ask our members to predict which of the year’s new vehicles will command the highest attention at Detroit’s famous Woodward Dream Cruise 25 years from now.  Car enthusiast select this award, making it unique among vehicle-of-the-year awards.”

This is now the third time that the Viper has been awarded this from NAHC.  The NAHC is the world’s largest public archive of automotive information.

For more information on the SRT Viper and to get your hands on one for when a future time traveler comes back to our era to get one in order to strike it rich in 25 years, contact a sales rep at Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge.  Be sure to like us on Facebook and like us on Twitter for more SRT news and monthly specials.

Source: Digital Journal

A Look at the Painting of the 2014 SRT Viper

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SRT Vipers are expensive cars.  With that obvious observation out of the way, the reason behind that is more than just the raw power included in the Viper supercar, it is also in the care it takes to make one.  USA Today has a fascinating look at the what it takes to get a SRT Viper painted at a small plant.

Imagine what it looks like when a car is on the assembly line.  We all have an expectation when we think of that.  The car’s body making it’s way down as workers and machines work on various bits and parts while sparks fly around.  A Viper’s production has a major difference from that.  When it comes time to put on the finishing paint job, an average vehicle gets put underneath the sprayers and comes out with a fresh coat.  With a Viper, the paint is applied by hand.

Vipers are special and are treated as such.  For this reason, it takes much longer for a Viper to get out of the plant and into the buyers hands.  The average paint time for a vehicle at a mass-production plant is 8 hours, but here, a Viper can take up to 120 hours to paint.

The attention to detail is incredible to see.  It is clear after reading this article that the care put into making sure the image of the Viper is top-of-the-line for those willing to invest is impressive.  One of the most difficult things for the painters, aside from the actual painting itself, is finding the right colors to make the Viper pop.  Not just any color will do, it has to be something that accentuates the curves and design.  That is one of the reasons why it only  has certain colors available to choose from.  At the Detroit Auto Show, SRT put out an all-new color for the 2014 SRT Viper, Stryker Green.

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