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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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New Book Goes Behind the Curtain of the SRT Viper

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In this day, keeping something secret seems almost impossible. Not a day goes by where I don’t see one story featuring someone grabbing a spy picture of a new car secretly on the highway. That makes it harder for companies to keep things secret, and for car companies, it is a long time for a car’s life. There’s designs to pour over, prototypes to build, prototypes that don’t work as intended, rebuilding, and so on and so on. Years pass by before something is ready to be presented to the public and begin to build hype. That makes it very surprising to find out that Ralph Gilles, President and CEO of SRT, invited someone to document the entire process in building the new SRT Viper.

Gilles had author and photographer Maurice Liang on hand for the two years that it took to bring the Viper back to life. The entire experience has been put together and being sold in the book “SRT Viper – An American Supercar Returns.”

The books tell the story of what Liang went through as part of seeing the Viper come together. In the two years, he watched as the team tested the Electronic Stability Control in freezing weather. He later roasted and sweated as the Viper was tested in Death Valley.

None of those extremes diminished the once-in-a-lifetime experience. As Liang put it, “I’m not complaining. It was the experience of a lifetime.”

In order to bring Lian in, trust was necessary. Like I said before, in this day and age, it’s hard to not have work uncovered by the public. Giving someone such access to meetings, testings, and other such things seemed like a one-way ticket to leaking information about the Viper before the company was ready. That was a risk Gilles was willing to take in order to give fans the full look at what it takes to make a supercar.

The book is available for purchase and a leather-bound verison will be given to owners of the 2013 and 2014 SRT Viper.

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Source: DriveSRT.com

SRT Takes Their Vehicles on Tour!

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UntitledSRT is taking their products tour and putting them on display for all who come to see.

The team over at SRT has announced that they will be taking all their popular models with them as they travel from coast to coast.  The party starts in Monterey, California at the American Le Mans Series race weekend at Laguna Seca Raceway.

The vehicles will be making this journey over the course of three months.  The lineup making the trip include the Dodge Challenger SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Chrysler 300 SRT8, the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT.  The popular 2013 SRT Viper will only be making select appearances.

Lucky fans that attend will get the chance to gaze upon the beautiful creations as well as chat with expert drivers with a vast wealth of knowledge about the SRT cars.  This includes John “Hammer” Palazzolo, Sean Yoder, Jamie Jantz, and Rachel Miller.

No word yet on where it’s an event will take place on the east coast.  Here’s hoping one comes close-by so New York car fans can show up to drool over the amazing works of art that SRT produces.

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