Dodge Introduces New 2016 Viper ACR

2016 Dodge Viper ACR

Dodge can’t help themselves when it comes to building cars with massive amounts of power and speed.  Just look at how much buzz the Hellcats generated when they put out the horsepower on those babies.  Not to be shown up at the game it started, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is now a thing and it is claiming to be the ‘Fastest Street-Viper.’

The Dodge Viper was always intended to be a supercar.  Now it just has to work a little harder to keep that title with other vehicles now competing against it.  That is where the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR comes in.

Tim Kuniskis, Dodge’s President and CEO, presented it during a tour of the FCA’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant where the Viper is produced.  According to him, the Viper ACR is the fastest car they’ve made in the history of the company.

To pull off that incredible feat, they added new and improved aerodynamics to the Viper as well as used lightweight materials like thin carbon fiber and an aluminum body.  This helps the Viper ACR achieve a top speed of 177 mph. That is technically lower that the SRT Viper’s speed of 204 mph, but Dodge says that with the added downforce of the ACR’s aerodynamics, the ACR will be able to blaze past the other Vipers.

It is exciting to see the Dodge brand really taking their new mission statement of producing the top-level vehicles for the Fiat-Chrysler family.  The new Viper ACR seems to be making certain that Viper lovers don’t feel their supercar is being left behind while the muscle cars battle for supremacy.

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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 Adds New Colors and Rain Mode to the SRT Viper

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The 2014 SRT Viper has been adding a lot of upgrades already.  This one, as far as major changes go, is quite minor in the long run and is meant more to appeal to aesthetic demand than to power.

The Viper is getting a series of additional color choices for aspiring racer to get.  The first of three is the Billet Silver which is based on the popular look for the SRT Viper GTS-R racer.  Next up is the GTS-R Blue, my personal favorite, and it matches the color that is on the roof of the Viper GTS-R.  Finishing off the list of new colors is the Anodized Carbon Special Edition.  That’s just a very long and special way of saying matte black.

Color isn’t the only thing being added to the SRT Viper, however.  A new traction control feature is being included in future models as well.  This new mode is being called “Rain Mode” and is designed for the the purpose of its namesake, having better control in the rain.  It is to help drivers handle the supercar under slippery road conditions in an effort to help protect drivers who fulfilled a fantasy of driving a Viper.

With this extra addition, it’s clear that SRT is making sure that the Viper is just as notorious for safety as it is for speed and look.

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Source: GT Spirit