Edumunds got a chance to unleash the 2013 SRT Viper on the test track and had a message to deliver to anyone who believes that, somehow, the super car has gone soft. It hasn’t plain and simple.
Just because the design has been reworked doesn’t mean the changes have taken the bite away. Quite the opposite as the new SRT Viper is setting out to prove. All the bells and whistles that have been included that might make it seem like the Viper was tamed don’t do the job. As Edmunds puts it, “All those electronic nannies can only do so much when there’s 64- horsepower on tap. “
Speed demons take note, the 2013 SRT Viper is up there with the fastest production cars in the world. It can reach from zero to 60 in just 3.7 seconds. The drivers at the website managed to get an 11.5 second quarter mile at 127.3 miles per hour.
The writer continues on to note changes that have been made to give the Viper an edge to people who don’t spend their days out on a test track. Seating is much nicer than it was in the previous model. The SRT Viper is much easier to just get in to. It’s also much easier to find the perfect position thanks to the level of adjustment. Comfort is much better. The shifter is at a reasonable height and the materials used make the ride much easier to handle than it previously was.
Final thoughts on the SRT Viper are positive. While some things might not have passed fully under their magnifying glass, such as the steering not being as precised as they’d care for it to be, the Viper is still one of the finest cars they’ve driven. “Anyone who was worried that adding modern technology to the Viper would kill its reputation for eating amateurs alive can rest easy. It’s still a barely compromised track car with the performance to take on anything with a license plate.”
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