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Dodge Viper

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The Car Guide rating 3.5/5 72% Detailed ratings

Price $129,995 – $159,995 Payments

Fuel consumption 12.6 – 19.9 L/100km

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With a unique look and a thunderous 645-horsepower, 8.4L V10 engine, this sports car is among the most spectacular models in any category. What's more, it’s an uncompromising car that only offers a six-speed manual gearbox. The ACR version turns it up a notch with racing components. Despite all that, all signs are pointing to 2017 being the final year of the Viper, as Dodge must choose between profitability and prestige.

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Noboby Wants This 1976 Corvette Turned Into a Dodge Viper

Some tuners out there get a kick out of transforming certain cars into models from another era. The results are often intriguing yet rarely convincing, like this 2013 Dodge Challenger turned into a 1969 Charger Daytona . Want another example? In the mid-1990s, someone decided to take a third-generation 1976 …January 21, 2022

Is the Dodge Viper Coming Back? FCA Design Chief Hopes so

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles terminated the iconic Dodge Viper after the 2017 model year, but the company’s design chief Ralph Gilles is still frequently asked by fans if the car will ever make a comeback. "In my lifetime I surely hope so," he said while answering a caller's question in an …September 18, 2019

Final Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Exits Plant; Watch and Bid on it!

FCA made it very clear last year when it launched the industry’s first and only purpose-built, street-legal production drag car (capable of sprinting from 0-100 km/h in just 2.3 seconds): production would be limited to 3,300 units and a single model year. Well, the end of the run came yesterday …May 31, 2018

The Very Last Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and Dodge Viper Will Hit the Auction Block

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is teaming up with Barrett-Jackson for charity. And it’s quite a pair of cars that will be auctioned off this coming June. As a matter of fact, the automaker decided to sell the very last 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon built, and the last 2017 Dodge Viper …April 15, 2018

There is a Supercharged Viper... But it isn't from Dodge

Currently, the most powerful vehicle in Dodge's lineup is the Hellcat duo. Boasting 707 horsepower, these big cars can embarrass supercars with a much larger price tag. However, this leaves the Viper in an awkward position: the coupe enters its last year of production, but its 645 horsepower are not …July 15, 2016

Dodge Viper production to end with limited-edition packages

About 25 years ago, Chrysler created the Dodge Viper, a ferocious beast equipped with a monstrous, 400-horsepower, 8.0-litre V10 engine, developed with the help of Lamborghini. The Viper was a hard-to-drive, crude sports car, but it was blisteringly fast. The Viper gained refinement over time, and its output climbed too. June 21, 2016

The Dodge Viper Will Slither Away

It was written in the stars. FCA hasn’t officially announced it yet, but production of the Dodge Viper is to be halted, according to a recent agreement between the UAW in the United States and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The tentative agreement should be ratified next week and the last Viper …October 16, 2015

2016 Viper ACR: Return Of The Racing Snake

When the original Viper ACR was launched in 2008, it was created with a unique purpose: to offer maximum performance while retaining the Viper’s street legality (there was also the ACR-X, a race-only version). With firmer suspension, significant weight reduction, a front splitter and a huge wing generating 545 kilos …May 8, 2015

A Dodge Viper As Unique As A Snowflake

There is nothing worse than arriving at a car show in your brand-new sports car and realizing that you chose the same exact color as everyone else (tell that to the people who bought red Ferraris). Dodge listened to their clients when some of them said that this was a …January 9, 2015

A Superleggera Viper For Sale

No doubt about it, the Dodge Viper is a monster of performance. The fourth generation of the car was powered by a 8.2L V10 mill sending 600 horsepower to the rear wheels, enabling the coupe to hit 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.6 seconds and eventually top out at …October 10, 2014

Huge Rebates For The Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper is a unique car: it looks gorgeous, it's jaw-droppingly quick and it’s sure to attract attention wherever it goes. Part of this last point is sadly due to its low numbers: Dodge is struggling to sell them, since they are much more expensive than their competitors (it …September 8, 2014

A More Powerful Viper In The Works?

There is nothing better than a little friendly competition between engineers from the same brand. While certain manufacturers actually try to limit some of their cars' potential to make sure they don’t end up faster than their halo car (Chevrolet is a good example of this. Throughout the ages, lots …August 20, 2014

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The Car Guide rating 72%

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Fuel economy	3/10
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Safety	6/10
Infotainment	8/10
Driving	8/10
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