Viper aims to sting
With the exception of an F16 or a bulldozer, the Dodge Viper is really the last thing that needs any more power. Naturally, the sickos at Dodge's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) hideout gave the 2008 version more power. A WHOLE LOT MORE power.
Set to say hello to the world on the 8th of January 2007, at the North American International Auto Show, the ridiculously fast V10 will boast an engine capacity of 8.4 liters, 600 HORSES and 760NM OF TORQUE.
In the words of the great philosopher Confu(se)cious: Man who f***s a jar of peanut butter, is f***** nuts!
We don’t mean that of course, but in an age where any rich Tom, Dick and Mr/Mrs Socialite can roll into the local German dealership and drive away in a machine sporting sub 5 second digits for the century dash, this was probably the practical way to go in sports car advancement.
Au contraire, it wasn't those German behemoths that inspired this bulking up of the Viper, not as much as the recently introduced Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It aims to belittle the 505 hp that its teeny-weeny 7.0-liter V8 throws out, well in the American sense at least, where the taxes aren’t as much of a killer as it is in Singapore.
Dodge claims that the Viper will to rocket from a standstill to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds. They said that with the previous version, so in reality it must be able to hit 100 km/h in “even less than less than” 4 seconds. They also claim the Viper will do 0-100-0 km/h in just above 12 seconds. This, well, this is illegal….
By the way, you would like to know that it is equipped with a six-speed manual transmission that is strengthened. The gears on the modified Tremec T6060 are 10 percent wider than those in last year's box. SRT says the synchromesh is stronger and should ease shifting.
A new twinplate clutch improves engagement feel and reduces clutch-pedal effort compared to the big, old single plate one that required gorilla like strength to operate.
A new GKN Visco-Lok speed-sensing limited-slip differential will vastly improve the rear-wheel-drive Viper's ability to launch out of corners. The '08 Viper also swaps out its run-flat Michelin tires for conventional Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s of the same, peculiar dimensions (275/35-18, front; 345/30-19, rear).
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