Chrysler Group LLC’s Street and Racing Technology, or SRT, unit rolled out a redesigned 2013 Viper sports car which, most likely for the first time, statements to concentrate as much on braking, handling and safety as on 100 % pure horsepower and acceleration.
The 2013 SRT Viper is all-new, from front-to-back and top-to-bottom, from the lightweight carbon-fiber roof right down to its road-scorching wheels. It features less weight, stiffer chassis, a more powerful engine, beefed-up close-ratio transmission, more powerful brakes and new electronic technology. It's all wrapped in aggressive exterior styling with gorgeous interior design, materials and appointments to make Viper more comfortable and capable, better riding, more agile and faster accelerating to a higher top speed. Advancements in materials and engineering lead to a new output of 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque.
The new car, released today at the New York International Auto Show, signifies what Chrysler calls the 5th generation of the fast two-seater that began as an extremely unlikely two decades ago. Viper traditionalists might scoff at the car maker’s tries to enhance comfort, ergonomics and interior styling, but at least it still has 10 cylinders under the hood.
A six-speed manual transmission has closer gear ratios and a shorter-throw shifter than before, and the final-drive ratio was reduced to 3.55 from 3.07. This enables the vehicle to get to top speed in top gear while running at maximum engine speed – something it annoyingly couldn’t do before.
Available in coupe and roadster versions, the new car is driven by an aluminum 8.4-liter V-10 that puts out 640 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of torque. The engine, while in some cases a pushrod-operated, overhead-valve relic of the last century, has a variety of parts meant to cut weight and improve performance, like a lightened flywheel, a new catalyst and special valves that reduce exhaust system back pressure.
Additionally for the first time, Vipers will feature standard safety features which include electronic stability control and traction control to minimize wheel-spin and skidding. Vipers lacked such stay-in-control technology before, and due to this fact were comparatively easy to crash when drivers weren’t careful doling out the horsepower.
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