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The Dodge Viper has always lived its sorted “life a quarter mile at a time,” and even then only merited being in the worst of that series. This is because, windy roads were never its forte. Chrysler’s flagship was never a talented tearer of the track (though terror is a likely emotion in said situation) as much as a spirited sprinter (though excessively so (i.e. bring extra tires)). The Dodge Viper may have only ever been adept at a straight slither; even then the torque would likely take it away from its intended course; but it still had a loyal legion of lovers. Which is not unsurprising, it is difficult to deny a 600 horsepower car that cost $100,000 or less. However, this snake is more than big bite and a collection of impressive numbers, it is an anomaly. The Dodge …show more content…

In one sense, it is a muscle bound monster with a super (model) car figure (without supercar precision). It is also a muscle car at the peak of its classification; factory fresh. Typically muscle cars accomplish that feat ex post facto (see AMG BLACK, Mopar/Allpar and Dom Toretto). However, its small alcove of advocates is all but empty. When it was released in 1992, it was the primogeniture of private party. The original SRT/10 was a relatively cheap super car with 50/50 weight distribution, and the first all aluminum V10. Those two features, in it of themselves, essentially made it a race car in the early 90s. But what solidified its status was its country of origin. It was an awfully American iteration of a supercar, i.e. a more muscular muscle car. Unfortunately, as time passed, technology and tact became more prevalent in sports cars; even in America. So the heavy hammer of an auto, became a relic of a different era. Because of this, 2010 was supposed to be the Dodge Viper’s last slither, but by May of 2012 all of the major automotive publications had already been clammering away about the return of the belovéd 600 horsepower

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