A few weeks ago, Car and Driver reported with great certainty the Dodge Viper was going to be revived in 2021 as a convertible with a V8 engine. Seems like that’s not the case after all.
Looks like everyone’s favorite American snake is making a return, but there’s some good news, and there’s some bad news.
This is it, there will be no last minute reprieve, no knight in shining armor, no fairytale ending. The Dodge Viper is going away, never to be replaced.
If you want to own a Dodge Viper and learn what it’s like to live with V10 RWD machine, you’ll have to buy one second hand.
Dodge has paused ordering for the 2017 Viper, as FCA tries to figure out how many more V10 coupes it should make before closing the Conner Avenue plant.
After a three year hiatus, Fiat relaunched the Viper with a new body and interior, and an upgraded 8-liter V10. Initially badged SRT, it became a Dodge.
For the 2015 model year, the Dodge Viper (no longer the SRT Viper) gained a few new variants, as well as some deep price cuts.
The “fastest street-legal Viper track car ever”, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, will start at US$117,895.
The Dodge Viper ACR is billed as track ready but street legal. The big wing kit is optional, but the 8.4-liter V10 with 645hp and 600 lb-ft is standard.
The VX Dodge Viper is proving to be a tougher sell than sand to Sahara residents, so the company has cut prices by up to US$15,000.