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2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 production underway

Alex Nunez — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:57:00 EST

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Plants/Manufacturing, Supercars, Dodge, UAW/Unions

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Chrysler has announced the official manufacturing launch of the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 at the Connor Ave Assembly Plant in Detroit. In the press release after the jump, you'll learn that the Viper is hand-assembled by a team of 48 UAW "Craftspersons" (political correctness is wonderful, isn't it?) as the supercar traverses 26 stations on its 705-foot assembly line. Of course, some of you might find the car itself a lot more interesting than the manufacturing process behind it. 600-horsepower 8.4L V10s tend to do that, at least for us. Along with today's announcement, Dodge released a mess 'o new pics of its most potent snake yet, so click the gallery below for a look. That's the work of a master ~~craftsman~~ craftsperson. We're totally liking the green, too. (Well, except for Shunk.)

[Source: Dodge]

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600 horsepower for $83,145: '08 Dodge Viper gets priced

Alex Nunez — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:37:00 EST

Filed under: Car Buying, Performance, Dodge

Man, and here we thought that the 600-horse Bentley Continental GT Speed was a bargain at $199K. Dragtimes.com has reportedly obtained the pricing info for the revamped, more powerful 2008 Dodge Viper. The news is good, as The New Chrysler's flagship tire-melter will start at just $83,145 for the Viper SRT10 Roadster. Want the coupe? Pony up a little more: $83,895. Bang-for-the-buck, thy name is Viper.

[Source: DragTimes.com via Jalopnik]

Gallery: 2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10

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Detroit Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Viper -- with extra bite!

Alex Nunez — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:18:00 EST

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Performance, Daimler, Dodge

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In their final press conference of the Detroit show, the Chrysler Group focused exclusively on the Dodge brand, and the highlight was the official unveiling of the 2008 Dodge Viper. Driven onstage by NEXTEL Cup driver Kurt Busch, the new Viper SRT-10 dons the brass knuckles to throw down with the Corvette Z06, over which it now holds a 100-horsepower advantage because, you know, 500 horsepower is so passé. The new snake improves upon itself with a revised 8.4L V10 that now dishes out 600 horsepower and 560 lbs of torque. That, in turn, facilitates 0-60 time of under four seconds and a 0-100-0 time that comes in at under twelve ticks. Let the horsepower wars continue! This is fun to watch.

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