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2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X ready to fill your track-rat, spec-racing needs [w/ VIDEO]

The Dodge Viper has never been a particularly brilliant road car. But get it out to the track, and the snake's reason for being becomes abundantly clear. To emphasize its on-track prowess, introduce a new Viper spec series and provide a fitting send-off to the current generation coupe, Dodge and its SRT group is building a turn-key racer in the form of the 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X. Priced at a cool $110,000, the ACR-X retains its 8.4-liter V10, but gains a set of racing headers and a low-restriction exhaust to increase output to 640 ... Read more →

LA 2009: Dodge Viper enters final year with tweaks and first two limited-edition models Michael Harley

The 2010 model year marks the last run of the 600-hp Dodge Viper. To keep performance (and consumer interest) high for the next 12 months, the automaker is adding new colors, enhancing performance ...

VIDEO: Inside the cockpit of the Viper ACR's record lap at Laguna Seca Noah Joseph

Pushing a performance monster like the Viper ACR around a race track at ten tenths takes some pretty massive cojones. But few tracks require the testicular fortitude of Laguna Seca. The iconic ...

VIDEO: 2010 Dodge Viper ACR makes the rounds at Laguna Seca, sets track record Jonny Lieberman

The Dodge Viper is many things to many people. An object of unparalleled lust to some, a big-mouthed, truck-engined Corvette ripoff to others. And an ankle burner to still others. But no one ever ...

Turn the Dodge Viper logo upside down and guess who appears... Jonathon Ramsey

Stonehenge, Rosebud, The Wizard of Oz and Pink Floyd – all have confounded us with their hidden meanings. And to that list we now add the logo for the Dodge Viper. Somehow it has eluded us ...

BREAKING: Dodge to end Viper production in July 2010, new car in 2012 1 month ago on Autoblog

At the Chrysler business plan meeting this morning, Ralph Gilles, CEO of the Dodge car brand, dropped big news on the Viper. After going back and forth for the past 18 months on what to do with Viper, Chrysler has decided that production of the current Viper will end in July 2010. Before that ...

Viper app allows remote start of your car with iPhone 2 months ago on Autoblog

As the iPhone continues to introduce apps both silly and indispensable, it should come as no surprise that there's now an app for starting your car remotely. Introduced by car alarm company Viper, the SmartStart app comes in two flavors: a $299 package if you already have a compatible Viper ...

VIDEO: Millyard Viper V10 - One more way to kill yourself quick stick a honkin' engine on two wheels 3 months ago on Autoblog

Proving that there's more than one way to shoehorn a massive 8.0-liter Viper V10 engine into a motorcycle is a certain Allen Millyard from the United Kingdom. We sorta prefer the industrial brute force look of the original Dodge Tomahawk with its unconventional suspension systems and leaning ...

Dodge Viper ACR wing stronger than your average spoiler 4 months ago on Autoblog

The elephantine rear airfoil bolted to the rear deck of the Dodge Viper ACR is not only highly functional, but it gets credit as being the first mass-produced carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wing on a production car. Rear wings on high performance vehicles are designed to counter lift. ...

Spy Shots: Devon GTX chasing the production car 'Ring record 4 months ago on Autoblog

Why it was just last week that we talked about the Devon GTX "setting" the one lap "record" at Laguna Seca. We actually got on the horn and called Devon, begging asking for a detail or two about the GTX's upcoming reveal at Pebble Beach in just four short days (August 15). All we could get out of ...

REPORT: Next-Gen Dodge Viper could get Ferrari-derived V10 4 months ago on Autoblog

Way back in 1987, Chrysler bought up a troubled Lamborghini, and within two years put it to work developing a V10 engine program that would eventually give birth to both the Dodge Viper and the Lamborghini Gallardo – two of the first ten-cylinder engines on the modern market. Two decades ...

Devon GTX sets one-lap "record" at Laguna Seca 4 months ago on Autoblog

The last time I brought up the fallacy of purchasing a car (or even being a fan one one) based off a "lap record," I was called a pimp and much worse. Luckily, my skin is rhino-thick – so here's me doing it again. But first, let's talk about the car claiming to be the new King of the ...

VIDEO: 2010 Nissan GT-R makes supercar friends 4 months ago on Autoblog

It's Godzillapalooza time boys and girls! More precisely, the day before the 2010 Nissan GT-R had to go back, my buddy Steve asked if I could give him a ride in the Skyline. Well, he'd actually been calling since two weeks before the car showed up, but anyhow, Steve is a filmmaker and he ...

You Had Your Chance: Chrysler says Viper program is no longer for sale 5 months ago on Autoblog

The future of the Dodge Viper has been in question since the summer of 2008, when it was reported Chrysler was considering selling the rights to their halo sports car instead of killing it all together. Initially, there seemed to be plenty of interested parties, including Roush and Saleen, but ...

eBay Find of the Day: The 'Nunrunner' V10-powered eight-door Dodge Dart Limowagon [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

And now for something completely different. We can't recall ever seeing another vehicle quite like this 1962 Dodge Dart, which was converted into a limo wagon that was supposedly intended for the Vatican and later sold to a Catholic Church in Kentucky – and that's probably for the best. ...

Dodge Viper assembly plant first Chrysler facility to restart after bankruptcy? 6 months ago on Autoblog

The new Chrysler Group, LLC exited from bankruptcy last week, yet its factories have remained closed. CNN Money reports that this streak of inactivity will end when the 115 workers that assemble the Dodge Viper return to business at the Conner Avenue plant in Detroit. The start-up of ...

Congressional letter alleges Nardelli and Chrysler failed to disclose more lucrative offer for Viper 6 months ago on Autoblog

In a letter from California Congressman Darrell Issa to Chrysler's Bob Nardelli, the Auburn Hills executive is charged with failing to disclose information regarding the sale of the Dodge Viper line. According to the letter obtained by Autoblog from a source close to the situation, the Republican ...

VIDEO: Dodge Viper GT3 and Porsche GT3 battle at the 'Ring 6 months ago on Autoblog

The Nurburgring demands respect, and the Viper GT3 and Porsche GT3 are world-class race cars that demand that you get the Hell out of their way. Put the two together, and you've got a winning formula. Watching cars drive around the track shouldn't be this much fun. But the race-ready Viper and ...

What does Chrysler's restructuring plan have in store for the Viper? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Long before factors like bankruptcy and Fiat's involvement, Chrysler was looking to offload the Viper line. Several potential buyers were reportedly being considered, but months down the line no deal has been announced. In the meantime, of course, Chrysler has announced it will be filing Chapter ...

One Quick Snake: Stock 2008 Dodge Viper runs 10-second quarter mile 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Dodge Viper isn't for everyone. It's raw and brutal, and it takes a certain type of person to appreciate the its outlandish personality. Regardless of whether you like or dislike Dodge's flagship supercar, it's hard to argue against its capabilities. The Viper ACR is unmatched around the ...

Saleen's new owners in the running for Viper acquisition? 10 months ago on Autoblog

Saleen's future has been in upheaval the last few years. First, company founder Steve Saleen left, then the company's assets were sold off to private investors. Its new owners plan to continue making superchargers and bolt-on parts, but Saleen's turnkey Racecraft and S lines could face the axe, ...

Chrysler has three offers for Viper 10 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler has been out shopping its Viper line since August of last year, and reports now indicate that there are at least three interested parties that have made offers for America's other sports car. So far, there's no word on who those suitors may be, but past rumors had indicated that both ...

Barrett-Jackson 2009: Hurst Viper good as gold, sells for $275,000 11 months ago on Autoblog

Autoblog was the first media outlet that was granted access to the matte gold-colored Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper. Unfortunately, our pockets aren't nearly deep enough to actually purchase one for ourselves. We did, however, manage to witness the sale of the very first model down the ...

First Drive: Autoblog drives the 50th Anniversary Hurst Viper - first! [w/VIDEO] 11 months ago on Autoblog

Ron Flint, president of Hurst Performance, is quick to let you know that founder George Hurst's original intent was to make hot rods for gentlemen. It is ironic, then, that for the revived company's 50th anniversary, it has thrown its energies into a car that isn't a hot rod, and certainly ...

Super Snake for Sale: ASC-McLaren Dodge Viper NAIAS showcar 11 months ago on Autoblog

A McLaren-tuned Dodge Viper? That's some synergy, and it's also what everyone was asking when American Specialty Cars (ASC) unveiled their reworked asp at the Detroit Auto Show back in 2006. But there was a logic to it all: At the time, Chrysler was still in bed with Daimler, which owns ...

Hurst Performance announces 50th Anniversary Viper 12 months ago on Autoblog

Hurst is at it again, breathing their 50th anniversary magic on a Dodge Viper. Fifty cars will be made, each featuring a number of details already seen on the Hurst Hemi Challenger, including the Hurst pistol-grip shifter and Hurst wheels. The interior will be stitched up by Katzkin leather, and ...

Viper still selling like hotcakes, ACR sold out 1 year ago on Autoblog

Chrysler may be burning to the ground like ancient Rome, but its craziest citizen, the Dodge Viper, is out dancing in the streets. Because even while General Motors prepares to ransack Chrysler LLC, the Viper sales are continuing undeterred. Although Chrysler sales overall are reportedly down a ...

Attention Shoppers: Dodge Viper now eligible for employee pricing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for hi-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Cerberus may be trying to offload Viper, but not before it gives over a million Americans the opportunity to pick one up at discounted prices. Until now the Viper remained outside Chrysler's Employee Purchase and Certain Designated ...

Dodge to begin negotiations to sell Viper brand shortly 1 year ago on Autoblog

While most of us would be more than happy to own just one Viper, some lucky company will soon take the entire operation off the hands of Chrysler, LLC. We hear there are multiple interested parties, and according to Vice Chairman Tom Lasorda, Chrysler is looking to begin real negotiations ...

Review: 2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10 [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

Next January's Detroit Auto Show will mark the 20th anniversary of the Viper's debut as a concept. Back then, every car in Chrysler's lineup was still derived from the K-Car. The K-cars saved Chrysler from the jaws of bankruptcy, but an executive named Lutz decided the automaker needed a new ...

VIDEO: Dodge Viper ACR's record 'Ring lap (two views!) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view videos after the jump You may remember last week we showed you a split-screen video of the Dodge Viper ACR and Corvette ZR-1 lapping the famed Nurburgring in Germany. As you already know, the Dodge Viper ACR now holds the fastest lap record with a blistering time of 7:22.1. What ...

REPORT: Chrysler may sell Dodge Viper rather than kill it 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge Viper ACR The Dodge Viper has been Chrysler's halo car since it was introduced back in 1992, but times are tough. Faced with the fact that it might not be able to continue making the brutish sports car, the Auburn Hills-based automaker is reportedly ...

First Drive: 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR 1 year ago on Autoblog

I have to admit that I'm biased when it comes to the Dodge Viper. I've had a soft spot for the venomous snake since the GTS coupe hit the streets in 1996. The aggressive design, powerful 8.0-liter V10 with 450 horsepower (doesn't sound like much now, but it sure seemed like a lot then), and the ...

Dealership employee totals 2008 Dodge Viper 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of Viper carnage Imagine making the purchase of your dreams - a brand new 2008 Dodge Viper with only five miles on the odometer. It's sitting safely in the showroom without a scratch just waiting for you to drive it off the lot. The only thing it needs is a tank of gas, ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 1 year ago on Autoblog

R.I.P. DODGE VIPER A few blogs back I wrote about how Chrysler is going to combine its three brands and start eliminating overlapping models. The idea is to have Dodge concentrate on trucks and work-utilities, with Chrysler exclusively selling cars, and Jeep offering only SUV-based Jeeps. It's a ...

Chrysler celebrating 25,000th Viper built 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Viper. Chrysler is planning a big bash to commemorate the production of the 25,000th Dodge Viper at its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, MI. The event, due to take place tomorrow, will celebrate the big snake's penchant for simultaneously ...

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