![]() ![]() The Viper called the CAAP facility, home from 1995 to 2017 when it ended production. Both models were hand-built at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant (CAAP) in Detroit. In its first year of production (2013), the car came in two models – SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS. The Models – 2013 SRT Viper GTS in Stryker Red. We figured we would relive that wonderful Wednesday, where we first learned about the GEN V Viper. 2013 SRT Viper GTS in Stryker Red at the New York International Auto Show. With a beautifully sculpted body, 645 horsepower, manual transmission, and the best power-to-weight of any Viper ever built, it’s hard to doubt that statement. Although the GEN V Viper was the last super sports car from the Chrysler Group, some consider it the greatest. Once these 217 vehicles are sold, the Dodge Viper will cease to be.April 4th, marked the 10th anniversary since the Chrysler Group’s Street & Racing Technology (SRT) brand unveiled the fifth-generation (GEN V) Viper at the 2012 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). This Viper model will be exclusively available at the two Dodge dealers in the U.S.: Tomball Dodge of Tomball, Texas and Roanoke Dodge of Roanoke, Illinois. Paying tribute to and inspired by the original 2010 Snakeskin ACR, now featuring a custom snakeskin-patterned SRT stripe. VoooDoo II Edition ACRĪ tribute to the original 2010 Viper VoooDoo, making this VoooDoo II a one-of-a-kind limited special edition. GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACRĪ tribute to the most iconic and well-known Viper design of all-time and it will feature the blue and white color scheme of the 1998 Viper GTS-R GT2. Viper 1:28 Edition ACR (American Club Racer)Ī tribute to the Laguna Seca single-lap record of 1:28.65 set in 2015 by champion driver Randt Pobst in the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR model. It returned in 2013, but as of September 2015 only 500 Vipers were sold, 200 less than the previous year.Ĭurrently in production are five special-edition Vipers that will pay tribute to past renditions of the Viper over the last 25 years. As mentioned, this isn’t the first discontinuation, because back in 2009, it was announced that Viper production would end in the following summer. In 2002, it underwent a major design change to better improve its handling, and was initially a convertible, with the 2006 Viper SRT-10 coupe introduced in 2005 at the Detroit Auto Show. The first generation of Viper cars lasted a decade. ![]() Over the years, the Viper has gone through many changes. The Dodge Viper was left out of such plans. ![]() In 2015, a contract between FCA and the United Automobile Workers (UAW) was drawn up for future production plans, detailing vehicle production and upgrades. Since the Viper’s initial debut in 1991, over 30,000 Vipers have been built and sold, but in recent years, sales have slowed down and whether continuation of the Viper model was a viable option for production became the topic of discussion within the FCA. The Viper supercar is notorious for having an on-again off-again relationship with Dodge, having been once times before, but this is expected to be the final goodbye. In 2017, the Viper will have been manufactured for 25 years, and in its final goodbye, five special-edition models will help wave it off. In late June, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that the 2017 Dodge Viper model will be the last Viper model year. A sixth edition will be added mid-July, but only 30 units worth**Īttention all Dodge Viper fans, attention! Production on the beloved Dodge Viper is coming to an end. ***The five editions have already sold out. ![]()
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