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14/July/2009
- Dodge
Viper SRT10 Will Fight Another Day
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Dodge
Viper SRT10
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Original plans were to cease
production in December 2009
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Chrysler Group LLC has announced that
the legendary Dodge Viper SRT10 will live on. The company
plans to continuing production of the iconic model.
Original plans were to cease production in
December 2009, now the Chrysler Group Conner Avenue Assembly
Plant
- the exclusive home of Dodge Viper production since 1995 - will
continue to build the V-10 powered sports car. Chrysler Group is no
longer pursuing a sale of the Viper business assets.
President and Chief Executive Officer Mike
Accavitti, Dodge Brand had this to say, “The Dodge Viper has
successfully captured the hearts and imagination of performance
enthusiasts around the globe.”
Accavitti added, “We’re extremely proud that the
ultimate American-built sports car with its world-class performance
will live on as the iconic image leader for the Dodge brand."
The Dodge Viper was first introduced as a concept
car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The design was engineered to test public reaction to the concept of
back-to-basics, high-performance, limited production sports car.
The Viper was so well received that customer
orders began to flow in even before the auto show was over. Chrysler
Corporation immediately decided to determine the production feasibility
on transforming the crowd-pleasing Dodge Viper show car into a
limited-production sports car in three years.
In May 1990, after months of intensive study and
testing, Chrysler Corporation announced that the Dodge Viper, powered
by an aluminium V-10 was a “go.”
Dodge Viper production began in May 1992 at the
New Mack Assembly Plant and was moved to Conner Avenue in October 1995.
Viper V-10 engine production transferred from Mound Road Engine to
Conner Avenue Assembly in May 2001. In 2008, Dodge introduced the
all-new, fourth generation Dodge Viper SRT10. With more horsepower,
more torque and more than 30 exterior and interior colour combinations,
the latest Viper gives enthusiasts the performance they expect on the
track and off, with more factory customisation options than before.
For 2009, the Dodge Viper SRT10 offers a massive
power output, with an 8.4-litre, 450 kW V-10 engine,
accelerating 0-100 kph in less than four seconds, setting an
American sports car benchmark.
To date, more than 25,000 Dodge Vipers have been
built.
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