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2013 Viper GTS
MT ––As the successor to Chrysler’s line of brutish sports cars, the new SRT Viper is easily one of the most anticipated cars of the year. Now, the wait is finally over. Making its debut at the New York auto show this week, the 2013 SRT Viper is endowed with all the earth-shaking raw power that made the original great, but evolves the nameplate with updated styling, reduced weight, and a more refined interior. Oh, and also more power.
The designers at SRT didn’t stray too far from the Viper’s original recipe, maintaining the car’s cab-rearward proportions, long hood, and curvy, vent-laden body lines. The front end gets more snake-like, with slanted-in headlamps featuring strips of LED running lights within the housings, a wide front valance opening with a unique twist on the traditional crosshair grille design, and vents galore in the front bumper and hood. In back, the Viper’s slender taillights get more angular, and feature more LEDs, while the surrounding trim is made of carbon fiber. That composite material is used heavily throughout the Viper’s body, appearing in the hood, roof, rear hatch, and door sills complimented by aluminum doors and a lightened, high-strength steel frame.
The 2013 SRT Viper packs the familiar aluminum-block, overhead-valve 8.4-liter V-10 engine of the previous model, but now it makes a ground-shaking 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Keeping with the Viper’s hardcore enthusiast image, the new model is available exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission.
From the sound of it, the 2013 SRT Viper is still the barely tamable beast we remember so fondly, just kicked up a few notches. We can’t wait to drive one.
The designers at SRT didn’t stray too far from the Viper’s original recipe, maintaining the car’s cab-rearward proportions, long hood, and curvy, vent-laden body lines. The front end gets more snake-like, with slanted-in headlamps featuring strips of LED running lights within the housings, a wide front valance opening with a unique twist on the traditional crosshair grille design, and vents galore in the front bumper and hood. In back, the Viper’s slender taillights get more angular, and feature more LEDs, while the surrounding trim is made of carbon fiber. That composite material is used heavily throughout the Viper’s body, appearing in the hood, roof, rear hatch, and door sills complimented by aluminum doors and a lightened, high-strength steel frame.
The 2013 SRT Viper packs the familiar aluminum-block, overhead-valve 8.4-liter V-10 engine of the previous model, but now it makes a ground-shaking 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Keeping with the Viper’s hardcore enthusiast image, the new model is available exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission.
From the sound of it, the 2013 SRT Viper is still the barely tamable beast we remember so fondly, just kicked up a few notches. We can’t wait to drive one.
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