Classic: Dodge Viper RT/10
Posted on 02-04-2016 to 18:00 by larssb – 1 Comment”
A very long nose to everyone, and his mother. With a big V10 in it. And finesse is completely error games you do like this: Dodge Viper.
A big pile or brutality, more philosophy was not behind this gorilla on wheels. A one-dimensional approach of the sports car: a monstrous great engine, only what is most necessary things to get him to move or to stop and have something to sit in. If you depth looking for sale you a boat. And not at all going to miepen about effeminate luxury as a roof, side windows or door handles. Your nails would just break.
During the course of its life was the Viper ever-more luxurious and more useful, but the in 1991, debuting Viper RT/10 was just such a subtle sensation like a raw steak with two liters of bokbier. The inevitable, delicious farmers erna sounded about the same as those awesome side pipes under this enlivened strong story. A roadster for the guys and minds of cars was absolutely no need. This was never to explain.
In 1989 surprised to Dodge the public at the Detroit motor show with the Viper VM-01 concept car. Under the hood houses over a thirteen-in-a-dozen-V8 engine, the supercar dream of Bob Lutz and Carroll Shelby, the man of the legendary Cobra, in that respect is still in its infancy. But that start quickly on all sides to be too tight. The concept is loved by all and in a comparable short period of time as the VM-01 is conceived and built (9 months!), we are working on the next prototype, the VM-02. This will be a targabeugel behind the chairs, the VM-01 was a speedsterachtige volcabrio with a low wind screen. In this form seems to be the VM-02 has already been very on the final production version, the RT/10. Except under the hood, there must, of course, much more drama, noise and oempf.
Chrysler, the parent company, has in house all of a block-with-balls available. On the shelf is a V10 of 8.0 liters, intended for their bruutste trucks. That would mean the ‘Murican pick-up and hence the often-heard misunderstanding that the Viper block is basically a lorry engine. No so, and there should also be just gas. A lot and often. That was already the case before Chrysler the block to Lamborghini sent, where the company at the time owns, to the by the Italians to adapt for the Viper. The gutters, the block is again in aluminium, and also would like the camshafts, and other things to customize, but Chrysler wanted the raw and uncomplicated character.
For that coarse block, of course, was the essence of this bully. The rest of the car was no more than a necessary evil, and this set-up, formed his unique character. It was also not so important how accurate and tight the whole. We Europeans oreren like, overly cumbersome and tedious about all kinds of carrosserienaden and applications that are parallel, at least, and perfectly symmetrical. Americans do not. All of the different plastic panels that the quantity underneath it is sufficient afdekten was also in the case of the Viper enough already, a little bit of space more or less here and there fell no one on. ‘Murcia is the wrong habitat for kierenneukers.
Maybe that’s why the Cw-value is still a bit disappointing. Because it looked best sleek and flashy, but a drag coefficient of cw = 0.49 with the open roof, pulled out a medium sized Mack also. Who had often or less power, this first series of the Viper had 400 HORSEPOWER available for the link to smoking. Or, if you are a bit handy with the manual zesbak meshed, acceleration to 100 in about 5 seconds and a top speed of over 265 km/h to reach. That could be the best open, for it included a rudimentary cap and plastic opzetraampjes were just as storm-proof as a oversized and loose fitting toupee. And at least as beautiful.
Nice left at home so, a little rain in your face and fits in well with this wonderful for. The interior was also inadvertently the best, for here, too, were nowhere delicate materials. Just hard plastic. And in the early copies also any form of luxury or safety features: no air conditioning, no windows or other gadgets to be controlled and no airbags, ESP, TC, or more of that kind of pampertronica. Not even the cup holders. Paws on the steering wheel, gas it, and head there so you can drive this clumsy executioner. A bit like his spiritual ancestor, the illustrious Cobra.
For the rest there is nothing spiritual on this Viper. What you see is what you get and if you don’t like, hate him, you probably also immediately. You will never be friends. Which do you rarely, if you like. You are hunting there own hand, and the Labour party on the cabinet, with their waxing uitlaathaat and long toes. Rather a long nose. But no red.
Gallery: Dodge Viper RT 10
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