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    For those that "get it"; GTSR/ACR STREET - DRIVING!

    IMHO, Austin's art work speaks "to" and "for" a segment of the Viper Nation that would like to use words like brutual, aggressive, and extreme, as descriptive of the Viper "presence" as opposed to words like classic, sophisticated and elegant. IMHO the new Viper has a classic, sophisticated and...
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    LEDs and the Viper

    Hi Makara, Two separate incidents: (1) Challenger and (2) six killed in a different accident that shouldn't have happened. I too am I am constantly amazed at what sort of things slip through the cracks. Mike, Not sarcasm, always appreciate adding to my body of knowledge. "Many...
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    LEDs and the Viper

    Thanks for the education, Mike. The problem with written communication is even worse than verbal, I never know what the other person took to be my meaning. Thanks for the dialog. My concern for the design team is that the LED application may well be a first time for them. Are they aware...
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    LEDs and the Viper

    I get a weekly newletter from Co.Design Newsletters which had an interesting article on LEDs. In part, this article says: "Those who’ve purchased LED lamps will find that the numbers on the box can lie. Such figures are based on technical estimates by the LED manufacturers themselves, not...
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    What I would you have done to the Gen V Viper that dodge didn't.

    As I recall, the only performance requirement for the original Viper was to beat the Cobra 427 0-100-0 times and to be a sort of "basic" auto in the spirit of the Cobra 427. It achieved this performance in a "brutal manner" and that is what was desired. IMHO, the styling, performance and the...
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    Option suggestion

    When MB introduced the 300 SL in 1954 they had "fitted luggage" as an option. The idea being that some folks were going to use the car as a GT and needed to be able to bring along some over night items. As I recall, the luggage was leather. How about an option of a nice set of fitted luggage for...
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    GTS-R at the Track

    Absolutely. Said that from the beginning. Did want DI on the engine as well. :headbang:
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    GTS-R at the Track

    That is an Xtrac unit mounted in the rear, per Ralph and various press releases from SRT. I believe it's the same unit used by Corvette. ;)
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    GTS-R at the Track

    http://www.torquenews.com/1080/2013-srt-viper-gts-r-goes-through-its-first-track-test Nice article from Chrysler?
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    Viper High Speeds

    IMHO you better add a considerable % to what is being done today. Reason: the new cars appear to have a lot of work done on driver comfort: the seats, controls, stability and HNV. This means that the "felt" speed and real speed are likely to be considerably different with the Gen V cars than...
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    IMHO about prices and options

    All my very considered opinions start with IMHO. Otherwise I try to give references that can be checked. As for stopping, NO WAY! Fans ( I am a fanatic which is one level above a fan) have got to talk about the object of interest be it a sports club or a car. The minute the fans stop...
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    It's been 2 months with very little official news

    The reveal served and serves many purposes: The Viper made the cover of just about every legit mag out there The Viper made it to the site of just about every auto web site The Viper can be raced in the ALMS this year as it has already been shown to one and all, no need to hide The Viper...
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    "Sergio Marchionne Spied Driving SRT Viper on Memorial Day"

    Sergio Marchionne impact: approves car, encourages the board approve, helps build bridges with suppliers (seats, oil, tires and maybe more?) and actually drives the car! :2tu:
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    Gen V ALMS

    From the ALMS news letter: "June 14 VIR Open Test, Live Timing and Scoring will be available." Will the Viper be there? ;) It's just up the road from Riley.
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    Gen V ALMS

    " a few photos from our time with the Viper GTS-R at Road America" Testing? Road America is a short way from Detroit. But I thought that Road Atlanta would get more play as it is just down the road from Riley's.
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    Now from the front; Viper Red GEN V GTSR (street) with new black stripes!!

    YES, ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, YES !!!!:headbang: three (3) please in various colors.
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    Working on something special...

    I sincerely hope that the notification to Austin included an apology. Please take what ever actions are necessary to insure an improvement in the determination of who is in throuble and why and notification process. There needs to be an appeal process to a third party if there is a...
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    Paint Shops

    Will the new carbon fiber body material require anything different for custom painting by a local paint shop?:dunno:
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    IMHO about prices and options

    Actually it is based on my estimate of what the market will bear. My cost accounting prof once said, the cost of producing an item has nothing to do with the selling price. The selling price has everything to do with what the market will pay. What the cost does is let you know if you can make a...
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    IMHO about prices and options

    Most needed new feature: Laser curb sensor built into the front spoiler. They are availabe now. Wonder if they can be modified to sense the angle of a ramp?:crazy2:
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    Factory Pick-up for New Viper!?

    I can't find the reference but somewhere I remember that Ralph was encouraging factory pickup so the new owner could tour the plant. I think at the time he was talking about changes to the plant.
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    IMHO about prices and options

    Excellent points all! My big price increase for the GTS came from the "SRT Laguna premium leather surfacing" , the GTS Premium Interior Package. which I called the upscale interior leather. Also, I kept the SRT configuration at "bare bones" while I mentally loaded the GTS with everything. I...
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    IMHO about prices and options

    IMHO SRT Viper: Slightly under $100k GTS Viper with up scale interior leather: Slightly under $140k Most ordered Option for SRT Viper: Track Package Least ordered Option for GTS Viper: Track Package Most wanted unavailable option: Design your own stripe paint options Most...
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    So, which hood do you like better?

    Actually, I want the race car hood AND front end AND . . . . Get the idea? Looks as close to the race car as possible and still be a street car. Idea, why not buy an extra hood and be able to switch back and forth as the spirit moves you? :2tu:
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    Viper Custom Paint Shop

    Ralph was asked if there was any thought of establishing a custom paint shop at the factory for customers to be able to create their own paint schemes as an option. As I recall, he said SRT has looked at the idea but the business case wasn't there, yet. Given computer images that keep appearing...

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