Smog Dog
Enthusiast
As the title says, my Viper was delivered to my door step by Roanoke last week. I have only driven it a few hundred miles, so I'm still learning about the car and forming opinions. Car has the optional leather seats and the interior is even better than expected. I have spent some time changing some of the displays to fit my needs. One of the things I like a lot is having the digital display of MPH at the bottom of the tach. Really makes it nice to glance down at your speed without trying to read the necessarily small speedometer which is at the left side of the display. The shortened shifter should have been standard about 10 years ago---this one is just the right height and will cost MGW some business. Shifting is equal to or better than the Gen 4---very smooth and precise. It will be hard to miss a gear with the Gen 5. Love the 3:55 rear axle and the new transmission gearing. The lesser MPG rating is worth it-- it's great not to have 5th and 6th gears so overdriven. Steering effort seems a bit more than the Gen 4 and is fine. There is a lot of electronic stuff which I will never use--I'm sure other's will. In my opinion, this is the best sounding stock Viper yet. It really barks when you first fire it up! I am happy with the fit and finish---Prefix did a great job with the paint, including the stripes. The doors, hood and hatch all open and close nicely. The ride is comparable to the Gen 4---not too harsh for me, but some may prefer the GTS with the adjustable shocks--particularly the new type of buyer which SRT is trying to attract.
Sorry the pictures are not better. I was having some slab leveling done on the other half of the driveway at the same time the Viper was being delivered, so background suffered. Many thanks to John Gastman at Roanoke for yet another great buying experience! John is always fair and honest, and he communicated well during the long wait.
Bill
Sorry the pictures are not better. I was having some slab leveling done on the other half of the driveway at the same time the Viper was being delivered, so background suffered. Many thanks to John Gastman at Roanoke for yet another great buying experience! John is always fair and honest, and he communicated well during the long wait.
Bill
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The SRT stripes work well on this color combo imo.
. ( you may need to keep those old tires 
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