Well I finally saw a Gen V up close at Helfman in Houston. They have a loaded Blue/Silver Stripe GTS with the track package. It also has a $10,000 "market adjustment". I went in with plans to finally order the '14 SRT Jeep if we could agree upon price. Needless to say the market adjustment turned my stomach so Helfman will not be getting my business.
The pictures definitely do not do the car justice. The car looks bubbly, tall, and narrow from the front in pictures. Especially when you put it next to the GTS-R. However, in person the front is low, wide, and very aggressive. I never thought I'd say this but I actually love the front. The car is very curvy. IMO they improved upon the original GTS here.
The interior goes without saying. Nineball already pointed out the best part, the dashboard. It is definitely lower and pushed further away from the driver giving the impression of a larger cabin. It helps tremendously.
The engine cover looks ridiculous but we already knew that. The engine looks like it belongs in a Cadillac Deville.
Now for the surprise, it's the rear that looks strange to me. I don't know what Ralph is talking about when he says the GenV has the tallest spoiler yet, the spoiler is tiny on the Gen V. The rear looks very funny to me and I know why now. The original GTS had a lot of shape in the rear, an actual bumper, the duckbill was tall, and almost the entire width of the back extended to the rear fenders. In the Gen V the fenders taper back toward the rear and it feels like the tailights and rear section are squished in. The rear is also almost flat. This is the best way I can describe it. Even at the current width, had SRT made deep vents on each side of the tail lights instead of under tail light it would have given the impression of a much wider car. Instead, the car looks more narrow from the rear than it actually is.
All in all, it's a beautiful car. The only glaring flaw in the design is the front is too wide for the rear. it overpowers the rear in my eyes. The rear end needs some more muscle.
The pictures definitely do not do the car justice. The car looks bubbly, tall, and narrow from the front in pictures. Especially when you put it next to the GTS-R. However, in person the front is low, wide, and very aggressive. I never thought I'd say this but I actually love the front. The car is very curvy. IMO they improved upon the original GTS here.
The interior goes without saying. Nineball already pointed out the best part, the dashboard. It is definitely lower and pushed further away from the driver giving the impression of a larger cabin. It helps tremendously.
The engine cover looks ridiculous but we already knew that. The engine looks like it belongs in a Cadillac Deville.
Now for the surprise, it's the rear that looks strange to me. I don't know what Ralph is talking about when he says the GenV has the tallest spoiler yet, the spoiler is tiny on the Gen V. The rear looks very funny to me and I know why now. The original GTS had a lot of shape in the rear, an actual bumper, the duckbill was tall, and almost the entire width of the back extended to the rear fenders. In the Gen V the fenders taper back toward the rear and it feels like the tailights and rear section are squished in. The rear is also almost flat. This is the best way I can describe it. Even at the current width, had SRT made deep vents on each side of the tail lights instead of under tail light it would have given the impression of a much wider car. Instead, the car looks more narrow from the rear than it actually is.
All in all, it's a beautiful car. The only glaring flaw in the design is the front is too wide for the rear. it overpowers the rear in my eyes. The rear end needs some more muscle.
....just up the road AutoNation Dodge in Spring has 2 LE 8k off MSRP....
Give Bernie a call or PM him. PM me if you need contact information. He can fix you up with the Jeep and you will be supporting a dealer that supports the Viper and does not tack on charges.
I've got my brain on Viper V automatic pilot when reading this forum. Oddly, there's a guy on the C7 forum with the same name BigDawg. 
