Motor Trend Roadkill (Viper GT + Hellcats)
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cfiiman
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I can't believe dodge gave these guys those cars to f up for shock factor, not my cup of tea I guess.
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The last 20 minutes were awful!
98RT98
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is this how Dodge spent the profits of my over priced 2014 GTS Vipers ? this video was disgusting these guys have no respect taking a Viper or the others in the dirt. maybe they will end up as ROADKILL some day when will we see them doing this with a ZO 6 vette ?
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Yah I agree. I thought it was going to be more of a head to head battle not a total trashing of the cars. The tire smoking was cool. So, if you could, would you by a Z06 or a Hellcat to play around with?
Same video but YouTube link. Hard to understand the point they may have been trying to make if there was one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe1hWvX_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQe1hWvX_c
So, of the limited amount of production Hellcat Chargers and Challengers Dodge is making, how many will be left for the general public to actually purchase with all the road test reviews that are done with these cars. I mean I must have seen about 10 different companies review these vehicles and beat the piss out of them.
Dont get me wrong, I love to see the performance of these awesome cars and wish i could be a test driver, but my dealer friend says he may not be getting any Hellcats shipped to him.
BTW, lets see some of the European cars handle the hell these SRT vehicles just went through without doing anything but changing tires.
GO DODGE !!!!!!!!!
Dont get me wrong, I love to see the performance of these awesome cars and wish i could be a test driver, but my dealer friend says he may not be getting any Hellcats shipped to him.
BTW, lets see some of the European cars handle the hell these SRT vehicles just went through without doing anything but changing tires.
GO DODGE !!!!!!!!!
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Agreed. Giggling away like teenage girls while tearing up a quarter million worth of machinery. No idea what that is supposed to demonstrate.
But, "they" succeeded. I never heard of Roadkill until this vid. I won't bother seeking out the show further, though.
The interesting question is whether they really tore anything up. This is similar to the "Tax the Rich" videos where one guy hoons million dollar cars, but in the end all that really happens is they get dirty. Driting a Rolls across a field is certainly not something you would expect to see, but all that really happens is you get some dirt and grass in the fenders. Nothing a good detailing won't fix.
ViperSmith
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I don't think burying the nose in the ground and seesawing the viper on a hill are good for it.
Guess it's one way to get some marketing out there, but I too would prefer heads up battle of track runs and not just trashing the cars.
Personally I think its a brillant advertising move on Dodge's part.
The cars in question were probably pre-production or some other
version of mules (like the scat pack Gas Monkey "borrowed" from.)
Cars slated for crushing anyway. Figure top end: $70k + $70k +
$130k = $270,000 retail. 30 seconds of Superbowl time =
$2,000,000 and this probably got more views to a TARGETED
audience. (Admit it, you saw at least part of this *commercial...*)
Hundreds of thousands of potential customers (or more) looking at your
product for (at most) a mere $300,000... Bravo Dodge, Bravo!
The cars in question were probably pre-production or some other
version of mules (like the scat pack Gas Monkey "borrowed" from.)
Cars slated for crushing anyway. Figure top end: $70k + $70k +
$130k = $270,000 retail. 30 seconds of Superbowl time =
$2,000,000 and this probably got more views to a TARGETED
audience. (Admit it, you saw at least part of this *commercial...*)
Hundreds of thousands of potential customers (or more) looking at your
product for (at most) a mere $300,000... Bravo Dodge, Bravo!
98RT98
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I think I heard the Viper say ""can I get a little respect here""
Ya, I was a bit turned off by the off-roading...but it did get my attention and that is the reason I watched it. I was like.."WTH...off roading a Viper?!!!
Like Bonkers said...they were probably test mules...if not...well, there still was some fun footage. Minus the off-roading.. Surprised the front-end of the Viper held up to it being stuffed in the dirt berm.
Like Bonkers said...they were probably test mules...if not...well, there still was some fun footage. Minus the off-roading.. Surprised the front-end of the Viper held up to it being stuffed in the dirt berm.
Well, if not before they are mules now.....driven by a bunch of asses!
I agree. Couldn't they come up with some better "challenges"? I mean damn.... That Viper interior is FULL OF ****ING DIRT! Sorry for the expletive... but ****ing hell those guys are mental man...
