2008 DODGE PACKS A BIGGER SLEDGE

The Dodge Viper top-ranks in the list of fiercest, most raw, visceral units sold in showrooms anywhere. Only a small number of cars come as close as the Viper to a street-legal race car: Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Porsche 911 GT3RS, Chevrolet Corvette ZO6, Honda S2000CR. Only 2 of these cost less, and not an iota come within 95 hp of the Viper. For the majority of automotive tasks the Viper is overkill, like banging a 6-pound sledgehammer to smack a fly. Preposterously fast and able to swill your eyeballs about in their orbit rounding a bend or in heavy braking, it didn’t really necessitate any more power.

But with archenemy Corvette Z06 at 505 hp, that’s just what Dodge did for 2008. They created the engine just 0.1 liter bigger but boosted 95 horses to make a fastidious round 600. The fly would still be smacked, but now you possess a brutal bigger hammer. The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 is proffered in 2 variants, the convertible Roadster ($83,145) and GTS coupe ($83,895). An ACR version is due soon. The government spokes in a Gas Guzzler Tax to this, however. Viper comes standard with air conditioning, power adaptable pedals, tilt steering column, full instrumentation, and so much more to be listed.