Thread: Prvi voziti pregled: 2013 SRT Viper GTS

Po dvoletni odsotnosti, Chrysler se je vrnil s povsem novo različico Viper, zdaj pod SRT blagovne znamke in so bistveno bolj zapletene, kot stare carThe original Dodge Viper je bila grobo kot smirkovim papirjem in imel kick svežega mjesečina. Ampak to je natanko to, kar ljudje na Chrysler je imel v mislih, ko so uvedli avto pred dvema desetletjema. Tam ni bilo nič rafinirano o tem. Prvotni roadsterja streha je bila komaj funkcionalnih in po dolgi rok si je bilo vse, ampak nekatere zapisati svoje noge na strani montažo izpušnih cevi. ABS, elektronski nadzor stabilnosti in zračne blazine? Pozabi. Tisto, kar je važno, je bil ogromen Proti-10 motorja pod pokrovom in Vipers skrivnostne cestnih manir. Tako je bilo veliko sighing, ko je skoraj zlomil Chrysler poskušal prodati Viper 'blagovna znamka', potem odločil, da je zver v stanje mirovanja, ko Fiat, oblikovalci novega gospodarja, ki je prišel v post-stečaja. Dobra novica je, da je Viper je nazaj, tokrat pod okriljem Chryslers novo ustvarjeno SRT blagovne znamke. Predogled na zadnje vzmeti New York Auto Show drew kombinacijo odgovorov. Mnogi pričakovali nekaj povsem različne, vse nove zasnove in platforme, ki izhajajo morda iz Fiats Alfa Romeo. Tam so bile tudi govorice o Ferrari motorja. Kaj pa razvalja na odru, ki je bil dvosed ogenj-odzračevalni videti podobno kot prejšnje generacije GTS coupe z Detroit, pridobljenih iz platforme in znano, če je nadgrajen, V-10.

After a two-year absence, Chrysler is back with an all-new version of the Viper, now under the SRT brand and significantly more sophisticated than the old carThe original Dodge Viper was rough as sandpaper and had the kick of fresh moonshine. But thats precisely what the folks at Chrysler had in mind when they introduced the car two decades ago. There was nothing refined about it. The original roadsters roof was barely functional and after a long run you were all-but certain to burn your legs on the side-mounted exhaust pipes. ABS, electronic stability control and airbags? Forget about it. What mattered was the massive V-10 engine under the hood and the Vipers uncanny road manners. So there was much sighing when the near-broke Chrysler tried to sell off the Viper 'brand', then decided to put the beast into hibernation when Fiat, the makers new master, came in post-bankruptcy. The good news is that the Viper is back, this time under the umbrella of Chryslers newly created SRT brand. The preview at last springs New York Auto Show drew a mix of responses. Many expected something entirely different, an all-new design and a platform derived, perhaps, from Fiats Alfa Romeo. There were even rumors of a Ferrari engine. But what rolled out on stage was a two-seater fire-breather looking much like the previous-generation GTS coupe using a Detroit-derived platform and a familiar, if upgraded, V-10.