Long live the Viper?
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On another note: TriShield, how 'bout putting your Stig avatar hanging from a noose since his identity has been revealed...at least until a new Stig & color has been manufactured, lol.
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It's all about the numbers, people will stare at almost ANY car that they simply see less of.
Also, LOL at making the Viper "turn easier". They turn just fine. Not sure who started the "Viper doesn't handle well" rumors, but those guys obviously never drove one either.
C6 Z06
wheelbase: 105.7 inches
length: 175.6 inches
width: 75.9 inches
SRT-10 Viper
wheelbase: 98.8 inches
length: 175.6 inches tie
width: 75.2 inches
Yes, the Viper is actually about identical (smaller) than a Z06. Most people assume they are larger cars, but they aren't. They could easily increase the wheelbase without adding length, just by making the overhangs shorter.
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Side note: ACR's have bouncy seats to try & keep the passengers from getting slammed from the suspension. These springy seats are the first things modified by new owners. If anyone involved w/ ACR design is reading this, get rid of those springs under the ACR seats. It's like riding on one of those playground animals that rock on the single spring.
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I'm not a fan of the Viper in that picture. It looks watered down. It's not as vulgar, not as intense looking. It looks like almost generic sports car design.
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I like them all and the 2003+ models are better (and faster) cars overall but I do still prefer the as you'd said, more vulgar/intense 'look' of the 1992-2002 cars.
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Here's the new one not a fan at all, and I'm a viper lover.
Here's the new one not a fan at all, and I'm a viper lover.
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Guessing you did not see an 8c alfa in person?
Its like sex on wheels, i was speechless when i saw one, pictures just dont convey the beauty.
Its like sex on wheels, i was speechless when i saw one, pictures just dont convey the beauty.
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I disagree...OK, on the street it turns just fine, but, not on a road course. When I pass ACR's, that's right ACR's, it's because my Munster turns better in the corners. So, from my experience @ the track, the guy who started the "turn easier" is correct in relation to performance road course driving. Once again, on the street it turns just fine. The wheelbase relation was incorrect, but, there is something; FRC, corner weight balancing or unsprung weight that causes an issue.
Side note: ACR's have bouncy seats to try & keep the passengers from getting slammed from the suspension. These springy seats are the first things modified by new owners. If anyone involved w/ ACR design is reading this, get rid of those springs under the ACR seats. It's like riding on one of those playground animals that rock on the single spring.
Side note: ACR's have bouncy seats to try & keep the passengers from getting slammed from the suspension. These springy seats are the first things modified by new owners. If anyone involved w/ ACR design is reading this, get rid of those springs under the ACR seats. It's like riding on one of those playground animals that rock on the single spring.
2. Congrats on passing an ACR, or a dozen of them. That doesn't automatically mean your car is better. Ever heard of driver skill or aggressiveness? I've passed numerous cars while driving lesser cars, simply by out-driving them. There are guys in Miata's that pass Vipers on the roadcourse too, does that make a Miata better? Nope.
I've tracked my Viper coupe a few times, as well as my C6 Z06. The Viper is a better car on the track, it handles just fine. In fact, during one race weekend I let a Porsche racing instructor drive my Viper while I rode shotgun. He giggled the entire time, saying how much more exciting the car was than his Porsche. He kept asking how much he could buy one for, and that he also underestimated the Viper. Just like you!