The engineering brief for the Viper must have gone something like this: "Affix enormous engine to wheels." The car didn't even have ABS brakes until 2001, and it still lacks traction control. Speaking of which, with 600 horsepower and no electronic nannies, it's not a car for the uninitiated. But at least you'll die smiling.
Review: Dodge Viper SRT10 *
The engineering brief for the Viper must have gone something like this: “Affix enormous engine to wheels.” The car didn’t even have ABS brakes until 2001, and it still lacks traction control. Speaking of which, with 600 horsepower and no electronic nannies, it’s not a car for the uninitiated. But at least you’ll die smiling. […]
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If you know how to steer with the throttle, you can accomplish wondrous things, from hairpins to straight-line bursts of speed up to 202 mph. We got 20 mpg hauling ass on the highway — pretty decent for a 10-cylinder, 8.4-liter (!) engine. Supercar bargain of the century.
TIRED
More rattles than a maternity ward. Exhaust note is disappointingly meek. Egress requires finesse — and possibly a spotter
