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2008
Viper
The new 2008
Dodge Viper SRT10 boasts more of what performance aficionados
crave:
kick-in-the-pants, throw-back-in-the- seat
power, combined with benchmark braking, world-class ride and handling,
a race-inspired interior and bold exterior styling.
The 2008 Dodge
Viper remains available in two body styles - Roadster and Coupe.
Both feature a dramatic new hood with a larger, more efficient
hood scoop for air induction and larger, functional hood louvers
to facilitate a greater cooling effect for the more powerful 8.4-liter,
600-horsepower V-10 engine underneath. The Coupe's hard top with
its "double bubble" styling makes it even more torsionally
stiff than the Roadster. The Coupe offers increased downforce
and high-speed stability with it's sloping roof line and deck-lid
spoiler and an additional 6.25 cubic feet of trunk space,for a
total of 14.65 cubic feet. The roof and headliner structure offer
more room to accommodate a safety cage, while maintaining as much
headroom as possible.
Zero to 60 mph takes under four seconds, and 0-100-0
mph is completed in just over 12 seconds.
The Viper SRT10's 8.4-liter engine breathes through new cylinder
heads equipped with CNC-machined combustion chambers, larger valves
and Variable Valve Timing[VVT].
VVT
electronically adjusts when the exhaust valves are open and closed
according to engine speed and load.
The only change to the Viper's exterior is the
new hood with six vents that will help dissipate the crazy amount
of heat coming from below.
Other improvements
to the Viper including a beefed upTremec T56 six-speed transmission
and twin-disc clutch that replaces the current model's single-disc
unit.
The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 is a more powerful version
of its popular two-seat sports cars.
The SRT model
gains an additional 90 horsepower from the new 8.4-liter powerplant,
for a total of 600hp and
560 lb.-ft. of torque.
Stopping power
is another key attribute of the Dodge Viper SRT10 formula. With
14-inch brake rotors gripped by Brembo dual opposing calipers,
good for 60-to-0 mph in less than 100 feet.

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