Fiat Decides To Save Viper And Continue Development

Dodge will work with Fiat to develop a new version of its iconic Viper sports car that will be sold well into the next decade, it has announced.

Chrysler LLC confirmed the plan for the Viper at a press conference in Detroit designed to outline how it plans to incorporate technology and manufacturing techniques from Fiat, which took a stake in the troubled firm earlier this year.

The V10 Viper, sold as the SRT-10 in the UK, was introduced in 1992. It had been widely expected to be axed as part of the new plans, as Chrysler/Dodge followed rival brands GM and Ford in offering more efficient vehicles.


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shabaru - 11/4/2009 6:13:36 PM

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Great... cant wait to see what the next-gen looks like

chewy - 11/4/2009 7:35:26 PM

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Good news, lots of performance available in the Viper.

Lemonade - 11/4/2009 8:20:37 PM

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I'm glad they kept it.. What were they thinking? You simply can just kill off the Viper.

Lemonade - 11/4/2009 10:12:24 PM

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Correction: "I'm glad they kept it.. What were they thinking? You simply can't just kill off the Viper."

bfghemicuda - 11/5/2009 10:22:42 PM

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Maybe your not looking FAST enough.

LauderdaleDriver - 11/6/2009 8:45:37 AM

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Rednecks with money to do what they want and have a good time. They sell a lot of these cars, usually to people with quite a few others.