Article on Final Edition Vipers

[TheMilkman]

I saw this article about the last run of Vipers this morning on MSN and thought I would share.
Exhaust Notes - A Blog from MSN Autos - MSN Autos

Figured we needed some Viper owners to chime in on the Comments before we get bashed too much.

 

[ViperGTS]

>>I had a running argument with Viper engineers over their refusal to equip the car with electronic stability control, out of some misguided notion of the car’s “purity.” There’s macho, and then there’s safe, and the fact is that most people who bought a Viper weren’t even close to being professional or even amateur racers. On rainy roads or while attacking curves, having stability control, I argued, would give drivers the confidence to go that much faster. Plus, you can always turn it off.<<<

BS

 

[eucharistos]

from the article:

The snobs who dismissed the Viper as nothing but a crude muscle car with a giant engine stuffed inside got their comeuppance at the 24 Hours of LeMans, where the Dodge Viper ruled the production-based class for years, beating every Porsche and, yes, Corvette that dared to challenge it.

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