Future Viper Designers?

[escapedan]

I ran across this small article on autoblog today. It talks about Lancia Centro Stile sketches that might make interesting Chryslers. Got me thinking this could become a part of future Viper plans.

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Lancia Centro Stile sketches would make interesting Chryslers — Autoblog

 

[v10enomous]

The feature pic looks cool but the actual car rarely looks like the concept drawings...

The other pictures appear to be the offspring of a Pontiac Vibe with a Nissan Murano...

 

[PatentLaw]

Sorry, but I think that the design sketches look like others that I have seen from others. Nothing unusual.

 

[kcobean]

Agree with PatentLaw....those look very similar to some other sketches I have seen. It's an ok look, but I'd guess that car to be an electric if I saw it on the street. It lacks that American muscle quality.

 

[eucharistos]

not viper-ish at all

 

[Bill Pemberton Woodhouse]

Let's see, if we do a chronology on a Mr. Ralph Gilles , he;

1. Came to Chrysler out of design school , only because of the Viper.
2. He was given the task of designing a Coupe from the Gen III vert with a budget of $2.50 ( okay an exaggeration , but it was a pittance to accomplish such a bold move )
3. He is now the Head of Design at Chrysler, and , er...........
4. He is the CEO of Dodge
5. He has the first ACR built and he was instrumental in it's design.

Hence, no worries , the new Viper will be designed by none other than Ralph Gilles --- history, Viper owner's and common sense all dictate that!!

It will have a very strong family resemblance , but it will have a definite RG touch!!!

 

[kcobean]

Let's see, if we do a chronology on a Mr. Ralph Gilles , he;

1. Came to Chrysler out of design school , only because of the Viper.
2. He was given the task of designing a Coupe from the Gen III vert with a budget of $2.50 ( okay an exaggeration , but it was a pittance to accomplish such a bold move )
3. He is now the Head of Design at Chrysler, and , er...........
4. He is the CEO of Dodge
5. He has the first ACR built and he was instrumental in it's design.

Hence, no worries , the new Viper will be designed by none other than Ralph Gilles --- history, Viper owner's and common sense all dictate that!!

It will have a very strong family resemblance , but it will have a definite RG touch!!!

So what you're saying is that I need to hurry up and pay off my Gen-IV to make room in the budget for a Gen-V? Great...that's just great. Tammy will be thrilled to hear that. Thanks Bill, really.

 

[escapedan]

I like your logic Bill!

What about the new Corvette design (I think the concept was in the latest Transformers movie, but I'm not sure)? It seems to have kept a bit of the American Muscle image.

 

[slaughterj]

He better bring back the curves and ditch the angles and edges!

 

[96GTS]

Angles and edges were played out with the F-117 Stealth, go back to the curves of the Gen I and II; they had it right the first time. If people want a car that looks like a Corvette...they'll buy a Corvette.

 

[kcobean]

Angles and edges were played out with the F-117 Stealth, go back to the curves of the Gen I and II; they had it right the first time. If people want a car that looks like a Corvette...they'll buy a Corvette.

I dunno....to me, these are both beautiful cars....

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and this isn't horrible either....

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[plumcrazy]

Get Austin in there !

 

[Steve Ferguson]

The 9 designs that are in the CTC Studio represent much of the original, but in a more aggressive style. The design that seems to be the favorite at this time is truly bad ass when you compare it to the previous Viper drawings, which were present next to the new ones. So if the clay model can keep the aggression then you will ahve the baddest asp looking viper to date. The funny thing is that the front looks all new, nothing like the previous versions, thent he sides make you think about the original and the back gets very angular, so it really is a mix of all.

Now lets all go buy lots of Chrysler products so Ralph can get the funding needed to build this for us.

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Now lets all go buy lots of Chrysler products so Ralph can get the funding needed to build this for us.

And I even got a $750 discount card from Dodge yesterday too!

PBR

 

[Austin]

Get Austin in there !

I've had a few ideas in the past about what I think would make a good looking new GEN V Viper, but unfortunately they dont just ask guys from the internet to help build a car.

 

[kcobean]

I've had a few ideas in the past about what I think would make a good looking new GEN V Viper, but unfortunately they dont just ask guys from the internet to help build a car.

Hey, BP is doing it!

 

[Austin]

Hey, BP is doing it!

Dont get me started on that company.


I'll just stick to Photochoppin' the previous/current Vipers unless Dodge calls me.