andrew8896
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I will buy my new coupe the minute DCX answers this call...
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102690
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102690
GM Blue Devil aka Viper Killer Project
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IEATVETS
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Old news, somebody already posted that a month ago.
Fred(DrivingSchool)Kinder
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It is reported to be a fast Corvette but it has not been delivered and it is still a Corvette. It has one major defect "It Is Missing Two Big Holes" per Bob Lutz.
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Maybe if they called it something other than a Corvette, it would garner more respect.
IF it can lap the North Loop at 7:30, run low 11s in the 1/4, 3.3 to 60, and cost around $100,000 grand, no one will think its special, 'cause after all, its just a variant of the old tired moniker, the Vette. Never mind it could hang with an Enzo, it just wouldn't get any respect.
But if it looked different than the Vette, and wore a new name, hmmm, how bout, uh, never mind, Viper's taken already..Hmmmmm....
DCX has got a great brand name with "Viper", recognized internationally as a great performing sports car. Now they need to DO something with it, and further its reputation. They could start by "adding lightness"! -Colin Chapman, Lotus founder Trouble is, lighter materials are also more expensive, so you "hit a wall" of sorts, with your price points, if they will be met with the the likely demographic of buyers. Its not that DC can't make the Viper faster, its a matter of economics. Its still a business proposition after all, and if DC can't make a business case for an aluminum frame and carbon brakes, because there won't be enough model run sales to spread development costs over, then thats the end of the story. The lackluster Gen3 sales didn't exactly excite everyone in Germany to pour more money into the Viper. They are partly to blame for that, by designing a distorted charicature of the Gen1+2 Viper, that lacked the universal appeal Vipers used to hold.
The Corvette has an advantage, business wise, because of the relatively high production numbers, they can take some chances with more expensive materials like the aluminum frame, like the ZO6 has. Adding more power to the Viper would make it faster and quicker, but to make it handle better, it needs to shed a few pounds. But then again, so do I.....
IF it can lap the North Loop at 7:30, run low 11s in the 1/4, 3.3 to 60, and cost around $100,000 grand, no one will think its special, 'cause after all, its just a variant of the old tired moniker, the Vette. Never mind it could hang with an Enzo, it just wouldn't get any respect.
But if it looked different than the Vette, and wore a new name, hmmm, how bout, uh, never mind, Viper's taken already..Hmmmmm....
DCX has got a great brand name with "Viper", recognized internationally as a great performing sports car. Now they need to DO something with it, and further its reputation. They could start by "adding lightness"! -Colin Chapman, Lotus founder Trouble is, lighter materials are also more expensive, so you "hit a wall" of sorts, with your price points, if they will be met with the the likely demographic of buyers. Its not that DC can't make the Viper faster, its a matter of economics. Its still a business proposition after all, and if DC can't make a business case for an aluminum frame and carbon brakes, because there won't be enough model run sales to spread development costs over, then thats the end of the story. The lackluster Gen3 sales didn't exactly excite everyone in Germany to pour more money into the Viper. They are partly to blame for that, by designing a distorted charicature of the Gen1+2 Viper, that lacked the universal appeal Vipers used to hold.
The Corvette has an advantage, business wise, because of the relatively high production numbers, they can take some chances with more expensive materials like the aluminum frame, like the ZO6 has. Adding more power to the Viper would make it faster and quicker, but to make it handle better, it needs to shed a few pounds. But then again, so do I.....
BLUESNAKE367
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IMHO, Just another high priced "PORTA *****" or atleast that is the only thing you would catch me doing in one...
just my buck O five...
just my buck O five...
Viper4Christ
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yeah yeah... viper killer this... and viper killer that. Companies especially GM for years have been flaunting media news about a new "wonder car" that will be the end all of high performance cars but what... NOTHING. As long as DC stays on the game things will look brite for the Viper. Honestly though DC and any other companies look at cars such as the Viper and see's NOT its full beauty or grasp that it posses... but rather big fat dollar signs. WE can see that though which is why we have this web site and a host of performance companies to better the Viper experience. Guess those guys are blinded by the all mighty dollar...great 
Bigot Bledsoe
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WOW!
IT'S A VETTE!
IT'S A VETTE!
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