Y2K5SRT
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Here you go - live from Laguna Seca!
What’s new for 2010? It’s funny you should ask. There’s this new paint color you’re absolutely going to love! And…
Oh, not quite what you were looking for? Well, try this on for size: The ultimate purpose-built, street-legal track car just got a little bit quicker.
You want to talk zero-to-60 time? Try under four seconds. Zero to 100 in 11 seconds flat. It can knock off a quarter-mile in 11 and a half. It boasts 600 horsepower and 560 lb.-ft of torque, along with 1,000 pounds of down force pushing peak Gs above 2.0. It can brake from 60 to 0 in 100 feet and has a top speed of 202 miles per hour. And thanks to a new gear change for 2010, it can reach that 200 mph barrier 14 seconds faster than its predecessor.
How? It’s all a question of ratios — the 5th gear ratio has been revised from 0.741 to 0.796 to boost high-speed acceleration, while the rear wing and end plates have been redesigned in the ACR to optimize the car’s aerodynamic profile. Add in a new short-throw shifter, and better performance is a given — whether on a racetrack or on the open highway.
But of course appearance is also key — and the 2010 Vipers have the customizable looks to stand out in any crowd. In addition to new colors (Toxic Orange and Silver, which was only available on a limited edition last year), Viper offers 10 other exterior colors, six stripe colors, five interior colors, three interior bezels, and four wheel options. That makes for more than 7,000 different appearance combinations on a limited run of only 500 cars being produced — meaning that chances are each and every 2010 Viper will end up with its own unique look.
Of course, talk is cheap. Which is why we’re here today, at Laguna Seca, to show you first-hand what the 2010 Viper ACR can do. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
Viper Test | Red Letter Dodge
What’s new for 2010? It’s funny you should ask. There’s this new paint color you’re absolutely going to love! And…
Oh, not quite what you were looking for? Well, try this on for size: The ultimate purpose-built, street-legal track car just got a little bit quicker.
You want to talk zero-to-60 time? Try under four seconds. Zero to 100 in 11 seconds flat. It can knock off a quarter-mile in 11 and a half. It boasts 600 horsepower and 560 lb.-ft of torque, along with 1,000 pounds of down force pushing peak Gs above 2.0. It can brake from 60 to 0 in 100 feet and has a top speed of 202 miles per hour. And thanks to a new gear change for 2010, it can reach that 200 mph barrier 14 seconds faster than its predecessor.
How? It’s all a question of ratios — the 5th gear ratio has been revised from 0.741 to 0.796 to boost high-speed acceleration, while the rear wing and end plates have been redesigned in the ACR to optimize the car’s aerodynamic profile. Add in a new short-throw shifter, and better performance is a given — whether on a racetrack or on the open highway.
But of course appearance is also key — and the 2010 Vipers have the customizable looks to stand out in any crowd. In addition to new colors (Toxic Orange and Silver, which was only available on a limited edition last year), Viper offers 10 other exterior colors, six stripe colors, five interior colors, three interior bezels, and four wheel options. That makes for more than 7,000 different appearance combinations on a limited run of only 500 cars being produced — meaning that chances are each and every 2010 Viper will end up with its own unique look.
Of course, talk is cheap. Which is why we’re here today, at Laguna Seca, to show you first-hand what the 2010 Viper ACR can do. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
Viper Test | Red Letter Dodge
They slowed it down by 3.5 seconds
