Convertible option for 2014...???

[Kratos]

Do you guys think a convertible option for the gen V's will come in 2014 or maybe 15'? Would love to see this beauty with a dropped top!

 

[01sapphirebob]

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Ralph said "Next year" at VOI 12 in september.

 

[Policy Limits]

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thats my dilemma too. but if i hold out a year for the drop top I'll miss out on the launch edition. Unless they do a limited edition vert?

 

[BlknBlu]

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with only 1500 units a year every Viper is limited edition. In the past the number cars were produced in higher numbers or duplicate cars than regular sold orders.

But I understand the reasoning behind a numbered car.

Bruce

 

[JAY]

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Looking forward to the reveal pics

 

[Kratos]

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thats my dilemma too. but if i hold out a year for the drop top I'll miss out on the launch edition. Unless they do a limited edition vert?

Hmm....that's a good point. And plus the fact of the painful wait while you see some on the road. lol

 

[DMan]

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Boy I hope it 2014. If it is I'm waiting for sure then.

 

[BigDawg]

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Fingers crossed for a different rear end. Coupe rear does not fit the vert IMO. It looks like an afterthought...because it is

 

[01sapphirebob]

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Fingers crossed for a different rear end. Coupe rear does not fit the vert IMO. It looks like an afterthought...because it is

You will be disappointed then unfortunately. The vert will have the coupe rear end.

 

[DMan]

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Fingers crossed for a different rear end. Coupe rear does not fit the vert IMO. It looks like an afterthought...because it is

Yea we've seen the design in a 360 rendering and it's the coupe rear exactly, just pull the roof off and you have the vert. Sorry you're not a fan, it's darn **** IMO.

 

[Kratos]

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Yea we've seen the design in a 360 rendering and it's the coupe rear exactly, just pull the roof off and you have the vert. Sorry you're not a fan, it's darn **** IMO.

Are there any prototype images on the web anywhere? Or maybe even a photoshp job that would predict what it would look like?

 

[Paul Hawker]

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At this time, most likely, even SRT does not know the exact styling cues that will go on any production Verts.

From what I understand they are still watching how the coupe goes, and will be gathering feedback from owners, the press and other sources as to the direction they should go.

At VOI we got a glimpse, but were asked not to take any info out of the room.

There have been several photoshops that simply removed the top, and left the rest of the car untouched. It was spectacular.

Looked like a car I would be proud to drive.

Previous generation Vipers were designed from the beginning to be both Coupe and Vert. Would suspect that with the more solid structure and the addition of the under hood cross bracing, any new Vert would be solid as a rock.

 

[JAY]

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Hope they go with a Targa style and coupe Back end

 

[Smog Dog]

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Fingers crossed for a different rear end. Coupe rear does not fit the vert IMO. It looks like an afterthought...because it is

What Bob and Dman said....you will be disappointed, but most will be happy...

Bill

 

[Kratos]

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Does a Vert usually add weight or drop weight? I was thinking if it dropped weight, that makes a better power to weight ratio. Of course I know aerodynamics will hold it back some with wind drag.

 

[Indy]

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Well, if you look at the 4th gen, the weights were pretty much even (coupe weighs 13 lbs more than roadster).
https://www.vipermagazine.com/assets/documents/pdf/summer2010/2010_Dodge_Viper_Specs.pdf
Same is true for the previous generations, weights are really close for both models. So gen V will probably have similar weights as well.
So it just comes down to which body style you prefer.

 

[Makara]

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Well, if you look at the 4th gen, the weights were pretty much even (coupe weighs 13 lbs more than roadster).
https://www.vipermagazine.com/assets/documents/pdf/summer2010/2010_Dodge_Viper_Specs.pdf
Same is true for the previous generations, weights are really close for both models. So gen V will probably have similar weights as well.
So it just comes down to which body style you prefer.

The previous generations were all designed as verts first so they are going to be a little lighter. Typically, cars that are designed as coupes first and converted to verts will weigh more due to having to strengthen the frame for the lack of roof. The Gen V was designed as a coupe, not a vert, so I would expect it to be a bit heavier in vert form.

 

[05Commemorative]

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The previous generations were all designed as verts first so they are going to be a little lighter. Typically, cars that are designed as coupes first and converted to verts will weigh more due to having to strengthen the frame for the lack of roof. The Gen V was designed as a coupe, not a vert, so I would expect it to be a bit heavier in vert form.

I don't think the GenV was designed as a coupe. It have virtually the same frame (with mods for strength/weight) as the Gen4 and as you say, that was for a conv. I think the only thing we can say is that the coupe was the first GenV version delivered on that frame.

 

[I Bin Therbefor]

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Fingers crossed for a different rear end. Coupe rear does not fit the vert IMO. It looks like an afterthought...because it is

I believe that Ralph said somewhere that the two, coupe and convt, were designed/styled together, no afterthought. I think he said, just look at the cut line and you have the convt.

That also means the chassis is plenty stiff for the convt.

As to looks, that is a matter of opinion, in this case.

 

[JAY]

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Would Love to See this Option for the Vert !!!

 

[I Bin Therbefor]

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with only 1500 units a year every Viper is limited edition. In the past the number cars were produced in higher numbers or duplicate cars than regular sold orders.

But I understand the reasoning behind a numbered car.

Bruce

I think Ralph has said they would like to sell in the mid 2000s but can make a profit in the mid teens. IMO the mid 2000s profit level would enable a better investment picture, therefore I'm hoping to see that. What I'm really hoping to do is to contribute to that.

 

[Kratos]

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Would Love to See this Option for the Vert !!!

I would love a mid top cut like that vs a full open top. It gives you the open feel, but keeps the lines of the car.

 

[DMan]

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I was hoping for an RT10 type design, targa like also, but it's not, it's very much like the gen4, but with the coupe rear and appeared to be aluminum rollbars like a BMW.

There are renderings out there that look dead on to what we saw at VOI, I think there's a magazine based rendering from like a motor trend or another one that's very very close, it's up here somewhere.

 

[Kratos]

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Is this close to what it may look like......???

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[Indy]

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Hopfully they don't just chop the roof off like they did with the Gen3/4....a targa like the RT10 is much more exotic looking. Just look at Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche....a roadster needs something behind the driver, to give it form....I know most are Mid engined, but they do give them much better shape than just a straight line from the windscreen back.

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[mnc2886]

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Targa FTW!!!!

 

[SilveRT8]

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Vert Aventador , HOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! so nice

 

[ViperSmith]

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The Aventador roadster is unreal

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[01sapphirebob]

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Is this close to what it may look like......???

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This is close.

 

[DMan]

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Is this close to what it may look like......???

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Put silver/aluminum roll bars on it and you've got it at 95%+ as far as memory serves.