we made the list :D

[eucharistos]

Future cars worth waiting for
Everything you need to know about the choicest rides arriving now through 2015.


By Car And Driver Staff | Car and Driver – 4 hours ago

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/future-cars-worth-waiting-for.html?page=7

2013 SRT Viper

ILLUSTRATION BY RADOVAN VARICAK

What It Is: Everyone’s favorite two-seat supercar/widowmaker with a monstrous V-10 up front. You know—the Batmobile that Bruce Wayne would build if  he were a bigger fan of Carroll Shelby. This latest version has the styling smoothed out a bit, but the long nose and short-deck proportions remain. Initially, it will be available as a coupe; the roadster will follow.  A restyled and richer interior replaces the almost kit-car-like cabin of previous Vipers.  And the addition of standard stability control should help keep the majority of them on the road.

Why It Matters: The Viper has been the soul of the once-audacious Chrysler for 20 years. During the bankruptcy ugliness, the company nearly sold off the Viper but instead did the honorable thing and reinvigorated it.

Platform: There were rumors that the next Viper would be built on the Alfa Romeo 8C’s architecture, but it will ride on a platform evolved from the previous model’s. It will feature an increased use of aluminum and composites to shave a few pounds.

Powertrain: The big V-10 engine will live on in the Viper; updates will increase output to about 660 horsepower. Cylinder deactivation and a stop-start system should help fuel economy, if only slightly. A six-speed manual will be the only transmission available at launch, and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic is in the works.

Competition: Aston Martin V-8 Vantage, Audi R8, Chevrolet Corvette Z06/ZR1, Ford Shelby GT500, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Carrera S.

What Might Go Wrong: The Viper is going to happen, but its massive engine, high price, and lack of subtlety likely will keep production numbers low.

Estimated Arrival and Price: On sale this fall. We anticipate the base price to land between Chevrolet’s Corvette Z06 and its ZR1—figure about $94,500.

woohoo

 

[AviP]

A six-speed manual will be the only transmission available at launch, and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic is in the works.

An automatic! I guess we can safely say that someone's smoking while writing that article.

 

[VYPR BYT 94]

An automatic! I guess we can safely say that someone's smoking while writing that article.

And we'll still find goobers that can't drive it.

 

[viper_itch]

sounds like he nailed it. we'll see in a week!

 

[Voodoo Rob]

The dual clutch auto will increase market appeal and sell more cars. Drive a Porsche with a PDK 7 speed to see what it might be like and you may be more open to this option being available. Simple way around it, just check the little box on your order form for 6 speed.

 

[eucharistos]

And we'll still find goobers that can't drive it.

case in point:

http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/652186-RT10-Crash-On-Video

 

[SnakeBitten]

Wow. What jumped out at me more than anything else in that article is the listed competition. Aston Martin and Audi R8? I wonder if this is the writers misguided guess as to the Vipers target competition or something SRT told him.

A Viper on the level of sophistication to battle Aston Martin Vantage and Audi R8 while destroying them with Gen IV ACR levels of performance is going to take some getting use to lol. Sounds like they may have engineered out the "raw" from the Viper DNA. Then again I might just be overthinking it.

I cant wait any longer for the show to start and the ensuing testing.

 

[Silver04]

Great, thanks for sharing! 5 and counting - The folks that knew about no cylinder deactivation, the price >100, or stick-only will never be heard from again...?[fingers crossed]

Don't bring up the past, right?