Dodge Viper ACR: Spotted
It's in the UK, it's registered and it's ready to ruin a GT3's day
Which way to Oulton Park?
Be in no doubt, this Viper ACR is a very serious performance car. In case you hadn't guessed already. The top speed is 30mph less than a Viper GTS because of how aggressive that aero is, it's claimed to generate 1.5g from its Kumho Ecsta tyres and the standard ceramic brakes use 360mm discs. At the back (!). This is not simply a case of ramping up the power and slapping on a sticker or five.
As has been mentioned quite a bit previously, the Americans are in a rich vein of track car form at the moment, so it will be interesting to see how the response is now there's one in the UK. Bring on the GT350R Mustang and next Z/28!
As you might expect, this is the only Viper ACR in the PH classifieds. However, the spec shouldn't bring about any complaints. Despite what the advert says, there's definitely a manual gearbox in there. It's painted a suitably moody shade of Billet Silver Metallic with a few red details, the aero bits then easy to identify in carbon fibre. Should it have stripes though?
Out of my way puny Porsche!
Yep, the story has got this far before mentioning The Porsche. Believe it or not, even at £164,950, the Viper looks good value against a GT3. For a left-hand drive RS with similar mileage to the Dodge, you'll need another £15K. For the privilege of right-hand drive, expect to pay£200,000. At least. And, well, there's very likely going to be another GT3 RS at your next track day; there's little danger of that happening in the ACR.
Which is probably a key part of the car's appeal. Not only do you get the rarity and incredible power so often found in American cars, but now it's backed up with real ability and talent too. It may be too outlandish for some but, as an alternative mega track car that requires no excuses, you'll find us at the very front of the queue for one.
DODGE VIPER ACR COUPE
Engine: 8,390cc, V10
Transmission: 6-speed manual, rear-wheel drive
Power (hp): 645@6,200rpm
Torque (lb ft): 600@5,000rpm
MPG: 18
CO2: N/A
First registered: 2016
Recorded mileage: 640
Price new: $118,795
Price now: £164,950
See the original advert here
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Agreed.
But, having driven a few current performance Dodges (Hellcat, Scat, Hemi) I would have no doubt this would be lottery pick number 1 in the track car section.
Dodge need to be given kudos for their performance models currently, there is no car maker that offers such lunacy.
Yet second hand its £164,950 and second hand.
£75,000 appreciation isn't a bad markup.
£90,075
+ 20% VAT = £108090
+ 10% duty = £118899 (I think it's 10%?)
+ shipping
+ anything which had to be changed to make it road-legal in the UK (I don't think the Viper is EU type approved?).
It looks like there's still a healthy profit there, but not quite £75k.
They are loud, but they do not sound good. They are unquestionably the least inspiring sounding high-output (in terms of peak power, not specific output) engine currently in production.
What they have to compensate, however, are that they are absolute monsters. Your Corvette, 911, and even mid-engine V8 Ferrari are somewhat irrelevant with those things around. When I used to track an MX-5, my arm was basically always pointing out the window for point-bys. Now with a Boxster Spyder, they still humiliate me. Never mind in a straight line, but the cornering speeds those things manage with all that rubber is as high as you imagine. You lose ground basically everywhere to them.
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