VIPER NEWS JUST OUT !!!
VIPER NEWS JUST OUT !!!
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Viper

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Friday 10th July 2009
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The VCA is very proud to announce that Dodge is announcing that the Viper will CONTINUE under the Dodge brand for at LEAST the next two model years. This is due in no small part to the efforts of both the club officers and the grassroot efforts of members like you. CAAP will continue to build them and we will continue to buy 'em.

Thanks go out to all the folks at Dodge, Chrysler, and Fiat for their continued support. Congratulations to everybody in the VCA!

Watch this space for more details soon...

ViperDave

5,698 posts

275 months

Friday 10th July 2009
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bounce

Viper

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Friday 10th July 2009
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Dodge Viper SRT10 Will Live On

Auburn Hills, Mich. (July 10, 2009) -- Chrysler Group LLC announced today that production will continue for the legendary Dodge Viper SRT10.

Originally slated to cease production in December 2009, the Chrysler Group Connor Avenue Assembly Plant -- the exclusive home of Dodge Viper production since 1995 -- will continue to build the V-10 powered sports car. Chrysler Group is no longer pursuing a sale of the Viper business assets.

“The Dodge Viper has successfully captured the hearts and imagination of performance enthusiasts around the globe,” said Mike Accavitti, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dodge Brand. “We’re extremely proud that the ultimate American-built sports car with its world-class performance will live on as the iconic image leader for the Dodge brand. “

Introduced as a concept car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Dodge Viper was designed and engineered to test public reaction to the concept of a back-to-basics, high-performance, limited production sports car.

The reaction was so overwhelming that customer orders began to flow in even before the auto show was over. Chrysler Corporation immediately decided to determine the production feasibility on transforming the crowd-pleasing Dodge Viper show car into a limited-production sports car in no more than three years.

In May 1990, after months of intensive study and testing, Chrysler Corporation announced that the Dodge Viper, powered by an aluminum V-10 was a “go.”

Dodge Viper production began in May 1992 at the New Mack Assembly Plant and was moved to Conner Avenue in October 1995. Viper V-10 engine production transferred from Mound Road Engine to Conner Avenue Assembly in May 2001. In 2008, Dodge introduced the all-new, fourth generation Dodge Viper SRT10. With more horsepower, more torque and more than 30 exterior and interior color combinations, the latest Viper gives enthusiasts the performance they expect on the track and off, with more factory customization options than before.

For 2009, the Dodge Viper SRT10 offers outrageous power, with an 8.4-liter, 600-horsepower (450 kW) V-10 engine contributing to blistering acceleration (0-60 mph in less than four seconds, 0-100-0 mph in the low 12-second range), setting an American sports car benchmark.

To date, more than 25,000 Dodge Vipers have been built.

RT/10Dave

6,364 posts

230 months

Friday 10th July 2009
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GREAT NEWS!!! woohoo

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

220 months

Saturday 11th July 2009
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Dose this mean Tator's will get there franchise back

Viper

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Saturday 11th July 2009
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neilsfishing said:
Dose this mean Tator's will get there franchise back
the VCA are also working on that mistake behind the scenes as well

RT/10Dave

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Saturday 11th July 2009
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Viper said:
neilsfishing said:
Dose this mean Tator's will get there franchise back
the VCA are also working on that mistake behind the scenes as well
Fingers crossed for a good result!

Vipers

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250 months

Saturday 11th July 2009
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RT/10Dave said:
GREAT NEWS!!! woohoo
I will carry on saving then......

smile