Viper SRT10 Coupe tested in November Car and Driver

Highs: Iconic presence, surprising roominess, mega-performance.

 

Lows: Noisy interior, driveline shuffle, poor fuel economy.

 

The Verdict: Still heroically antisocial.

 

TEST RESULTS

4.0 - 0 to 60mph

9.3 - 0 to 100mph

20.5 - 0 to 150mph

 

190mph - Top Speed (drag limited)

 

1/4 MILE

12.5 @ 117mph

 

0-150 RESULTS

19.5 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO

19.7 PORSCHE 911 GT2 (996)

20.5 DODGE VIPER SRT-10 COUPE

20.8 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI

21.4 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO

21.6 PORSCHE 911 TURBO (996)

22.1 FERRARI 575M MARANELLO

22.4 DODGE VIPER SRT-10

23.7 MERCEDES BENZ CL600

23.8 FERRARI F430 (tested in high heat)

I like it!

It looked better in the C/D pics than that early coupe we saw last year. Much more impressive.

Scan some pictures of it if you can Mako. :supz:

murcielago 0-150: 18.4 remember? :mrgreen:

 

 

BTW im willing to bet the viper can do MUCH better. 0-100 in 9s? no way. the coupe has even more power than the srt/10 and that can do 100 in 8.5ish

murcielago 0-150: 18.4 remember? :mrgreen:

 

 

BTW im willing to bet the viper can do MUCH better. 0-100 in 9s? no way. the coupe has even more power than the srt/10 and that can do 100 in 8.5ish

 

10 more hp, but weighs more.

dont convertibles usually weigh more than their coupe counterparts?

dont convertibles usually weigh more than their coupe counterparts?

 

Not in this case.

I like it; but....it needs to up the performance game...117 in the quarter? thats it?

Something wrong with those 0-150 numbers. How does the coupe with more weight and the same power get to 150 2 full seconds quicker than tha convertible. Aerodynamics can't be that different. Can they?

Something wrong with those 0-150 numbers.  How does the coupe with more weight and the same power get to 150 2 full seconds quicker than tha convertible.  Aerodynamics can't be that different.  Can they?

 

I would think the drag is a little lower on the coupe. The numbers may lie a touch, as the next tester may get a lower number, but the coupe will definately have the better aero.

I look forward to a duel beween the Viper coupe and Plastic mess-06.

Something wrong with those 0-150 numbers.  How does the coupe with more weight and the same power get to 150 2 full seconds quicker than tha convertible.  Aerodynamics can't be that different.  Can they?

 

Massive drag on the drop top Mana. The cD alone is probably three or four points higher. Put your hand out the window at 140mph, see what happens.

I like it; but....it needs to up the performance game...117 in the quarter? thats it?

 

Inconsequential due to who knows what kind of launch/traction/etc. Look to the 0-150mph time for a better reference, which I provided for you.

 

Extremely fast car.

Massive drag on the drop top Mana. The cD alone is probably three or four points higher. Put your hand out the window at 140mph, see what happens.

 

 

Even with the top up?

Even with the top up?

 

Worse, amazingly.

 

It's no small feat that cars like yours, and that Lingenfelter that was tested last month, can hit 210mph+ with such massive drag created by the softop being up, or the cabin being exposed with it down. The resistance is increasing at an exponential level as mph rises, yet the Viper TTs still hunker down and soldier on to blistering levels of speed.

 

Put your engine in a SRT-10 Coupe, with the right gears, and you'd see 230mph easily.

Agreed.

 

In fact, I seem to recall the soft top lifting off the damn viper at high speeds in that test, and they had to tape it? Thats got to be terrifying.

:twisted:

If thats a 522ci TT, I'd be terrified to drive it. On those tires, and that suspension, you'l' be incinerating the tires at a buck plus mph. Even a stock viper is a twitchy sob, its going to take a very tempered personality to avoid wadding one of these up. Even at the 600-700hp level, youve got to make sure youre straight and level, and nothing in the way for a good distance before you hammer it.