Viper

Higher-volume cars get carbon fiber

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2013
Carbon fiber has finally broken out of its European supercar niche. The 2013 SRT Viper and the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette have carbon fiber hoods and other parts, and the Corvette's production is likely to top 20,000 units this year.... Read More »

 

GROWLIN' -- FOR NOW

Sports cars are hot today, but who'll buy them tomorrow?

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
A new SRT Viper and an upcoming Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Alfa Romeo 4C and Acura NSX. If consumers didn't know better, they might think that all is well in the sports car business. It's not.... Read More »

 

BMW recalls X5 SUV for brake flaw

12:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013
BMW is recalling 30,265 of its X5 SUVs from model years 2007-2010 to correct a brake vacuum pump leak, according to U.S. safety regulators. Separately, Chrysler said it is recalling 4,278 Dodge Viper sports cars globally to fix a part that could cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy.... Read More »

 

Fiat, SRT almost fill U.S. dealership networks

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013
Chrysler Group's two smallest brands -- Fiat and SRT -- have nearly filled out their dealership rosters in the United States. Ralph Gilles, who heads the automaker's SRT brand, said 430 Chrysler Group dealerships have finished their training to sell the 2013 SRT Viper.... Read More »

 

Viper production gets featured in NYT Magazine

11:25 am U.S. ET | Jan. 11, 2013
The New York Times Magazine is taking an inside look at how Chrysler Group's most expensive vehicle -- the 2013 SRT Viper -- is built by hand in the company's newly refurbished Conner Avenue assembly plant in Detroit.... Read More »

 

2012 LISTS OF 10

10 fine designs

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 31, 2012
Great design is in the details. Here we note 10 fabulous fine points found on production vehicles that were unveiled or went on sale in 2012.... Read More »

 

2012: THE YEAR IN PHOTOS

Cars & Concepts

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 24, 2012
A look at some of the cars that turned heads at auto shows in 2012.... Read More »

 

Viper roars back, even better than before

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012
The Viper, Chrysler Group's high-performance sports coupe, returns to showrooms late this year with more power, less weight and fewer letters in its brand name.... Read More »

 

ANALYSIS

2013 Viper now enjoyable off the racetrack, too

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 21, 2012
Chrysler Group will sell less than half as many 2013 SRT Vipers all of next year as it sold Jeep Patriots in October. Executives with the automaker's new Street and Racing Technology brand are OK with that. Unlike the rest of Chrysler's lineup, the Viper is first and foremost a racing machine with a top speed of 206 mph. It only masquerades as a luxuriously appointed $100,000 two-seater when it's off the track.... Read More »

 

Chrysler prices new Viper near $100,000, below Corvette ZR1

5:00 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012
The 2013 SRT Viper will be Chrysler Group's most expensive production vehicle ever but still cheaper than a comparable Chevy Corvette ZR1 when sales begin late this year. Chrysler told dealers today that the 640-hp Viper will carry a sticker price of at least $99,390, including a $1,995 delivery charge. The Viper GTS will start at $122,390, including delivery.... Read More »

 

Chrysler charges dealers $25,000 to sell the Viper

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012
Chrysler Group will charge dealerships $25,000 to sell the 640-hp SRT Viper late this year, says Peter Grady, Chrysler's vice president of network development and fleet. The one-time fee will include tools, training, a technician program, signs and other showroom elements.... Read More »

 

Lords of the Ring

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012
The average American car buyer probably has never heard of the fabled old racetrack in the dark and rainy German forest. But there are plenty of performance-oriented consumers. And that interest keeps automakers hopping to prove themselves at the racetrack.... Read More »

 

Chrysler will limit stores selling SRT Viper

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
The redesigned 2013 SRT Viper will be sold at about one in five Chrysler Group dealerships, says Ralph Gilles, head of the high-performance SRT brand. To qualify for the sports car, dealerships will have to train staff, buy special tools and improve their facilities.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Viper trim plays to racing image

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
To help foster that race-driver fantasy while you're on your way to your desk at the accounting firm, Chrysler Group's 2013 SRT Viper includes this diagram of the track layout for the Laguna Seca racetrack in California molded into the center console storage tray.... Read More »