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I remember hearing that the acr viper tires were so good, competitors would cut up or massage their vehicles to run them to get an edge. Vehicles such as Camaro, Mustang, Corvettes, etc to the point where a racing organization had a bonus winnings if those who compete in same class as the acr without using its tires.

One of the greatest machines ever built. It’s refreshing to see people finally appreciating the Vipers greatness it just sucks it’s after the car has been discontinued. I remember when no one cared about these cars even after the 5th Gen ACRs release. It was confusing to see why a car with such amazing potential, and lineage being talked about so little. Regardless it’s going to be memorable as one the greatest analog cars ever built. Long live the great Viper!!!

As a 90s kid, it's hard to put into words just how iconic the viper was for car guys, and that's coming from a Brit

Not only is the Viper a great car, but the owners are also some of the nicest people I have ever met at a car meet.

I'm primarily a Corvette fan, but I love the Viper. Wish they wouldn't have killed it off, I liked the friendly competition between the two models. With prices getting this ridiculous I'll probably never own a Viper, but I'd love the chance to drive one!

As an owner of a Viper and an SLS AMG this was one of the better videos on the Viper. I liked the history - well done, brief, and accurate. Gotta' love Bob Lutz. Viper prices are skyrocketing as they should. You can have your Vettes, your Porsches, your Lambos - you can have your Ferraris and their rediculously inflated prices and maintenance. There will never be anything better, price vs performance, than a Shelby Cobra or Dodge Viper. Great Video!

Need for Speed franchise introduced me to the Viper and host of other cars. Regardless of performance, nothing beats the look of a Viper. It's mean. It's iconic. It's a beautiful car.

I was a kid in the late 90s and loved all things Ferrari. Posters of the F40, F50, F355 adorned my wall. When I got older, I had a coworker who owned a Viper. Knowing it was the main competition in my arguments with friends in school, I knew it was THE American supercar in the 90s and couldn't believe he had one. I'd seen maybe 2 in my entire life. He took me out one day and got on it hard and I knew right then I had to get one. The speed, torque and pure driving experience was just crazy fun. Needless to say.....I'm now an owner of an early gen Viper and don't think I'll ever sell it.

I absolutely love my Viper! I fell in love with the car when it came out, and when I was able to afford one it was the first car on my list.

Viper always had a special place in my heart, it's a badass car.

The fact the Viper was once produced alongside the Hellcat is mind-blowing

Best looking engine on wheels ever made. Fell in love first time i saw the original, and they more or less never changed the original raw appearance. For me, if i ever get to own one, it'll be the blue one with the white stripes. Best thing coming out of america since ww2.

This is why the gen 5 ACR is one of my all time dream cars 🔥🔥

“Dodge of all company’s”!!?!? Are you joking? Dodge is known the world over for muscle and performance cars, their known for putting big powerful motors in everything. SRT is their performance engineering department and any car company with a dedicated performance department takes building cars seriously. Dodge is one of the few who doesn’t care and just wants car enthusiasts to have fun with their cars. They have drag cars you can buy they have a 1000hp crate engine you can buy they have Mopar where you can buy any performance part you want for your car. Dodge IS the company.

Worked at both TRW Steering and Suspension plants. Viper used a Power Rack and Pinion steering gear with a tuned hydraulic valve that was designed for a Dakota. Dodge brought a prototype Viper to our plant in Rogersville Tn. We were allowed to drive the car around town until the local police came to the plant and shut us down.TRW Rogersville manufactured the components to build the gear. TRW assembled all the steering gears at there Marion Va. Plant until the program was shut down.

I was fortunate enough to see a Viper club all leaving at the same time including start up probably around 20 years ago and i still remember it. They are awesome

I was always a big fan of the 96 GTS, just Iconic as hell. Until you get up close to the 3/4 gen you truly dont get to appreciate the aggressive lines on the car, compared to the bubble that is the 1/2 gen. The 5th gen rectified the bubble and brought on sharper lines. Im glad I bought my 3rd gen, its a fun raw experience of a car.

The Viper is an immortal car in the car realm .I got addicted to it playing Gran Turismo during PS2 days !

I remember seeing more 1st gen cars wadded up on flatbeds than on the road. People just weren't ready for that kind of power.

Fun video! Thanks for putting it together. You asked to hear the story of the first time we ever heard about the Dodge Viper. I was a freshmen in high school and the eighth grader who lived next door (not a car guy) told me dodge was making a 10 cylinder sports car. Year was 1989. I told him he didn't know what he was talking about. Muscle cars were dead and there was no way one of the Big 3 would do that. I think of that conversation frequently, it was a humbling experience. I was obviously wrong.

I love the viper for its venomous approach and it’s ferocious engine sound. I first learned about the viper in books and it was a joy learning about one of the greatest cars ever!

First learned about the viper when I was gifted a small toy replica as a kid. I loved that damn thing, it looked ferocious

Ever since having that 2005 dodge viper hot wheels as a kid it's been my dream car.. either an 05 to match or an 06 for the hardtop

I remember back in my college days, when a photoshoot was being done with the gen 1 Dodge Viper at the Football field. It was so mesmerizing to look at. It was the automotive version of a bodybuilder on steroids.

Yeah, the Viper is a car I'd like to have, but they're rare and the price is climbing. It sucks it was discontinued, but with gas prices the way they are, an 8.4 liter V10 doesn't sound appealing.

You know I cant really remember exactly when I first saw a Viper but I was very young. I was born in 88 the year it was conceived but when I saw It I knew then and there that I would own one one day. Its my absolute dream car. I remember telling my Granny, Pappy, Mom, and anyone else who would listen to the "hey look what I did!" or "look at when I learned!" child. Most people would say "oh that's nice" and move on. I watched every episode of Viper. got into so many arguments with my sisters to get in front of the tv and catch my show and won out every time lol My first ride in one was when I was a sophomore in college at a random car meet I just happened to drive up on. There was a guy there with my favorite Gen, a solid red Gen 2 and I yelled immediately "NEXT!!!" when I realized that guy was giving rides. I almost pushed the girl standing next to me out of the way when he pulled up for another round. I got in and it was exhilarating. I had never heard that V10 in the flesh before and amazing isn't the best word to describe it. We hauled ass up the road 3rd 4th 5th gear pulling hard and I saw waaaaay up ahead a cop at a T intersection and signaled to the driver and before I knew it he swung her to the right on a side street faster than I could blink and pulled a 180 back up to the end of the street. We sat there and watched the cop slowly turn left and as soon as he was out of sight he gunned it again going faster than the way we came back to the mall parking lot. I'll never forget that. I even met John Hennessy that same year at HPE and saw the Legendary Yellow Venom 600 that was on every cover of the car magazines I read on a lift being serviced. He told me back then that he was planning to make his own car which turned out to be the first Venom GT. He's even got a tuner school you can attend that was new back then too. I still don't have my baby yet but I most certainly will. This dream Ill never give up on.

The first Viper I ever saw, and fell madly, deeply in love with was driving up Parley’s Canyon near Salt Lake City. It passed me doing about 100 mph. It ended up behind four lanes of semis doing about 40 mph. That is when I got to see it up close. Most beautiful car ever made-sorry Ferrari.

It was indeed my dad's dream of owning one. So he bought one in 1998. Then a couple years ago I bought it from him. Now it is mine and I love the thing.

Man…. I loved Viper so much, and then to see it unceremoniously shut down, and now the end of the Hemi…. I weep for the future of this “Stellantis” thing going on.🥺

I used to want a Viper so bad as a kid, but my heart changed when playing the Viper in video games, so much power but it had no handling.

The ACR Viper was all about the ground effects for downforce, that’s what made it fast. The massive size tires didn’t hurt either. According to the car magazines it was hot, rode stiff, and was not very comfortable but it was fast around a track.

I'm torn Between the viper and 69 daytona those are my 2 dream cars

loved the video especially since my UAW local hand assembled every one of them but.... Chrysler didnt fail in the Gas Crunch because they couldnt afford to build small cars, they were just late to the game, having not read the economic indicators correctly or they discounted the impending oil crisis... in 1979 Lee Iacocca did NOT get a bailout from the United States. he and Chrysler got BANK LOANS and the US co-signed for them. big difference. BIG difference... in 1997 Chrysler was NOT in a financial bind, that required the 'merger' with Daimler Benz. Chrysler held $9 BILLION (with a B) in cash reserves and had a winning lineup of cars and trucks. Bob Eaton the snake, sold us out (the company). Daimler was supposed to share technologies and open markets in Europe to Chrysler product but after they took the cash to prop up their failing performances (the car, train, truck, and other products) in Europe they refused to share. they then took control of some of Chrysler manufacturing and engineering and tightened the purse strings. ever seen the interior of a 2007-2010 CJD product? when there was no more meat on the bones, Chrysler was sold off to Cerberus the investment company that knew NOTHING about running a business let alone an auto business. When Cerberus sold off or bought out enough people to put the company in dire straits, they unloaded the company nearly straight into bankruptcy. the Obama administration approved federal loans to Chrysler and GM, only after forcing GM to fire their CEO and requiring Chrysler to merge with Fiat. without those actions, Obama was right in bed with the senators who didnt want to help the companies out. how do i know all of this? i lived it as an employee (except the 1979 loan GUARANTEES. i was in high school)... great video on an amazing car though, thanks!

I still have that poster of a blue w/ white stripe '98 Viper GTS on my wall from when I was a kid. The car that made me fall in love with cars. I HAVE to own one some day

I first saw a viper in flesh at Bathurst in 1997 competing in a 6 hour endurance race. I'd always loved this car but they were very rare in Australia. A couple of years ago while shopping for a Monaro/GTO I went to look at a car and the owner turned out to be the guy I saw racing at Bathurst in 97. he still had the viper 20+ years later and gave me the guided tour and we spent the rest of the afternoon talking crap about cars while he showed me around his car collection .

i have to say. even though this video is almost a year old now. in the late 80's the lambo diablo was my got to kid dream car but as soon as i saw the 1st gen viper i had a new love

As a person who grown up around Japanese car culture and almost exclusively only love Japanese cars all my life, the Vipers (especially the GTS in blue with white strips) are still comfortably in my top 5 ever.

My first exposure to the Viper was in 1993 or 94 when I was a mechanic at Skip Barber Racing School. One of our customers had one and he would insist everyone drive it. He would leave the keys on the bar at the local watering hole so people could give it a test drive. We literally blew the canvas top off it. He admitted he didn't latch it correctly as he laughed about it. It was a wild ride.

I am a stone cold dyed in the wool Vette fan. However, the Dodge Viper is a MEGA BEAST that DEMANDS respect. It is by every angle a gorgeous car and looks as dangerous as it’s namesake. Corvette owners groaned when this car was introduced; not just for its amazing looks and performance, but also because it made them second guess their allegiance to their beloved Corvette. This car has a raw magnetism that has you panting at the fantasies that just looking at it can conjure. It truly is a wonderfully dangerous beast.

I'm a corvette man, but I have always loved the Cobras and Mr Shelby. So by extension I love the Vipers and all the old muscle cars.

dude the Viper is the sickest sports car ever , i remember when the viper first came to OZ (1st or 2nd gen) and was racing it destroyed everything on the straight but its flaw was its brakes they wore out every few laps and they needed to pit frequently to change the whole assembly it was quicker than changing just pads i think it won its debut but if not it certaintly left a lasting impression to the people that day nobody had ever seen straight line speed like that b4

Fell in love with this car growing up playing with hot wheels.

Surprised you didn’t mention the outstanding ground clearance these things are known for! My dad is trying to get one of every generation but the Gen V may have to wait a while

I fell in love with the Viper the first time I saw it, and I still think it's one of the best looking cars of all time. I would take a Viper over almost every other supercar because it's something I could just take home and stare at and never get tired of it.

Hi, I live in New Zealand. I acquired a gen 3 viper about 4 years ago, It had been built for the race track only. The engine was destroyed so I got it cheep. Over 3 years I rebuilt it and returned it to the street. I have owned some fast cars, but the viper has to be the fastest. The best speed I got was 315 kph. I am a female marine engineer, I did all of the work myself including the machining work. I am 68 years old, I had I scare to many, so I sold it to a guy who took it back to the States

I was 13 years old and insane about supercars, my dad was about to buy a new Truck at the local dodge dealer. I couldn't keep my eyes off the Red Beauty in the showroom. When it came time to sign the paperwork for the new truck, I piped in and demanded that the only way we'd buy the truck was if I could sit in the Viper. Of course, I got my way! I cried that day, as I did for this video today. Thanks dude, great work.

I purchased my 2004 last year before prices went stupid, and man am I happy I did. I love driving it and it's nothing but a head turner. Fingers crossed I can snag a Gen 2 before prices get too bonkers. It's one of those purchases I will never regret, and I plan to hold on to forever.

I got my reasonable dream car, a focus st. But this is the end game for me. Imagine owning a viper!

My best friend had an ACR. It was an absolute beast. We were at a car show and a kid asked him if it had a Hemi. My buddy said yeah, I use it to start this V10.

When I was 13 my grandfather got cancer and my pops and I drove across Canada to go see him , he was good friends with the owner of the local dodge/Chrysler dealership. The owner was really cool and let us test drive anything we saw on the lot including a blue 1996 and a red 2001 dodge viper. Will always be one of my fondest memories and now being in my 30s I sure hope I can own one of these cars before I kick the bucket!!!

Yes it was Gran Turismo part one were I fell in love with the Dodge Viper .I wanted all the information about it. It is truly the dream car if I can get my hands on him in my lifetime the only one that I really want.

Crazy how my BT Ford Focus ST makes as much power as a viper

As a kid, watched Motorweek every weekend and had a subscription to Motor Trend. By the time the Viper was unleashed, I was at my 1st job waiting for the opportunity to see one on the road. Then, on one day, I see one pull into a hardware store across the street. I abandoned my post temporarily, and ran across the 3lane busy street, just to catch a closer look. Later on, I made my way to the Dodge dealership in town, again, to examine and study this creature. I made impromptu measurements, roofline lower than my bellybutton, rear tires that spanned from fingertip to elbow, the headlight alignment/level which utilized an actual liquid level. The design was something, that to this day still evokes emotion in me. Built two scale models, one the roadster, the other, the GTS. This car is the the thing and fuel of dreams for me....

I have an 835hp 2014 Shelby GT500. It's my dream car and I bought it 2 years ago. I briefly looked at vipers while shopping for my Shelby. Definitely cool cars.

I love my Viper, it’s a dream car that lives up to the dream.

The Viper is😮🔥💯

When I was in the Army during the early to mid 70's, we had thousands of Dodge vehicles broken down. Some with less than 100 miles, some with more but less than 1,000 miles.

My brother had a 96 GTS Viper with a little engine work done to it. 450 hp. He let me drive it one time and I let off the gas at 160. Terrifying and fun as hell. Blew through corners like it was on rails. He just sold it last year and made money on it. He had one of those Viper engine pickups too. Sold that a few years ago. Hes into antique Harleys now. I daily drive a 485 hp Challenger Scat Pack Shaker now. Always had that need for speed.

13 track records? That was just the first year lol. But Viper might just be the most mechanically pure supercar experience on the planet.

This is my favorite car of all time! I'm going to buy one this year you are sooo lucky you have one! I wanna find a gts 96! Blue with white old school shit!

1999 I saw the viper draped in the American flag. DuPont registry magazine.. I was 12. It’s been my absolute favourite car since. Always said I’d own a 96 b/w strips for my 40th birthday. I’m 36 and always have been working to see the dream will come true!! Enjoy your viper brother!!

We’ve got a gold with black racing stripes, 2017 ACR on the showroom floor of our dodge dealership of the automotive group I work for. The thing is gorgeous, and when they turn it on to movie it off, if feels like the whole building is vibrating

I had countless posters, and models of the Viper growing up right along with the Lamborghini Countach. When the GTS came out I was just in love and became my all time favorite car. Last year I was fortunate enough to bring home a 98 GTS and fulfill a lifelong dream. It’s just so mechanical, and raw. There is truly nothing out there like it.

I love how ideal cars puts out less known cars, and say that they aren't well know, even though, after the video, alot of people are going to be looking for them.

My first experience with the viper was need for speed and its had a place in my heart ever since

In Australia we drive RHD vehicles. The Viper was manufactured only in LHD. However, that fact did not stop a small Melbourne company performing the most amazing conversion on the RT10 and the GTS in the mid 1990’s. The company name was “Viperforance” . They did such a great job, Chrysler imported 30 RT10 & GTS cars for full Australian compliance conversion. The result was “better than the original factory LHD engineering!” A second Australian company named HSV also converted a number of Vipers for a private importer. I was lucky enough to own a a full compliance ‘95 RT10 in those days. It was a mongrel of a beast! The side pipes roasted the feet, the AC was useless, the wind buffeted about the cockpit like no tomorrow. I had to remove the rear glass to cut back the buffing a bit. If I had the rag top tucked away in the boot on any clear sunny day over 20C, I got nicely sunburnt and wind burnt at the same time. The tyres were deadly from a cold start and the 6 speed box automatically went from 1st to 3rd on cold starts. No door handles or exterior locks meant no parking anywhere outside after dark. I flipped the RT10 for a 98 GTS. The AC worked great, no more wind or sunburn, no foot frying, no stuffing around with a rag top, and I could lock it safely. Did I mention the extra 50 HP also? At the end of the day, I loved the RT10, but it was simply to crude to endure for anything over 100km dry or wet. The GTS was by far a better more “refined” package for what it was. By the way, when I bought RT10 in 97. Import duties, exchange rates, freight and the RHD conversion costs pushed the purchase price to A$180,000. The new 98 GTS was around A$250,000.

A fellow consultant poured his savings into a Viper back in about 2000, I think it was. Fine car. I rode, but did not drive, in that vehicle. Yeah, it would have been phun to own one. Just way too much money, though, and the insurance! Wow!

I first found out about the Viper from the License test in Gran Turismo 2, Leguna Seca which as a kid I would forever call The Viper Turn. One turn on that track was brutal especially with the powerhouse that is the Dodge Viper and as a kid, constantly spinning that car out.

It’s been my dream car since I was a kid. I’m 23 now and it’s still my dream car. I hope to own one in the next 5-10 years. Maybe one day I can even own the ACR variant

There was someone where I lived, who daily drove a blacked out Gen.V Viper. It was really cool seeing it around. Idk where it went now. Hope the owner and car is doing well

I had a 2005 SRT-10 Ram and I loved that engine! *I wish I had bought a Viper but I wanted something none of my friends had.

Great video guys we need more videos like this 😃👍

I always loved the Viper but I grew to lust over it with the show Viper. My stepdad worked on the show when it was being filmed here in Calgary. I had the opportunity to get a ride in the Viper "Defender" and it was about the coolest thing to happen to me to that point. I had a poster of the red RT-10 and a poster of the Defender model. Always thought that they should've made a version close to that, the "fangs" on the front end of the Defender really looked Viper-ish!!...and it was developed by Chrysler too

The TV show was what made me fall in love with this car. It's amazing how much I love this vehicle. To see it at different car shows allows me to reminisce and dream about owning one someday lol.

The dodge viper is the coolest car since it can go from 0 to your funeral in just 4 seconds!

Love the viper and the thumbnail

When I was younger I had two wall length posters on opposite walls; red 1989 Lamborghini Countach and the blue/white 1996 GTS Viper. The first Viper I drove was a Gen 3 Copperhead and I was sold! I now own a Gen V LE GTS. Love it!

I worked on the Gen 3 and 4 at SRT and to this day still remember "The Talk" in order to drive it. At the time in 2007 he stated that there have been 35 crashes, and 3 deaths to date. So straighten it then excel (ok dump it) it is my bucket list car. No cruise control so you listen to tpm instead. It is an exceptional vehicle. Oh, also the new drivers for racing came from corvette and were astonished that there were not many extra parts incase of breakdown.corvette had three trailers. Viper had one. They would do three races on one set of brakes, corvette new everytime.

Was always my favorite dream car! Absolute tears with this happening 😢 😭 💔 😫 😩

The viper is one of my favourite cars of all time along with the ac cobra, but unfortunately here in the uk there as rare as hens teeth and majorly pricey but definitely on the bucket list to own or drive one day 👍

I luckily got a chance to drive the Gen 2 Viper once. It was one the best car experiences I ever had. I was excited, amazed and, quite frankly, scared for my life in that thing. It was also an incredibly pure experience. Truth be told, the thing felt like it might fall apart around you at high speeds but it was a great experience regardless.

I used to have a dycast model of this car. It was given to me as a birthday gift Back in 1993. It's been my favorite dream car ever since.

I love the viper. I'm 34 and I remember when it first came out in the 90s. I also completely loved the tv series Viper. That's when I realized Ypu can turn a beast into a monster

For sure, one of the most underrated cars ever

I still remember to this day, in 1995, I was 14 and visiting the Dodge dealership with my dad, who is trying to buy a family car (at the end, our family got Ford Taurus lol). Then, as a car kid/car guy, I immediately notice the Viper in the showroom, the iconic 3 triangle spoke wheel, and the "viper" headlights. I sit in the car and just relax for 5 minutes. To this day, Dodge Viper (1st gen) is still the Top 3 of my dream car list, even to this day 2023/May.

It's safe to say that we'll never see a car shock the car industry like the Viper did back in '92. These days so many cars have obnoxious performance numbers, but none of them make an impression like the Viper. The amount of Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Camaros, Teslas and Mustangs on the road make those cars seem very ordinary. Vipers, on the other hand...you simply don't cross paths with too many of them. Production numbers for the entire existence of the Viper is lower than many cars make in a year. This adds to their mystique. The stuff of legend, really. A tremendous piece of automobile history.

One of the best looking cars ever! Like legit looks like what it was named after!

I was 18 yrs old I always heard of the viper never saw one till one day it found me. I was driving my new C5 and an old man pulled up next to me in his Red and white GTS. I throttled my C5 and the GTS's exhaust was so loud I didn't even notice that the light turned green.

The show called Viper is what got me hooked as a kid. The RT/10 and than the 96’ Blue and white stripes gts viper came out and that to me was and still is the best looking car ever made.

I remember when Alison Monteith crashed a black Viper in Fredericton N.B. It just had a Hennessey power package installed and it was totalled! They said he hit the gas on the highway and it went into the center median, over the other side of the highway and into the ditch. No injuries luckily, I will never forget the sight of that car getting unloaded into Wheaton auto's garage...

The Viper is by far one of the best GT race cars ever

What a car the viper is 😍

I was at that 1989 Detroit Auto Show and fell in love with the Viper then and there! Love this video….!

Learned about the Viper In Gran Turismo 3, that car was one of the coolest things ones out of so many available to me.

I love how the Viper is actually an MR instead of being an FR. A keen detail to why it handles so well. 👌 My dream car honestly.

I grew up with this car. When the other kids dreamt of owning Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s, I dreamt about owning a Viper. From the first time I laid eyes on a Matchbox Viper my parents got me for Christmas to watching every single episode of the “Viper” TV show in the 90s lol. I absolutely fell in love with this car. When I was 19, I got my first chance to actually ride in one. It was a silver, ‘99 RT/10, owned by my dad’s boss. When he found out that it was my childhood dream car, he invited me over to see it up close and take me for a ride. It was the first time I had truly seen one up close and could actually touch and sit in it. When he took me for a ride, it was a feeling that I will never forget. He had supercharged his, and it made around 850HP, so it put the bar really high for my first Viper experience. But the force that pushed me back into the seat was absolutely incredible. It pushed me so far back into that seat, that I was going to have to be surgically removed. Then, just when I thought it could not get any better, he stopped in the middle of the road and backed onto a side street. I figured he was just turning around to go back to his house but instead of pulling out and heading back, he unbuckled his seat belt, looked at me, and asked me if I wanted to drive it. I nearly passed out. I leaped from the passengers seat and jumped into the drivers seat before he could remember that he just handed the keys to his 8.0L supercharged V10, rear wheel drive, sports car with no traction control, to a 19 year old kid who daily drove a 2.4L 4 cylinder, Mitsubishi Eclipse…That day was one of the greatest days of my life. Fast forward to last year…and my childhood dream has come true. I now own my childhood dream car. I will keep this car until I die when I will pass it on to my son. I have never liked another car more then the Viper. I know there are plenty of cars that are faster, or are more comfortable to drive, but the Viper will always be my absolute favorite car.

I designed the first Viper in 1985. And built it 1987 in my home garage St.Louis. It was a wreaked 1978 Corvette with the front body replaced with a 1974 E-Type V-12 bonnet. I drove it to work at 170mph and stirred it with my knees. And I still have it.

That car is still an absolute beast and I'm so glad it's a hundred percent American made

I love VIPER !