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• SRT Viper TA Exacts Its Revenge [Video]

  In Fast Forward / By Tom Anderson / 19 March 2013

  

  You don’t want to mess with Ralph Gilles. Oh sure, he may be an accomplished automotive designer and the head of Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand. But if you try to besmirch the reputation of him, his coworkers, his company, or the products made by his company well, may Walter Chrysler have mercy on your soul. When Donald Trump parroted presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s, uh, factually-deficient proclamation that Jeep was moving all of its production to China, Ralphie G made a beeline to the Twitterverse to disseminate his opinion of the reality TV host, provocateur and sometime real estate kingpin.

  While the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s defeat of the freshly minted SRT Viper GTS in a recent MotorTrend comparison test wasn’t quite the same genus of trolling as The Donald’s jaw-flappings, Mr. Gilles still found it irksome. So irksome, in fact, that he and the SRT team moved the development of the new Viper TA – as in Time Attack – ahead of schedule. By at least half a year. And when the more hardcore Viper was ready for review by the motoring press, which outlet do you think Ralph called first? (Hint: It wasn’t us. Not that we’re bitter or anything…) As you can see in this video from MT, the results of the TA’s upgrades speak for themselves (with a bit of help from our bud Jonny Lieberman and the magazine’s tame racing driver Randy Pobst).

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• Hennessey Announces and Renders New SRT Viper Based Models

  In Tuning / By Tom Anderson / 1 October 2012

  

  John Hennessey’s first automotive tuning project was his own 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4, but the Texas hot rodder made his name (and built his company into what it is today) on the backs of hopped up Dodge Vipers. From the first Venom 500 in 1993 to the 1,000hp-plus twin-turbo monsters of the last few years, Hennessey has made itself synonymous with the term “tuned Viper,” even as the company has introduced upgrade packages for numerous other vehicles, as well as its own supercar, the Venom GT.

  So now that there’s a new Viper (sold under the SRT banner), it should be no surprise that HPE plans to make it even burlier as well. But rather than just offer one flavor of extra spice for the first SRT-badged vehicle, Hennessey is offering two.

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• 2013 SRT Viper Ignites a Transatlantic Family Feud [w/ Videos]

  In Auto News / By Tom Anderson / 6 April 2012

  

  The first two generations of the Dodge Viper (Some sources break those two generations into two further generations.) were brash, brutal and downright angry. These thundering 10-cylinder neo-Cobras, both open- and closed-top, routinely beat up on all manner of European supercars, not to mention crosstown rival Corvette. What’s more, these beating occurred on the street and on the track, the latter being where race-prepped Vipers scored numerous wins, including three consecutive GT class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the overall win at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona.

  However, the Dodge Viper’s story came to an end on July 1, 2010, as the last example rolled out of the Conner Avenue Assembly plant in Detroit. Scarcely two months later, though, word came down that a new third (or fifth; take your pick) generation Viper would be coming in a couple years. Well, now it’s a couple years later, and the new Viper is indeed here. A lot has stayed the same with the new car, but a lot has changed, too.

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• VIPER SmartStart App for iPhone Offers Remote Start, Lock/Unlock & Panic Alarm

  In Gadgets / By Ari Cox / 14 October 2009

  

  The iPhone application war is like nuclear proliferation back in the 80s, every major superpower in the electronics market is stretching to create the most effective and game-changing programs for this new mobile battleground. We’ve seen everything from iPhone Satellite Radio integrations to parking meter reminders. Now, well-known car alarm company VIPER is offering their SmartStart application for compatible security systems as well as a turnkey solution. This nifty program transforms the iPhone or iTouch into a full-fledged command center that provides remote start capabilities, locks and unlocks doors, pops the trunk and activates the panic alarm.

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