2003 Dodge Viper - designed by ex-Toyota designer

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Sep 21, 2002 | 09:30 PM

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yianni64

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Originally posted by 02RSXTYPES

I saw it at the new york auto show, it was alot nicer than the last gen but totally predictable. Talk about bland styling, they did nothing bold like they did with the original car. All they did was change the grill and add S2K-like headlights, The sides and rear really aren't all that much different. Obviously the 1st gen Viper was what they set infront of the drawing pad when they went to design it.

There was a Viper parked infront og work today, and every single person that walked by stared at it for ever. The only other cars people stare at that long are like Ferrari's and Lambo's. SO if the Viper looses its crazy "look at me" styling, it's lost its biggest selling point IMHO.

Sep 22, 2002 | 12:26 PM

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Tirod

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have any of you driven a viper??? i wouldn't talk smack until you do...

Sep 22, 2002 | 02:35 PM

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98CoupeV6

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Originally posted by Tirod-[EJ]
have any of you driven a viper??? i wouldn't talk smack until you do...

Noone is talking about its driving characteristics. This thread is completely about its design foo.

Sep 22, 2002 | 03:58 PM

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I've driven a 1998 Viper GTS before. Wasn't terribly impressive. Did it look good? Yep. Attract a lot of stares? Yep. Fast? Oh, you bet it was. But it's handling was twitchy, and it idled like my Maytag washing machine on it's spin-dry cycle.

Unrefined brute. Much like that of the old Shelby's. Hence I'd never buy one.

Sep 22, 2002 | 09:55 PM

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Tirod

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i think "weaksauce" describes the whole car...

Sep 23, 2002 | 12:26 PM

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yianni64

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Originally posted by Tirod-[EJ]
i think "weaksauce" describes the whole car...

I want to see how the GT40 matches up to it.

Sep 23, 2002 | 01:00 PM

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98CoupeV6

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Originally posted by yianni64

I want to see how the GT40 matches up to it.

I absolutely love the GT40. It looks absolutely awesome in person. Here are my pics from NYIAS: http://community.webshots.com/user/chrishs2000

I love the GT40 in every way, the Viper is not as visually exciting in 2003 as it was in 1992. Plus it's freaking huge. If Ford doesn't do that retro BS to its interior and the reliability is okay, I will be head over heels for it.