REPORTS ARE circulating that the Dodge Viper may eventually dump its current V10 engine in favour of a modular powertrain developed by Chrysler’s new owner, Fiat.

Fiat is currently developing a new V8 engine range for its Ferrari and Maserati brands: a powertrain that could reportedly be readily adapted for use in the Viper.

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AFTER OFFERING UP its Viper brand for sale earlier this year, Chrysler Group LLC has announced that it will now be keeping the V10 powered sports car as part of its Dodge range.

In a prepared statement the company said that the Viper would be produced “through 2010 and beyond”. The about-face for the Viper sell-off [...]

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It’s no secret that Chrysler has been looking to offload the Viper nameplate for a while now, the allure of pocketing a few extra pennies proving too hard to resist in these harsh economic times.  According to Jim Press, Chrysler’s co-President and senior public relations man, Chrysler currently has three buyers showing an interest.

The sale [...]

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Despite its various fiscal misfortunes and reputation for churning out soul-less and unexciting pickups and minivans, Chrysler did get at least two things right: it built the Dodge Viper way back in the 1990s, and earlier this year, it revived a long-dead nameplate and launched the beautiful, brawny and incredibly popular third-generation Challenger.

So then, what [...]

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It would seem that I may have to revise my Lords of the Ring article already…

American motoring magazine Motortrend has posted a video of the Dodge Viper ACR lapping the Nurburgring Nordschleife in an amazing 7:22. That’s 4 seconds faster than the Corvette ZR-1’s record time.

To be fair however, everything in the Viper ACR is [...]

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Chrysler is reportedly pondering selling off the Dodge Viper in an effort to rid itself of the low-profit line and get some cash in the process. Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli is apparently keen to dispose of the Viper to free up resources that could otherwise go towards maximising the profitability of the company.

“We have [...]

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Those of us up-to-date with Top Gear (not those of us a year behind with the SBS-aired episodes) will know that episode 2 of season 11 will be airing in the UK overnight, so I thought I’d drop a few quotes to get you through until you can acquire the latest episode. [...]

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The amazing news concerning Nissan’s new GT-R just keeps coming and must have the supercar manufacturers shaking their heads. Inside Line have tested a privately owned Japanese spec GT-R at an airstrip just outside of Tokyo. The fact that they thought the GT-R was the ducks guts is one thing but they also found the [...]

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When it comes to modern American muscle there is absolutely no doubt that the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is the one that “fries my burger” best. Forget the Viper and Corvette, Mustang or even the yet to be released Camaro, they just don’t “do cool” as well as the Challenger – and I’m not alone [...]

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Hennessey have released two more images of there Venom GT supercar. We showed you the first concept sketch back in November and now you can see the super-light, super-powerful, Viper V10 powered extreme machine from the rear…with the wing up and down.

With what appears to be more than a touch of Lotus Elise the Venom [...]

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HSV fans should get ready to go a little weak at the knees with this report. First pictures of GM’s LS9 engine have become available and its basically a supercharged 6.2-litre LS3. Destined for the Corvette ZR1 the new mill is tipped to produce a very handy 485kW/650hp. Being a somewhat simpler solution to the [...]

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Hennessey is not a company well known in Australia but their reputation in the States is well known by car enthusiasts. Hennessey specialise in taking factory performance cars from mild to wild with the development and fitting of purpose built tuning parts. They have waved their tuning wand over a number of America’s best known [...]

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