You know, all these discussions are pretty funny - particularly with respect to the Viper. If Dodge intended to build a straight-line car, it wouldn't look much like a Viper at all. The Viper is road-racing machine. I got reminded of that being a passenger on a road-course this weekend in a stock Viper. This thing corners, stops and accelerates at a rate that is down-right shocking. I used to race small formula cars - the Viper was faster. There is no way for equal amount of money you could make a Sti or Civic outrun it and do all the other things a Viper can. The thing has more than twice the tire, emissions compliance and a trans and motor that is just loafing at those kinds of velocities - a screaming deal if you ask me. Truly a super car.
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PT GT - Fastest damn lease car I could hope to have...
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