SRT have come out to play with the 2015 Dodge Viper with a number of tweaks and changes. First up for 2015 is a new GT model, which aims to marry the reasonable price of the base car with the adjustable suspension and stability control program of the GTS model. Also new is the SRT TA 2.0 Special Edition, which expands on last year’s Viper TA by adding new aerodynamics, including a larger rear wing, which ups downforce at 150 miles per hour from 278 pounds to 400 pounds, new front dive planes and a carbon fiber front splitter, 96 Viper TA 2.0 models will be built.
Two new shades of paint and a new appearance pack are joining the Viper’s color palette. The new shades, Stryker Purple and Y’Orange sport the “liquid mercury” appearance. A special edition Viper GTS Ceramic Blue edition will be offered and limited to 40 cars. The new Ceramic Blue Edition Package, sports the aforementioned Ceramic Blue paint, black stripes and black, five-spoke “Rattler wheels.” Other aesthetic tweaks include a Satin Black exhaust bezel, orange brake calipers and carbon fiber brake ducts.
Regardless of which 2015 Viper you choose, you’ll benefit from an 8.4-liter V10 that is both more powerful and more fuel efficient. Power is up to 645 horsepower, while the Viper’s highway fuel economy rating has increased from 19 to 20 mpg.
Dodge are reconfirming its commitment to future Viper customers with a new starting price $15,000 less than the 2014 model it replaces. It is offered at a new starting U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $84,995 (all prices exclude tax, title, license, destination and gas guzzler tax).
“The Gen 1 Viper had 400 horsepower. It didn’t have air conditioning, anti-lock brakes, traction control or stability control. It didn’t even have real windows. It was the purest, rawest and most visceral American performance car of its time,” said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO – Dodge and SRT Brands. “The Gen 5 Viper maintains the purity of the original car, with its seductive design, perfect weight balance and all-aluminum V10 with an additional 245 horsepower. But the rawness has been tamed with state-of-the-art five-mode ESC, two-mode suspension, ABS, traction control, launch control and a lightweight structure comprised of carbon fiber, magnesium and aluminum. Despite the Gen 5’s massive leap forward in technology and performance, we’re pulling its starting price back to the equivalent of the original Gen 1 car.”
In addition to the new starting price, all existing Gen 5 Viper owners will get a certificate worth $15,000 that can be redeemed toward the purchase of a new Dodge Viper. This $15,000 certificate is in addition to the $15,000 price reduction.
The latest price cut actually puts the 2015 on par with the original 1992 Viper when adjusting for inflation. Those first models carried a cost of $50,700 when new or about $86,130 today, according to Dodge.
Production of 2015 model year Vipers will begin at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit in the second half of the fourth quarter of 2014 and Vipers will start arriving in dealerships in the first quarter of 2015.
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