Next-gen Dodge Viper mule caught wearing new front end

Apex Motorsports · 08-14-2011, 04:49 PM

Next-gen Dodge Viper mule caught wearing new front end

By Noah Joseph RSS feed
Posted Aug 14th 2011 11:58AM

It's one thing to quietly anticipate the arrival of something exciting. It's quite another when you can actually see it coming, so here's a batch of spy shots showing the next-generation Dodge Viper under development.

Don't get too excited, though, because there's little to see from this early test mule. It's largely wearing the bodywork from the last Viper, and what's new is heavily disguised. What we can tell is that the headlights stretch back farther over the hood than the previous model, above the updated crosshair grille now in use across the Dodge model range. The placement of the air scoops and hood louvers appear different, and from what we can see at least, the front end seems to be more refined than its brutish predecessors.

Of course, it's what's behind that new front end that counts. It may be too early to say if the V10 will return of whether regulatory restrictions will force Chrysler to go with something slightly more "responsible," but you can bet it'll have more electronic nannies in place, and if the rapidly-integrating Fiat/Chrysler empire plays its cards right, Dodge's Italian sisters could bring some experience to bear. And that can't be a bad thing.

Image Credit: KGP Photography

ViperTomcat · 08-14-2011, 05:14 PM

Wow..for a second i swear I was looking at a C6 Corvette.

Will be interesting to see what comes of this.

truth411 · 08-15-2011, 04:42 PM

I thought at a glance I saw a ferarri 599. Lol, but I wonder what engine will this have? Rumor has it that the next Viper will have around 700hp. I hope they make the styling more dramatic like the 1996 viper coupe.

Apex Motorsports · 08-15-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truth411

I thought at a glance I saw a ferarri 599. Lol, but I wonder what engine will this have? Rumor has it that the next Viper will have around 700hp. I hope they make the styling more dramatic like the 1996 viper coupe.

The first time I have seen any suggestion that the V10 would not return was in this blog post. The V10 is as big a part of the Viper as the V8 is the Camaro and Corvette.

TaylorRyanSS · 08-15-2011, 08:34 PM

I like this rendering

Apex Motorsports · 08-15-2011, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaylorRyanSS

I like this rendering

The new Viper was revealed to dealers back in September at a dealers meeting. Here is a rendering that was done based on several of the attendees accounts. Based on what I can tell with all the camo in place it seems accurate.

truth411 · 08-15-2011, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaylorRyanSS

I like this rendering

to each there own...Ewwwww...

huggercamaro21 · 08-15-2011, 11:27 PM

The body looks kinda like the shape of the new SLS Benz

Silver2SSRS6spd · 08-15-2011, 11:33 PM

Notice the Corvette behind it in one of the pictures, looks like they use the Vette as a chase car.

8cd03gro · 08-16-2011, 12:23 AM

I'm more interested in what the interior is going to look like. That's where the Viper was horribly lacking and where Fiat knows how to make a supercar feel like a super car.

Overflow · 08-16-2011, 09:12 AM

As long as it doesn't look like the 1999 Viper, I'll be happy.

08-14-2011, 04:49 PM	#1
Apex Motorsports Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky. Posts: 25,179	Next-gen Dodge Viper mule caught wearing new front end Next-gen Dodge Viper mule caught wearing new front end By Noah Joseph RSS feed Posted Aug 14th 2011 11:58AM It's one thing to quietly anticipate the arrival of something exciting. It's quite another when you can actually see it coming, so here's a batch of spy shots showing the next-generation Dodge Viper under development. Don't get too excited, though, because there's little to see from this early test mule. It's largely wearing the bodywork from the last Viper, and what's new is heavily disguised. What we can tell is that the headlights stretch back farther over the hood than the previous model, above the updated crosshair grille now in use across the Dodge model range. The placement of the air scoops and hood louvers appear different, and from what we can see at least, the front end seems to be more refined than its brutish predecessors. Of course, it's what's behind that new front end that counts. It may be too early to say if the V10 will return of whether regulatory restrictions will force Chrysler to go with something slightly more "responsible," but you can bet it'll have more electronic nannies in place, and if the rapidly-integrating Fiat/Chrysler empire plays its cards right, Dodge's Italian sisters could bring some experience to bear. And that can't be a bad thing. Image Credit: KGP Photography

08-15-2011, 08:34 PM	#5
TaylorRyanSS COTW: 12/13/10 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,880	I like this rendering Attached Images __________________ "Are you one of those boys who prefer cars to women? - I'm one of those boys that appreciates a fine body, regardless of the make." 1969 CAMARO JOURNAL: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341239 \| FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/taylor.ryan.apt \| GRAPHIC DESIGN: www.aptdesigns.net

08-15-2011, 11:33 PM	#9
Silver2SSRS6spd Prefer to be blown! Drives: 2010 Silver/Black 2SS/RS Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 2,677 View My Garage	Notice the Corvette behind it in one of the pictures, looks like they use the Vette as a chase car. __________________ MagnaCharger TVS-2300 550rwhp 540 rwt and a radical suspension under the car.

08-16-2011, 09:12 AM	#11
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	As long as it doesn't look like the 1999 Viper, I'll be happy. __________________

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