550 Maranello <> Viper SRT/10

[ViperGTS]

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Hi,

This is my first post on this forum. I just traded in my 550 Maranello for a new 03 SRT-10. I have racked up 200 miles on the new beast. I thought I would share my initial driving impressions.

The 550 is an amazing car. It is like a leather couch with a hemi... There is not one inch of the interior that does not have "fine corinthian leather" Even the dash and the headliner are covered in it. It is very comfortable, extremely fast and very capable. 0-60: 4.2 0-100: 9.5, 1/4: 12.4 @119 top end:199 60-0:114ft. .95 on the skid.

At the track: (Yes I took it frequently to the track) It felt heavy around the track because it WAS HEAVY 3800lbs... Handling was nuetral with larger bias towards understeer. (I went through 2 sets of front tires before I went through my rears.) The biggest complaint I had were the brakes. (You felt every ounce of the weight when you tried to put the binders on) The pedal travel was far too much making it very difficult to heal toe. The brake pedal travel would actually go past the accelerator when pushed hard. Even though they stats indicate that is is one of the best stopping cars around it did not inspire confidence. The engine was like butter. 7800 RPM Redline. Sounded crappy at low revs, sounded like only a ferrari does at higher revs.. Overall it was an amazing ride. Fast as hell but definitely biased towards "comfy". Not a great track car, more of a kick [******] cruiser.

SRT-10: This car is all about being rude crude and full of attitude. It is loud, it is manly, it feels as close to a race car as you will find on the street. The steering is lightning quick. The steamroller tires follow every rut in the road so much so that if you do not have REALLY firm grip on the wheel with BOTH hands, it can actually try to dart you off the road or into a different lane. (NO Kidding) (I have felt it mostly at speeds of 30-45mph. Never felt that on the highway.) I had the same problem with the 550M until I added about -.3 negative camber in the front suspension. It fixed that problem bigtime. I have not yet tried it in the Viper, however, when I do, I will report the results. The brakes are AWESOME. The feel is even better. The pedals are very much like a 911 turbo. There is almost no travel in the pedal, the harder you push the faster you stop. Take up is immediate! Heal toeing is excellent. Throttle is very progressive. NOT linear like in the 550. The 1st 50% of the pedal travel yeilds like 30% of the "giddy-up", the second 50% is 70% of the throttle progressivly getting stronger at the end. This takes some time getting used to, but I given the huge torque and no traction control, this will allow you to "feather" the throttle in a corner more effectively without swapping front from rear.

All and all, the major differnce is not so much in the performance (it is better), it is more in the driving experience. The Viper is all about sensation, and it is truely awesome.

That is all I can tell after 200 miles of sub 4000rpms. (well... maybe once or twice above that.......).

Look forward to seeing fellow Viper owners in the Chicagoland area on the track for some fun, ruining expensive rubber and brakepads....

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Hallo ViperGTS,

 

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[Psychodad]

Ich bin auf die Vorstellung in Deutschland wirklich gespannt.

Dann werd ich wohl direkt zum Händler rennen und mir das Teilchen mal genauer ansehen. Sehr genau.....

[ViperGTS]

>>>Ich bin auf die Vorstellung in Deutschland wirklich gespannt<<<

Ich auch - soll ja im Oktober 2003 so weit sein...

Hoffentlich nicht wieder so "kastriert" wie die EU-Version der GTS.

[Ecki]

tja, die viper ist eben eine richtiger und vollwertiger sportwagen! UND DAS IST GUT SO!

[Psychodad]

Allerdings nur in der US-Version. Die deutsche Version ist leider so dermaßen kastriert worden, daß mir ganz schlecht wird wenn ich nur dran denke

Hoffentlich passiert soetwas nicht nochmal!!

[Ecki]

hmm, was ist denn da geändert?

[ViperGTS]

Er spricht von der RT/10 und GTS (1996-2002).

Die Daten der Dodge Viper SRT/10 für die EU sind noch nicht raus - vielleicht im Oktober 2003.

BTW, die "kastrierte" Viper war immer noch gut für 286 km/h - doch gar nicht so schlecht, bei dem cw-Wert.

[M@rtin]

Ich hatte vor rund einem Monat die Gelegenheit mir die S-RT/10 mal genauer anzusehen, und muss sagen: Geiles Teil!!

Stand bei Mercedes bzw. DaimlerChrysler in Berlin.

Das ist sie:

Mann o mann schaue ich da wieder toll drein...

[RPM]

Mann o mann schaue ich da wieder toll drein...

Das Auto sieht von vorne wirklich sehr gut aus. Schön aggresiv!

Gruss Raoul

PS: Hast du etwas getrunken oder warum stehst du so wackelig in der Gegend rum?

[ViperGTS]

Motor Trend (June 2003) High speed shootout 2003-SRT10...

Wow...Im stupified by what The SRT10 convertable did against an all out sports car[Mosler MT900] not to mention the new Lambo Murcilago,.....Ok here are the cold numbers for the SRT10.......

0-60: 3.9

1/4 mile: 11.77 @ 123.63 (MT900 11.0 @ 126: Lambo 11.72 @ 122.52)

60-0: 97ft-New MT world record

0-100-0: 12.17...It took 8.3 to 100mph and 3.81 secs to decelerate from 100mph..Insanity

Standing Mile: 30.5 @ 167.6 mph.....I remember the GTS beating this number in the 98 shootout...A coupe SRT will surely kill these numbers...Lambo is 30.5 @ 169.2...Aero takes over and now begins to pull the Viper..

100-0 in ft: 274 You dont really appreciate this number till you see the only car that came close to it...the MT900..Its 2100lbs and the SRT10 beat it to a stop by 1 foot....Nothing else came within 18 feet of this phenominal SRT10's braking capabilities...Honorable mention the Z06 was at 292ft

Forget about the Murcialago its way behind at 300ft

Top Speed: 182 not bad for a convertable though they said it was track limited. So given a longer track it would have gone faster ...Lambo topped out at 193 also track limited...Would you believe an unfettered CL55 hit 187 ...Z06 aero limited to 174..That was its true top speed...Wont go faster...

Now for the roadcourse...Its a figure 8 track that they tested on....The only car to beat the "convertable Viper" was the race car MT900...Lap time for the MT900 was 23.3 secs to the SRT10's 23.9.....remember the MT900 weighs 2100lbs and had cheater slicks on...Its not even cleared at a streetcar yet by the government but they included the MT900 as a street car anyway

Still all in all it was a good test of the Viper and cements the SRT10's improvements over the previous beloved GenII's in the performance catagory...Now since the convertable is this omnipotent[MT's words] I cant wait for the coupe.....

BTW Justin Bell of Viper/Vette fame was the testdriver..

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Hallo ViperGTS,

 

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[Psychodad]

Die Performance der Viper ist wirklich beeindruckend

[Karl VIP CO]

Das Auto sieht von vorne wirklich sehr gut aus. Schön aggresiv!

Leider kann das japanische Heck nicht halten, was die Front an Aggressivität verspricht. Schaut euch einen SL 55 AMG an, und ihr wißt, was ich meine.

Persönlich vermisse ich den Bügel..., so als "Quasi-Targa" hat mir die Viper besser gefallen. Und die Rundungen sind auch dahin..., dass machen auch die schönen bösen Scheinwerfer nicht wett... Und die Felgen der RT/10 waren so geil, und jetzt guck sich einer diesen BBS-O.Z.-08/15-Style an ...

[jo2man]

naja ich denke mal das ist absolute geschmack sache!! den mir gefallen die felgen und das heck der rt-10 nicht!!!eeeeegal..jedem das seine!!!

p.s...so nebenbei...hallo!!!

[Matthias2004]

Feines Cabrio nur die über 8 Liter Hubraum werden gut schlucken!

über 20 Liter?

Grüße

[Hagge]

Feines Cabrio nur die über 8 Liter Hubraum werden gut schlucken!

über 20 Liter?

Grüße

Na und ???

Leistung kriegste nicht für 10 liter

Denke im Normalbetrieb sind 16-17 Liter drinn

Gruss Hagge

[Matthias2004]

Da gebe ich Dir recht

Freut sich der Tankwart besonders auf Dich...

Bei uns fährt ein älteres Modell herum...gehört dem Mc Donalds Chef!

Feines Baby..

Grüße