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"After a gut-wrenching period of uncertainty, the Street and Racing
Technology brand team is extremely proud that our hand-built in Detroit,
flagship supercar is back and ready to take on the performance car world," said
Ralph Gilles, President and CEO - Street and Racing Technology Brand and
Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. "Beyond being the flagship for the new SRT
brand, the launch of the 2013 Viper proves that we simply would not let the
performance icon of the Chrysler Group die. Willed to live on by a very special
group of performance enthusiasts inside the company and across Viper Nation,
this SRT team under our new leadership was challenged to not just continue the
legendary Viper, but to create a world-class supercar that would showcase the
very best we have to offer."
Two New Models: SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS
For the 2013 model year, two new models of the iconic supercar will be hand
built at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit - the home for Viper since
1995. Both SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS models offer new interior and exterior
designs incorporating premium materials and new exterior surfaces with
aerodynamically functional details that are beautifully integrated into the
high-tech carbon fiber and aluminum skin. On the inside, designers and engineers
strived to rethink all touch points; and upgrade all material appointments and
technologies.
"The SRT Viper model is meant to offer a perfect blend of extreme performance
and a deliberate preservation of what has become the iconic DNA of the Viper,"
Gilles added. "We strove to deliver a supercar that continues to bring the
driver as close as possible to the machine."
The SRT Viper GTS builds on the DNA of the SRT Viper model with more
technologically advanced solutions, like two-mode active suspension, to allow
this world-class GTS to find new limits on the track while also opening up its
envelope as a more premium and mature evolution of the classic, extreme
performance formula. Designed and built with premium features and materials
inside and out, the Viper GTS will compete with the best performance vehicles in
the world with a wide range of creature comforts, advanced drivetrain and
interior technologies.
"We've purposely evolved the iconic soul and raw performance formula that Viper
has maintained over the years," Gilles said. "Our returning customers will see
the world-class levels of pride, quality and hand craftsmanship built into the
2013 Viper. With two price classes of the SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS, we have
offerings for both the traditional core Viper customer and for the new customer
who wants the same performance in a package with more technology and premium
creature comforts."
The driver-oriented interior cabin of the all-new Dodge SRT Viper GTS has been
totally revamped for 2013 with superior craftsmanship, premium material
appointments and performance-oriented technologies.
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