Description
The Dodge Viper evolved into its 3rd generation model at the 2012 New York Motor Show. With the appearance of this iconic American sports car, the development of a GTS-R competition model was also announced, and it became clear that the Viper would return once again to the Le Mans 24 hour race and American Le Mans series after a 10-year hiatus. And the Viper GT3-R is a GT3 machine created for private teams, based on the GTS-R works machine.
In the development of this machine, SRT (the high-performance car development division of Dodge) and Riley Technologies (a major race constructor of the U.S.) worked together to instil the car with their know-how for victory.
The traditional long nosed, short deck body has improved aerodynamics with a flat bottom and the addition of a wing. Weight has also been reduced to 1,295 kg (2855 lbs). The 8.4 litre V10 with a dry sump is powered up to 670 BHP (507kW) unrestricted, and this power is transferred with an X-Trac 6-speed sequential transmission. It is also equipped with 6 piston front/4 piston rear brake callipers with large diameter discs for stopping power.
The Viper GT3-R was priced at $459,000, with orders received from the latter half of 2013. Its level of performance is already proven in various GT Car races in the US and other parts of the world.
