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Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper

Hennesy Viper Venom

A Dodge Viper

Dodge Viper GTS

Dodge Viper GTS

Dodge Viper GT1

Dodge Viper GTS

The Ford GT90

Corvette

'97 Corvette

Plymouth Prowler

Since Dodge introduced the Viper a few years back, it has been a highly popular and highly sought-after muscle machine. . American muscle cars gained back much glory with the Dodge Viper. The modified Hennesy Viper Venom is an awesome machine, able to accelerate from 0-60 In 3.4 seconds! I want one!!

There does though seem to be two opinions on the viper, namely the European, and the American:

Firstly, there is the engine.
When its truck-sourced, Lamborghini modified V10 pushrod engine starts to burn the gas in the 8 Litre cylinders, some Europeans may say, "Noise pollution and too thirsty, this '90s American still use such an old-tech engine!" while Americans may say "Wow! Its sounds great ! It's rough and loud, but it thrills me a lot !"

Secondly, there is the acceleration.
It accelerates with the tyres spinning and smoking, you may hear: "Poor American cars still haven't got traction control, all the weight is bias in the front so that rear end has insufficient grip." but you also hear "The rawer it is, the more fun I can have."

And there's the handling.
The Viper storms through the corners with great speed. The European may say "Handling is not as precise as Ferrari or Porsche. Gearchange is not as slick. Stiff springs and dampers setting lead to the uncomfortable ride." but the American may respond, "Great grip generated from big and wide Goodyear Eagles, and the astonishing acceleration press my head towards the headrest. Can F355 and 911 manage 0-60mph in 4.4secs?" then argument starts. "The 911 turbo can do it under 4sec !" "In case you can pay the sky-high price..." The argument between European and American will never stop whilst the Viper still exists.

I am British though, and we love the Viper, it is mainly the rest of Europe, like Italy, France, etc. that have these opinions.

The Plymouth Prowler is a Hot Rod car of the modern era. I don't remember much about this car, other than that its suppose to be quite fast, with a 0-60 time of 7 seconds or so, and it may not be released here in the UK as it is not yet street-legal.