Why DODGE Was FORCED To Kill The Viper - Everything You NEED To Know 

I would take a viper over a challanger any day

The demon is cool in it's own right, but there's more to racing than just a straight line.

we miss viper we love viper

Purchased my gen 3 Viper two years ago and have zero regrets. Going to get a different gen next and hopefully have all 5 gens before I retire 🐍

The Viper, like the Demon were never made to make money with their own sales, they were both halo cars and served their purposes to bring brand excitement. There are a lot of SXTs and RTs out there now as a result.

To me, the Viper was better all around as it was very well balanced. It had great performance, styling, and super stable on the road. It’s been so long since the Viper has been out of the game that if Dodge decides to bring it back, it’s gonna sell like hot cakes to all the nostalgic fans with deep wallets lol

I feel like the Viper should return for one last run. I mean they are doing it with the Challenger and Charger I believe. That doesn’t mean I want a Viper EV 😂😂😂

Owned three (‘02, ‘06, & ‘10) Vipers! The ‘02 had a lot of annoyances! It got too hot, interior was hot & cramped, and it’s front lip spoiler was too low to the ground. The ‘06 & ‘10 were a huge improvement! I miss em! Bring it back, Stellantis!

What they need to do is push the viper and its engine to the extreme and do a demon version

I'd trade my challenger for a viper anyday. But tbh it would be nice to see the viper evolve into something like a rear mid engine platform. Maybe its time to revisit the ME Four-Twelve and start from there

Viper was a beast to tame. New cars are technologically tamed. Ford GT is the only car I have desired more.

I will always remember the Dodge Viper. America’s super car

Another reason for the Viper's demise was the price of the 5th gen. in comparison to earlier Vipers. It jumped $40k-$50k over the 4th gen. What people didn't realize was how much better the 5th gen. Viper is. It is a spectacular car where the ealier generations were uncomfortable and harder to drive. The build quality is better too. It was probably the best value performance car even at the original MSRP. Current prices are finally showing that people have finally realized what the 5th gen. Viper is.

Idk why every car channel on RU-vid is making a Viper video at the same time, but I'm all for it.

When it comes to dream cars the Viper is at the top of my personal list on the American manufacturer side. I had all of the model cars back in the early and mid nineties, and in “Road and Tracks Need for Speed” (that’s right, it all started as a Road and Track game) i always raced the Viper. In part 2 i usually ran the McClaren F1. Are there other folks out there that remember those games on the PC, PlayStation and 3DO?

The Viper, and to a lesser degree, the Trans Am WS6 would be amazing cars in the current era. Will buy either if I had the money and opportunity.

That srt pacifica was badass by the way..

not only was the viper one of the best track cars ever made, one of the best looking cars ever made, but its motor was making hellcat power NA! if you wanted the fastest possible car you get a viper, build it, and boost it cuz that 8.4l could handle like 1500 hp no problem. thats one of the saddest things about it going, you cannot get the amazing 8.4l anymore and that motor could handle so much power while having a flat power curve because of its 2 valve per cylinder.

I wish they gave the Viper a proper send off, and gave it the "Hellcat treatment", adding a couple of turbos and a supercharger. They easily could have sold a 1000hp Final Edition.

The Viper died due to the fact that it didn't sell, because the only option available was manual. So it was killed by the Corvette. If they had made an automatic version it would have sold WAY better than it did. The amount of people that can actually drive manual is literally abysmal.

1st time I had ever heard of a 10 cylinder engine (besides 1 or 2 Audi I believe). Though 12 cylinders were normal and eventually the W16. No one ever seemed to catch on to it.

I really hope they bring it back having seen this video.

No I am not happy that that automotive company did what they did. I wish they could have fixed everything and couldn't kept the Viper going around for years after years after years I couldn't kept pushing it forward to. See the envelope of what they could have done with the Viper. That is one of my all time favorite cars that I would love to own and always. I'm gonna search to try to find one

The Viper will NEVER "be gone"! From 1995 The Dodge Viper rt/10 has been an American icon. It will NEVER be gone, or forgotten!

One correction the V10 isnt a Lambo V10 but a V10 from a Ram of the era that was sent to Lambo for refinement....

the last gen viper and the 2005 Ford GT are so incredible to look at from all angles

Yes. Viper over a challenger all day anytime. Looks a whole heck of a lot better. 😍 it was ultra clique and bold as hell.

The viper is just an overall crowning achievement in design. Seriously the artists behind its design as well as the engineers pulled together some beautiful designs. I really hope it comes back some day.

I owned 2 Vipers back in my 30's! I owned a 1994 Red RT/10 and a 2002 Red GTS. Unfortunately the 2003 redesign by Mercedes alienated those of Us who bought Vipers. 2003-2010 Gen 3 and Gen 4 Vipers are the years We i felt abandoned by Chrysler in my love for Viper. In 2013 Viper Gen 5 was fantastic to me but too expensive and poor reliability lost me as a customer!

Straight line Dodge muscle car just got its a$$ kicked by a plaid battery car. Yet nothing comes close to "real racing" like the Viper did. That was a very special car. There will always something special about classic hand-built halo cars, like the Viper, the Ford GT, the Lexus LFA and a few others. These cars just get under the skin of the Lambos, Ferraris & Mclarens of the world.

As the original owner of a 2013 Gen 5 Viper, I can tell you that no other car I have owned or driven compares to it. While the Demon is a fantastic car, unless you know cars very well, the Demon looks just like the thousands and thousands of other Challengers on the road. There is no confusing my Viper with someone's six-cylinder grocery getter. Besides, they only produced around 700 Gen 5 Vipers the first year and around the same each year until 2017. So, there are very few out in the wild.

If they put the 8 speed auto in the viper as a option it would sell way better

Vipers getting popularity now that they're gone, prices gon be wild, I still need to buy me one y'all 😂

3:38 that glasses guy in a sweater has a very very long list of crimes against the automotive. And the SRT Viper it's a miracle in itself it went produced under him, since it was internal competition for Ferrari.

If you want the short version Basically they canceled it because of the mpg and the fact that there was no space for airbags.

2:30 That is a hell of an understatement lol, I've only ever seen three in the wild the entire 30 years I've been on this planet.

They need to come out with a viper engine Challenger already

viper is literally the most underrated supercar for some reason, why underrated well sales say enough.

I’d love to have a gen 5 viper even a base model is fine but god they just stay expensive. Gen 4 or 3 is nice but rather have that better interior. Hopefully they go down to an affordable price eventually

I say let the Challenger and charger have it only up to the hellcat and then have the viper a tier above

Video is your interpretation. The truth is the airbag situation that you referenced coupled with poor sales because of the wrong person put in charge of its marketing killed it. That person sent beat up Vipers with mismatched tires to magazine shootouts. Lots of bad press due to that before the car even went on sale. Who does that with a new model? SRT tried to take the Viper upscale but had no business sense, the dealer infrastructure etc to truly support the upscale Viper. They aimed at Porsche, Ferrari and so on but had little idea how to market the car. It was doomed from the start because they had incompetent people in marketing and dealer networks. Had nothing to do with the hellcats etc. Got to love how easily people are misled these days.

Viper been in so many racing games . Test drive 6 was when I first saw the blue viper with white stripes line

The didn't offer an automatic or an entry level V8. Its would have been competitive with the corvette market if they did. An ideal lineup: A 6.4 Liter R/T trim (500hp) A Hellcat powered GTS (700+hp) A V10 ACR model for track work (650 hp)

The RX-7, LFA, and the Viper. All masterpieces no one gave a chance. Such a shame.

Too bad they won’t give the viper the hellcat treatment - ugr vipers and others push 3300hp, why not make a twin turbo edition that makes 1500 hp and call it the pit viper as it’s final bang. Or something similar you get my drift

I see the viper was a product of his own time for when the charger and challenger came in. It brought a piece of that action to the people not to the select few.

Back in 2011 I was looking around for a Viper for sale but the prices were way over what I was considering...then one day I spotted an alternative on a used car lot...a 2005 Ram SRT-10 with the Hurst 6-speed. We took it out for a half-hour cruise, came back and I asked...ok where do I sign???...snapped it up for $29K and still have it today and I never get bored driving it.

Yet the Demon/Hellcat line wasn't really out before the Viper went out for the SECOND time, due to emissions, livability and practicality; things that caused it to get out of production the first time.

Great video❤

There was a show in the 90s named Viper all about this car...wish I could find the episodes.

Well y’all jinxed saying the viper is better than the challenger and charger (even though it is they’re all cool) now we won’t have any of em

Demon is cool but viper V10 8.4 natural aspirated engine is my all time favorite super muscle 💪 car .....side exuasts that noise of monster without turbo spoiling is sensational ❤❤❤❤

I loved the Yellowstone reference!

Fun fact the rear window de frost on the viper would break the window sometimes

Leave it to dodge to screw up the viper. And then we get the electric charger

If it ever comes back it's over for all competition 💯

Amazing Video......❤❤❤

Fave car of all time greetings from dodge tampa

The most unforgiving, unapologetic and spartan supercar there was. It demands respect as soon as you get in, and it tells you straight up: "Don't be a cocky fool, because I WILL kill you'

Final a guy who explained the chrysler and lamborghini relationship in the viper v10 development correctly

Also vipers where only manual corvette are so common I don’t even get exited when I see one but when I see a viper it breaks my neck

I think the biggest issue was safety/livability & not acceptable to the vast majority. pretty much a sports car for 1% of the population. It was, unfortunately, a little too expensive, and too close to cost to European competitors despite being faster. I could care less about the safety but wish the car was a little cheaper, hopefully sometime in the future it'll be revived, most likely as an ev or hybrid. Until then... R.I.P. my dream car :/

As an owner of over 34 vipers, I say bring it back.. gen1 to 5,.,(albeit models XD) seriously bring back the VIPER!!!

That demon sign on the engine 😍😍

If they had made a hellViper , the Viper would still be here. 840 hp instead of 640 , with better downforce and stickier tires sounds like winning to me

In modern times the Viper is the only Dodge muscle/sports car I care for. I'm way more Camaro, Corvette, Mustang ect... fan of the 3. The Viper though! What's not to love about it!? It's one of the best American muscle cars ever made, hands down, no discussion... Period. I'd say that Dodge should be extremely proud but considering they had such a jewel on their hands but couldn't figure out how to help keep it on the road for very long... such a shame. The Viper team on the other hand deserve all of the congratulations. I'll take that back... It's unfair to Dodge.

As a kid, this was my dream car. 25 years later, Ill be the first guy in line to buy one if it ever comes back out again 🤞🏽.

Now you see a Challenger everywhere... I bet the Viper is making a comeback... lets hope they stick with the style of the Gen 2 Gts

love your videos

I got my 2013 Viper GTS at $40,000 off MSRP. But I sold it and now I regret because it's now $165,000!

Ive seen modded to hell ACRs hit 8.4 Seconds on a drag strip. My pops always said with enough money you can do anything with a car.

If I was to get one it would be the 2014-2019 body style 👍🏽

Interesting how we are unhappy that Chrysler killed off the Viper to make room for HEAVY, EXRREME HORSEPOWER, CLUMSY HANDLINE high-displacement 2 door car.

As cool as the Hellcat is under the hood to me a car has to be stylish. But that's just my opinion and luckily there's cars out there for people with other opinions.

While the Viper did sell overseas. The Challenge doesn't sell in any other market except the US. The car might be powerful but it is not exciting.

2:18 Bro, someone tried to correct me about this shit on the last video you made about the Viper. "DoN't cAlL iT MiD eNgiNe, iT's FRonT mId EngInE." Like, no. If the engine is behind the front wheels or in front of the rear wheels, it is officially mid engine. Those Porsche 911s aren't mid engined, they're respectively rear engined.

Posi-traction is a trademarked General Motors name. Chrysler Corporation's name for a limited slip differential is Sure Grip.

I got that spinal tap joke 😂

Imop they should've brought the viper back one last time and turned it up to 11 like they did with the challengers and chargers. Slap 2 fat twin spinners or a massive Supercharger in it and push it to 1000+. Give it an auto and manual option with the ACR track version and GTS just like normal. That would further solidify the vipers insane potential.

I love what Dodge did with the Challengers but along with a lot of other folks commenting here, the Viper is still king in my eyes

Viper Snake very unpredictable very unbreakable I love this car I have a few with so much power it is unbelievable ❤❤❤❤❤

Yes exactly. The Viper won the 24 hours of the Nürburgring! Why a legend like the Viper needs to go? It's such a pity! Damn why I am not in charge to descide that? Never ever I would let it go that the Dodge Viper disapears! You can't compare the Dodge Viper to a classic American Muscle Car! The Dodge Viper is more, much more. The Viper which could win the 24 hours hadn't any asistents. It was only the man and the machine with it's pure power! And the sound of that 8 liter V10! I can't believe it. To me a world is broken and one of my favorite cars of my youth is gone and will disappear 😢

The Vipers up to the last gen did not have traction control, and ALL had manual transmissions.. There have been conversions to automatic done, and that would be a different ballgame against a Demon even. They didnt even have ABS for a while. There are videos on RU-vid of turbo setups with Vipers topping over 250 mph with one of them being a 2006, but they usually have anywhere from 1200 to 1500hp. I am hoping to get a gen 4 viper myself, but I may end up with a Gen 3 being 2005-2006 and I will use the Gen 4 hood on mine, so that I can get one for $50k with low miles when I am ready. I almost jumped on a 2008 4th gen for 65k about 10 years ago, and went with a Lexus instead but wishing I got the Viper. I have to wait another 2-3 years, but I am aiming to get one in the future, and will drive it respectfully since its easy to get into trouble with one, with one being the law, and the other even bigger issue is getting bit by the snake and wiping out. It takes a talented driver to extract all you can out of it, but I would never try anything unless I was able to take it to the track. Otherwise it would be a neat cruiser for me in the real world full of Vettes.. I wanted a Vette originally but it seems like everyone has them. I am not into Dodge products, and while the Hellcats and Demons are nice, their only product I am in to is the Viper. The values of these cars will only balloon as time passes.

Always wondered what happened

Viper my favourite car since I was 5 years old

They should have made a one off Supercharged (or turbo) ACR. 645NA+supercharger? Over 1000bhp if they wanted it!

I love my Gen 1 Viper, it's one of the few cars that is respected by all car enthusiasts: tuners, classic cars, euro, etc.

how they could revive the viper is to have viper branch off from dodge like ram did make different performance levels and toy around with the pricing to make them more affordable or competitively priced compared to the Corvette ,challenger, mustang etc

Its also the fact that the viper never included an automatic transmission like the demons and hellcats which personally i want a manual to go fast with

The Viper is one of the coolest cars ever made 😎

RIP Dodge Viper, truly the king of Kings

Crazy considering people are paying up to 100k for challengers and chargers

My son wants a viper. I love my challenger!

probably the fact that it was the ultimate widow maker. Big ol merican V10 paired with a manual and rear wheel drive would require someone disciplined to safely drive it, especially the first generation.

I'll take a Viper over a Challenger every day of the week. Don't care what engine is in the Chally, I'm not a fan of boats. I'll take a Viper over a Vette for that matter, too.

What I think killed the Viper was lack of a lower cost base model. Corvette ZR-1s and Mustang GT500s (and soon GTD) sell in tiny numbers compared to their respective lower trim siblings. Sales of the base models pay for the development of the higher trim models, while those higher trim models boost the sales of said base models by generating excitement. Had Dodge sold a Viper running a V8 for base Corvette money, it might still be around.

do a video like this for ford and holden Australia

With Ferrari,Maserati,Alfa under the same umbrella,it had to go------too expensive,not enough buyers! Nice car though!

Non car people dont go ooooooohhh aaaaaaaahhhh when they see a charger or challenger as they look like their base models. However, from a base to top line Viper you get the ooooooohs and aaaaaahs.

The Challenger is essentially a restomod. Modern day cars essentially look the same. Dodge simply restomoded the muscle car 1970's Challenger with a combination of modern day technology and 70's styling cues.