Dodge Viper ACR is (Unofficially) the new King of the Ring with 7’22’’, Slays Both GT-R and ZR1

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Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACRThe barely road-legal Dodge Viper ACR has shattered the Corvette ZR1’s Nurburgring time by a whopping 4.3 seconds according to the folks over at Motortrend – Dodge has yet to release an official announcement. On August 18, FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) driver Tom Coronel, who pilots a Leon TFSi for SEAT Team Holland, managed to turn the ‘Ring in his fourth attempt in an amazing 7:22.10. The ‘Ring war began in May when Nissan announced that the 480 HP GT-R lapped the infamous German race track in 7:29.03. About a month later, GM came out and said that its 640 HP supercharged Corvette ZR1 was the new ‘King of the Ring’ with a time of 7:26.40. -Continued

Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACRThe Dodge Viper ACR is essentially a race-track ready version of the stock Viper. While it retains the same 600 HP 8.4-liter V10 engine as the Viper SRT-10, it has undergone a strict diet and it features a racing suspension and clutch along with an aerodynamic bodykit.

According to the unofficial information provided by Motortrend, with the exception of the Racetech seat with a six-point harness, the ACRs (Dodge brought two vehicles to the ‘Ring) were factory stock and fitted with the no-cost option Hard Core package that sheds another 40 pounds with the elimination of the audio system, trunk carpet, rear cabin sound insulation, tire inflator kit, hood insulator, and steel battery cover.

Via: Motortrend


5 comments

  1. Aaron X // September 08, 2008  

    let's run all three in the rain, or in the snow, and then see how the purpose built sports cars by Chevy and Dodge fare against Nissan's little daily driver sedan. And just for fun let's put the kids in the back seats as well. Oh that's right, the purpose built sports cars don't have back seats, or serviceable trunks for luggage either.

    The Nissan GT-R is a real car, that you can drive every day to the grocery store in any weather, and under inclement conditions provides a far safer and more confident trip for any driver to undertake.

    The reality is that Nissan's technological achievement with the GT-R has rendered all these high horsepower rear will drive vehicles obsolete, outside of the realm of toys, and track cars. When will American car manufacturers learn?

    Perhaps never.

  2. Anonymous // September 11, 2008  

    8.4 liters engine?
    In the 21st century? A joke.
    Well, whos next to make... let's say 12 liter engine?
    Where those guys live?

  3. Marcel // October 27, 2008  

    Anonymous;those guys live in North América.Please go back on your Blog in France.

  4. Sergio // October 30, 2008  

    seriously a 8.4 liters engine is a little ridicules, it is by far the biggest engine inside a production car these days, you will never see any European or Japanese brand, making such a huge mistake, what they do is find better technologies not making the engine bigger and bigger, which has been the American idea for decades

  5. Anonymous // December 11, 2008  

    I laugh at all you little rice burners. A friend of mine bought the second GT-R available in New Jersey. That car has been in the shop more times in the past 2 months than my 2005 viper has in 3 years. The car is an overrated piece of S#&T in my opinion. Yes the viper of corvette wont compete at all in rain or snow, but these cars weren't meant to be driven in these conditions. They should of brang back a real skyline instead of this evo looking excuse for a performance car. I dont car what these cars do in performance and yes I smoke him at the track everytime except for once due to wheel spin, but once i grip its over... Just wanted to put my input on this issue.. (proud Viper owner and crossed over from being a Corvette owner) I have experience with both of these... "TAKE CARE BRUSH YOUR HAIR!!"

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