| Dodge has made several refinements to its | | | | |
| 2008 Viper SRT, giving the coupe and | | | | To arrive in North America this summer, this |
| convertible the same aerodynamic numbers. | | | | new Dodge automobile will be available in |
| | | | four new interior color combinations, and a |
| For 2008, the vehicle's power train builders | | | | new wheel design. Plus, Dodge fans now have |
| increased the engine's performance, and best | | | | the options for bezel finishes on the center |
| of all, complied with the regulatory | | | | instrument panel and console. |
| requirements like the federal Tier 2, Bin 5 | | | | |
| and California's Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV) | | | | Both the Roadster and Coupe forms have an |
| 2 mandates. SRT builders worked with | | | | improved hood with a larger, more effective |
| specialists from McLaren Performance | | | | hood scoop for air induction and larger, |
| Technologies and Ricardo, Inc. And here is | | | | functional hood louvers. |
| good news for race enthusiasts: the Viper SRT | | | | |
| now has the power of a race car which such as | | | | Dodge fanatics can now choose from eight |
| higher engine agility. | | | | exterior colors. The new ones include Venom |
| | | | Red, Snakeskin Green, Viper Violet, Viper |
| The refreshed vehicle has V-10 aluminum | | | | Orange and Bright Blue. The stripe ones with |
| engine that raised the displacement to 8.4 | | | | six dual painted stripe colors (white, black, |
| liters from the former 8.3 liters. This | | | | silver, graphite, blue, and red) are still |
| yields 600 horsepower and 560 lb.-ft. of | | | | options. |
| torque. It has new cylinder heads with | | | | |
| Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) shaped | | | | The front fascia and fenders, hood and doors |
| combustion chambers, bigger valves and | | | | are the only body panels which are common to |
| Variable Valve Timing (VVT). When the exhaust | | | | both the coupe and convertible. The current |
| valves are open and closed according to the | | | | Viper SRT10 design cues remains. These are |
| speed and load of the engine, the VVT adapts | | | | the crosshair grille, deep-cut side scallops, |
| to permit the engine to "breathe" cleaner and | | | | swept-back fenders, and lowered hood lines. |
| more efficiently. | | | | |
| | | | Vehicles nowadays are not patronized if they |
| The engine has two-piece intake manifold. | | | | lack safety features, and the 2008 Dodge |
| This combines cast aluminum lower with smooth | | | | Viper SRT10 has many of those. These are the |
| runners for the air to flow better. They are | | | | adjustable pedals, anti-lock brake system |
| bolted to a die-cast aluminum upper plenum. | | | | (ABS), interior head-impact protection, tire |
| The engine also has an improved | | | | pressure monitoring, and remote keyless entry |
| low-restriction filter that sends air via | | | | (RKE). |
| dual electronic throttle control into the | | | | |
| intake module. | | | | For more assured security, the vehicle also |
| | | | has: advanced multistage front air bags with |
| And because it is refreshed, the Viper SRT | | | | occupant classification system (OCS), which |
| comes with improved bulkheads, water jackets | | | | measures based on the weight of the occupant |
| and blocks that have pressed-in iron cylinder | | | | the status for activation or deactivation of |
| liners and cross-bolted main bearing caps. | | | | the passenger side front air bag; belt alert, |
| The cylinder liners and bolts are built to | | | | which regularly activates a chime and lights |
| yield durability and strength. | | | | an icon in the instrument cluster to imply |
| | | | buckling up if a car is driven without a |
| A plastic hood contributes to the power that | | | | properly belted driver; center high-mounted |
| the engine releases. It is used to augment | | | | stop lamp (CHMSL), which uses light emitting |
| the airflow through the hood scoop. Openings | | | | diodes (LEDs) for extended life; constant |
| along each side are used to so that air can | | | | force retractors (CFR), which spread force or |
| circulate within the engine compartment. This | | | | load exerted on a seat belt and then |
| consequently keeps power to continue going | | | | eventually release the seat belt webbing in a |
| even with a hot engine. The plastic lessen | | | | regulated manner; crumple zones, which are |
| the weight of the vehicle and helped keep it | | | | built to compress during an accident to |
| at a low cost. Some body panels are also made | | | | inhale energy (this decreases transfer of |
| up of plastic. For some structural parts, | | | | that energy to the diver and passengers); |
| carbon fiber is used. | | | | energy-absorbing steering column, which uses |
| | | | two hydro formed coaxial tubes that can move |
| As to its ride and handling performance, the | | | | relatively to each other in order to permit |
| 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 has fully independent | | | | the column to move forward so that during a |
| four-wheel suspension. It features | | | | crash more energy will be absorbed; and knee |
| lightweight, high-performance aluminum | | | | bolsters to positioning of occupants that |
| control arms and knuckles that are moisten by | | | | enable the air bags to function efficiently. |
| lightweight coil-over shock absorbers. | | | | |
| | | | All these and more! |
| You want to know about the wheels? The Dodge | | | | |
| Viper SRT10 has smooth looking forged | | | | The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 will be manually |
| aluminum, 18 x 10-inch front and 19 x 13-inch | | | | built in Detroit at the Conner Avenue |
| rear wheels. These are now available in three | | | | Assembly Plant. |
| styles. These include the five-spoke, the | | | | |
| H-spoke and the all-new Razor wheel with five | | | | Aside from this greatly improved car, Dodge |
| U-shaped spokes. These tires assure intensive | | | | is also the maker of durable Dodge truck bed |
| grip, less noise and excellent handling. | | | | liner. |