News – Muscle Mayhem – The VIPER SRT10
Wait for it … 8.4liters of brute muscle. Following a new breed of American super cars Detroit muscle is not exactly known for all round performance & handling prowess but this latest incarnation of the Viper seems to be the exception. Where previous Vipers have failed this one has excelled. Retuned suspension & a limited slip diff means this edition can be pretty quick around a track with Michelin Pilot PS2’s keeping it planted. The only disappointment seems to be there’s no limit to how big these yank engines can get. How is Ferrari able to extract 480Kw from a 6.0 litre whereas the Chrysler engineers cannot reach that figure with 8.4liters? I watched a video clip of this slithering reptile & it is the business. It looks magical, with 8.4liters, the down changes sound like thunder. A first on the Viper is VVT & the performance numbers are quite impressive, most of all being a 0 to 160Km/h sprint & back to 0 in 12s. With no Stability Control owners can expect to feel the Vipers poison. Truly a Serpent on wheels!
Motor : 8.4 Litre V10 - 20 valve– 6 speed manual (for the masters)
Power: 440Kw & 728Nm
Performance: 0-100Km/h – 3.8s Top Speed: 315Km/h. Quarter mile (400m) in 11.6s
Don’t expect to see this Dodge locally, steerings on the wrong side of the car, DAMN.
Check the Vid here (shortened version). Crank up the sound - have you ever heard anything sound this brutally beautiful?
(Mr swoosh please attach vid here)
Toyota Corolla
I was walking past a Toyota dealership and I spotted this good looking sedan which I approached to inspect. It was the new Corolla. A lot better looking than the previous chunky styled edition. Clean lines, positively designed, and a neat interior. The Corolla legend continues, with this being the 9th edition (I think). The 4 door sedan is available in 4 models starting from a 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 & a 2.0 diesel. The 1.6 makes a respectable 81Kw & the 1.8 an impressive 100Kw with pricing ranging from 160K to 180 K respectively. The turbo diesel comes in at 220K, twisting out good torque at 300NM & 93kw.
Legends: Corolla 160 GLI
Over the years the Corolla has embodied Toyota’s legendary reliability status of everything keeps going right. Easy to maintain & super fuel efficient, an all time legend that’s come to mind is the 160 GLi twin cam. Released back in 1986 the chisel nose made 86Kw & the Exec released around 1990 sold for around 25K & still today okes are asking around 35 to 40K for the clean ones. The 4AGE motor found on the Exec with its 7000rpm rev limit produced excellent power output at 96Kw. The “full house” had a brilliant all round finish - still dig those sporty leather seats > 16 years on. These cars were built to last you a lifetime, not just a 3 year motor plan.
If you rock up at coconut grove with one these babies expect one two rigid stares ‘n all, hull dey smaak these cabs.
Wait for it … 8.4liters of brute muscle. Following a new breed of American super cars Detroit muscle is not exactly known for all round performance & handling prowess but this latest incarnation of the Viper seems to be the exception. Where previous Vipers have failed this one has excelled. Retuned suspension & a limited slip diff means this edition can be pretty quick around a track with Michelin Pilot PS2’s keeping it planted. The only disappointment seems to be there’s no limit to how big these yank engines can get. How is Ferrari able to extract 480Kw from a 6.0 litre whereas the Chrysler engineers cannot reach that figure with 8.4liters? I watched a video clip of this slithering reptile & it is the business. It looks magical, with 8.4liters, the down changes sound like thunder. A first on the Viper is VVT & the performance numbers are quite impressive, most of all being a 0 to 160Km/h sprint & back to 0 in 12s. With no Stability Control owners can expect to feel the Vipers poison. Truly a Serpent on wheels!
Motor : 8.4 Litre V10 - 20 valve– 6 speed manual (for the masters)
Power: 440Kw & 728Nm
Performance: 0-100Km/h – 3.8s Top Speed: 315Km/h. Quarter mile (400m) in 11.6s
Don’t expect to see this Dodge locally, steerings on the wrong side of the car, DAMN.
Check the Vid here (shortened version). Crank up the sound - have you ever heard anything sound this brutally beautiful?
(Mr swoosh please attach vid here)
Toyota Corolla
I was walking past a Toyota dealership and I spotted this good looking sedan which I approached to inspect. It was the new Corolla. A lot better looking than the previous chunky styled edition. Clean lines, positively designed, and a neat interior. The Corolla legend continues, with this being the 9th edition (I think). The 4 door sedan is available in 4 models starting from a 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 & a 2.0 diesel. The 1.6 makes a respectable 81Kw & the 1.8 an impressive 100Kw with pricing ranging from 160K to 180 K respectively. The turbo diesel comes in at 220K, twisting out good torque at 300NM & 93kw.
Legends: Corolla 160 GLI
Over the years the Corolla has embodied Toyota’s legendary reliability status of everything keeps going right. Easy to maintain & super fuel efficient, an all time legend that’s come to mind is the 160 GLi twin cam. Released back in 1986 the chisel nose made 86Kw & the Exec released around 1990 sold for around 25K & still today okes are asking around 35 to 40K for the clean ones. The 4AGE motor found on the Exec with its 7000rpm rev limit produced excellent power output at 96Kw. The “full house” had a brilliant all round finish - still dig those sporty leather seats > 16 years on. These cars were built to last you a lifetime, not just a 3 year motor plan.
If you rock up at coconut grove with one these babies expect one two rigid stares ‘n all, hull dey smaak these cabs.
Drab Scene - Lumma M6 CLR 600
One doing the mail rounds, worth a look – modified by a company called “Lumma”, it’s an M6 with a carbon fibre body kit, some evil looking 20 inch rims & upgraded brakes for an ungoverned top speed. of 300Kmh – check it…
The Peugeot 907 concept, a 6 liter V12 capable of 373Kw. The Kari Bilari
Mr B – If you got a set of GLI seats for sale lemme know. nismaniac@gmail.com
One doing the mail rounds, worth a look – modified by a company called “Lumma”, it’s an M6 with a carbon fibre body kit, some evil looking 20 inch rims & upgraded brakes for an ungoverned top speed. of 300Kmh – check it…
The Peugeot 907 concept, a 6 liter V12 capable of 373Kw. The Kari Bilari
Mr B – If you got a set of GLI seats for sale lemme know. nismaniac@gmail.com
the new Viper, which is the American equivalent of a sports car...in the same way, I guess, that George Bush is the equivalent of a President.
ReplyDeleteABR
American junk i say and doesnt even look anywhere as a good as a ferrari or lambo, yanks and cars just dont go together coz MR B 8.4litres thats crazy and just plain uneffecient and if they never realised its a waste of space and added weight to the car even if they dont need to have the car lighter the lighter a car the better. Im sure it will sound good but not really a fan of american shit, peugoet though looks good
ReplyDeleteI gotta disagree with u okes based on previous Vipers which were junk, this one has been track tuned. Its different & unique, unfortunately Mr Swoosh did not attach the video. YOu go gotta see it in action its pure flippin muscle, & sounds brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAttach the vid Swoosh, cmon dude let these okes see the vid
Mr B
12s q-mile thats drag territory!!
ReplyDeletemotot hugr but nice torque figure.
supra-man
bush reckon's " mandela's dead all mandela's are dead", does this stupid red neck war criminal own a viper ?
ReplyDeletestunning vid!!!