Dodge Viper GTS
Article taken from Car and Driver July 1997
This article is originally written in comparison with the Acura NSX-T 3.2 and the Porsche 911 Turbo S
By Patrick Bedard


Highs : The pure brazen excess of it - too much thrust, too much thunder, too much temptation for even a saint to resist.

Lows : Pounding ride, no left-foot rest, construction details look homemade.

The Verdict : The automotive equivalent of a great action movie - fun, but a few hours are all you can stand

This is a 16-pound-sledge approach to g forces. At idle, the V-10 shakes and shudders like a Maytag trying to spin dry Mrs. Murphy's rock collection. Sitting in traffic, the transmission input-shaft bearings are loud enough to compete with the radio. 1