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.