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Dodge Viper Limo is 25 Feet Long, Features Seating for 12

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There are things in this world--like why the sky is blue, for example--which can be explained. Then there's this Dodge Viper limo. I don't have a problem saying that I have absolutely no clue as to why the mad scientists over at Unique Movie Cars constructed it. What I'm most surprised by? I don't completely hate it. Hit the jump to see a video of insane creation. 
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Last September, the Viper SRT10 ACR made some big noise when the original American supercar set a new production car record at the fabled Nürburgring Nordschleife. A smoking fast time of 7:12 devastated the ZR1's 7:19, and was especially impressive considering the brand new Vette featured cutting edge suspension and braking technology--along with more power. Yet the 2010 Viper ACR still managed to shatter the ZR1's record.
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The 2010 Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) has become a major focal point of this - the final year of production for the current Dodge Viper.  When the car set records at both the famed Nürburgring in Germany and Laguna Seca here in the US, Dodge began by offering a handful of commemorative models followed up by the all-business 2010 Viper ACR-X.  The 2010 Viper ACR is probably the most well publicized of this year's Vipers but the one catch is that the American Club Racer was only offered as a coupe until the folks at Woodhouse Dodge made a call to the Chrysler big wigs.  Today, I had a chance to speak with Bill Pemberton, the Viper, SRT and Hurst Manager of Woodhouse Dodge and he took the time to give me more information on the Woodhouse Edition 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR convertible.

Woodhouse Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge is located in Blair, Nebraska and even though this small Midwestern town has only around 8,000 people, Woodhouse has sold more Dodge Vipers than any other dealership in the world.  Since they began selling Vipers in 1999, Woodhouse has sold between 1200-1300 of Dodge's Detroit-built supercars and when it was announced that the Viper production was coming to an end, Woodhouse Dodge had a special request.

Dodge unveils the Viper ACR-X

acrx1.jpgThe Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in Orlando, Florida was the stage for today's debut of yet another Dodge Viper special edition.  The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a combination of the Laguna Seca-record-holding Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR and the successful Dodge Viper Competition Coupe.  The ACR-X is designed to be the ultimate production based track Viper and to show off the race ready capabilities of the Viper ACR-X, Dodge has introduced the Dodge Viper Cup.

Like the Competition Coupe, the Viper ACR-X is equipped with a roll cage, fuel cell and race seat making the car to meet road racing safety specifications of series' like SCCA, NASA, and the Viper Cup.  The 8.4L V10 has been tuned to 640 horsepower, giving the car 40 more horsepower over the standard Viper ACR thanks to headers and a low restriction exhaust system.  The suspension of the ACR-X is upgraded and tuned specifically for intricate road courses and to prove its abilities the Viper ACR-X was tested at Laguna Seca - turning in lap times more than three seconds quicker than the street legal production Viper ACR.


viper acr models lead in.jpgWhen the Dodge Viper ACR broke the track record at Laguna Seca, chief executive Ralph Gilles stated that there would be a special edition 1:33 Edition Dodge Viper ACR (named in honor of the 1 minute and 33 second lap around Laguna Seca-click here for more on that run).  Today, Dodge announced official plans to build those 33 special edition American Club Racer (ACR) Vipers, along with a surprise announcement of another limited edition Viper and a hint of more to come.

The 1:33 Edition Dodge Viper ACR will bear a striking resemblance to the record-breaking ACR used at Laguna Seca with a black and red finish - the reverse of the scheme of the original SRT10 Viper ACR.  Inside the 1:33 Viper, piano black console bezels and red gauge highlights tie together the red and black scheme.  As originally planned, there will be only 33 units made of the 1:33 Edition Viper ACR.

The big surprise for yesterday's announcement from Dodge was the 2010 Voodoo Edition Viper ACR.  This car will come finished in Black Clear Coat with a graphite stripe running down the driver's side of the car, traced in red. 



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