Even though the 2013 SRT Viper has just started hitting dealerships in full force around the country, production of the 2014 model year Viper is expected to start in July according to insider information gathered by Allpar.
Summer is a normal time for production of a vehicle to change model years so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that the 2014 Vipers will begin rolling off of the Connor Ave assembly line in July. What does come as a pretty big surprise is that the 2014 model year could see as many as 3,000 units produced in an effort to meet the high level of demand for the newest Mopar supercar. The new SRT Viper is only expected to see around 2,000 units per year sold but with the slow rollout process of the 2013 Viper, Chrysler could look to improve sales of their 640 horsepower wonder with a big production year for 2014. After that, we could see production figures drop back down as demand reaches a more normal level.
There has been little word on what changes to expect in the 2014 SRT Viper and many believe that the car will remain largely unchanged shy of the addition of the new, limited edition Viper Time Attack (TA) models. Beyond that new race-ready trimline, changes to the 2014 Viper could be mostly non-functional appearance items such as some new color options and maybe a new wheel choice or two. With production expected to begin on the 2014 model year Vipers in just a couple of months – it shouldn’t be long before any changes to the new model year supercar are announced.
There has been speculation that the American Club Racer package for the new SRT Viper is still on the way but we aren’t likely to see that higher performance model until sometime in the 2014 calendar year as the company will first roll out the Viper TA later this year for those who want more than the Viper GTS can offer in terms of track performance.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
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