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Viper loses Motor Trend Shootout - Gilles blames the driver

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Default Viper loses Motor Trend Shootout - Gilles blames the driver

For those who have not heard, Motor Trend recently did a comparo between the Corvette ZR1 and the 2013 SRT Viper GTS. The Viper lost the track test but Ralph Gilles took to Twitter to stand up for the Mopar supercar.

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Bout time dodge called them out!!!
 
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I think their numbers are *******ly the same with everything except for this track time that the older viper owned until this comparison. Seems a little fishy, IMO.
 
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Whis is v i r t u a l l y a blanked out word?
 
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Good question. GM spends more advertising money is why they won. Happens all of the time.

That's why the Camry (the worlds most recalled vehicle in recent history) is always a top pick. Money, money , money.
 
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Reply to your comment on: SRT Viper GTS vs Chevrolet Corvette ZR1! - Head 2 Head Episode 24
The ACR is a hardcore version of the Viper. Think of the Viper and the Viper GTS as the base models (in terms of performance), the track ack being a small step up and the ACR as a massively decontented, lightweight track car with lots of aero-assist. In other words, there will be a new ACR version of the Viper.
Jonny

This was from Motor Trend in response to my comment
 



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