The details on the 2015 Dodge Viper have finally been rolled out by the Chrysler Group...and we have them all. Also, we are among the few sites that have pictures of the 2015 Viper TA along with the new Yorange and Stryker Purple and colors.



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Only 645hp? Pffft. That 8.4L ought to be cranking out 700hp at LEAST.

 

It's outgunned by the hellcat. The Viper should have the highest power #'s of anything in the lineup for it to be taken serious.

 

It's very true. I read an article speculating that a supercharger may be added for Vipers. It takes away from the iconic n/a setup they've always had, but think about it....... 512 cubic inches with boost would be insane! GM and Ford are using them, why not Dodge?



*edit*

This is the article I was talking about.

 

It sounds as though Dodge got caught by surprise on this one. They should just take the Viper off the market for a couple years. This would give enough time to solve the problem and maybe create more demand since the sales are slow.

 

I disagree. If you drop it, it might not be revived. A large reason why the Viper isn't as popular is because the market has changed since the 90s and the price I am sure didn't help. The mindset of people has gone from Do It Yourself to Do It For Me. They need to add an optional automatic, the price adjustment was a step in the right direction, they need to offer an optional supercharged V10 at some point a make a genuine effort to benchmark some of the best supercars in the world.

 

The Viper would need a complete redesign in order to fit an automatic capable of handling the power it produces. Maybe in the next Viper refresh, but probably not anytime soon.

 

Will the ZF-8 not fit in the Viper? The torque capacity is apparently high enough to handle the Hellcat which produces 50 ft-lbs of torque and 62 more hp.

Honestly, it seems as though the Viper may need a new manual if it gets too much more powerful as the TR-6060's torque capacity as I understand it is in the mid to upper 600 ft-lbs range.