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Chrysler Group
LLC announced that production will continue for the legendary Dodge
Viper SRT10.
Originally
slated to cease production in December 2009, the Chrysler Group
Conner Avenue Assembly Plant the exclusive home of Dodge Viper
production since 1995 will continue to build the V-10 powered
sports car. Chrysler Group is no longer pursuing a sale of the Viper
business assets.
The Dodge
Viper has successfully captured the hearts and imagination of
performance enthusiasts around the globe, said Mike Accavitti,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dodge Brand. Were
extremely proud that the ultimate American-built sports car with its
world-class performance will live on as the iconic image leader for
the Dodge brand."
Introduced as
a concept car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show
in Detroit, the Dodge Viper was designed and engineered to test
public reaction to the concept of a back-to-basics, high-performance,
limited production sports car.
The reaction
was so overwhelming that customer orders began to flow in even before
the auto show was over. Chrysler Corporation immediately decided to
determine the production feasibility on transforming the
crowd-pleasing Dodge Viper show car into a limited-production sports
car in no more than three years.
In May 1990,
after months of intensive study and testing, Chrysler Corporation
announced that the Dodge Viper, powered by an aluminium V-10 was a
go.
Dodge Viper
production began in May 1992 at the New Mack Assembly Plant and was
moved to Conner Avenue in October 1995. Viper V-10 engine production
transferred from Mound Road Engine to Conner Avenue Assembly in May
2001. In 2008, Dodge introduced the all-new, fourth generation Dodge
Viper SRT10. With more horsepower, more torque and more than 30
exterior and interior colour combinations, the latest Viper gives
enthusiasts the performance they expect on the track and off, with
more factory customisation options than before.
For 2009, the
Dodge Viper SRT10 offers outrageous power, with an 8.4-litre, 450 kW
V-10 engine, contributing to blistering acceleration (0-100 kph in
less than four seconds), setting an American sports car benchmark.
To date, more
than 25,000 Dodge Vipers have been built.
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