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vipes are not for the "novice" driver. because that is exactly where you will end up |
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10-01-2015, 09:32 AM | #90 |
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i agree, i would be scared as hell to even rip a viper in a straight line. those things are known for sliding like crazy
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i have always liked the late 90's GTS'. they were my era "dream car" like the countach was for 80's people.
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Any high horsepower rear wheel drive car can send you off the road in a hurry. It gets "worse" with shorter wheelbase and/or rear-engine designs (see Pantera, older 930 Turbos). The Viper was one of the first (semi-) affordable cars in the pre-traction control era to have 500+ HP. Of course people with no experience with similarly-powered cars bought them and couldn't control their right foot. What's amazing to me (I own a Viper) is the people who come up and repeat all the myths and stories they've heard even though they have never even ridden in a Viper.
One of the things I've noticed through the years as road-holding and tires have improved is that when a (traction control off) car does finally break into a slide it is moving a lot faster and you need better reflexes to react and tame the slide. I drove a friend's MGB roadster and you could casually slide the car around corners at 25-30 MPH! |
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just the thought of this makes me want to own one, someday. when i learn to trust my right foot. but i doubt it, that shit always gets me in trouble. |
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As the years go by Vipers are getting less raw, but still, compared to most modern cars they are edgy and muscular in a package that can really handle a track (see the multiple Vipers in Motor Trend's Laguna Seca times and Car & Drivers Lightning Laps). http://wot.motortrend.com/top-10-fas...ca-304331.html |
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I look forward to your track comparisons between this and the other cars you've had I'd love to have a Viper! |
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Thing is nuts way too much for 99% Raw as hell, burned my calf 3 times already. But epic, so fun, closest to a race car I've driven as a stock street car. Wicked fun!
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Very nice! This is what I am thinking about ordering. 2016 ACR, just like this.
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