>sets 13 lap records
>faster than the P1 or 918 Spyder
>only 645hp and no gimmicks
How can one car be so based?
>>13982404
American exceptionalism, friend.
Because snek
>>13982404
Also forgot
>a tenth the cost
>>13982404
Because America is rocking it right now. And the viper has always been only about speed. That is why people say the handling is so sketch. Cars set up for speed are very hard to handle on the limit.
>>13982404
all this with a
>6 speed manual transmission
>>13982404
Can't deck the snek
It has a lot more down force than the P1 or the 918.
That's probably the bulk of why.
>>13982485
>6 speed manual
>no flappy paddles
>no active aero
>no forced induction
>no hybrid system
What's all this shit for if it's just going to get BTFO by a car that goes back to basics?
>>13982404
just Pure Italian Magic
>>13982404
because it's an actual racecar for the road
>>13982498
Top Snek
tfw poor forever because bad life choices and you will never own a Dodge Viper, Shelby GT500, Hellcat Challenger, Tesla P85D, an 800hp STI, Corvette C7 Z06 or a Camaro ZL1
fucking kill me
>>13982538
>20 year old white male complaining that his life is over because he didn't go to college straight out of highschool
lol
>>13982407
>Italian design
>Italian engine
>MURICA
sounds about right
>>13982558
How do you know any of that?
>>13982558
I WILL NEVER OWN A SUPRA TT, A BUILT FOCUS RS, A BMW M3 OR A MERCEDES c3 AMG
FUCKING KILL ME
MY LIFE IS MEANINGLESS
>>13982567
It's called implying
>>13982574
You can't afford a 7k car, and won't be able to at any point in life? Jesus your life sucks
>>13982559
>Italian engine
That is based off a Chrysler v8
>>13982595
Which one of those cars costs 7k, fag? I have a fully loaded Focus ST but paying over 40k on a vehicle isn't feasible for me.
UNless you're talking about some old busted m3 from 1982. Why the fuck would I want that?
>>13982598
E36 m3 idiot, in great shape. I am rather good and sucking cock, thanks. E46, in great shape is 20k. Supra TT is only like 50k. Congrats on the fully loaded Focus ST, what the fuck does that have to do with anything?
>>13982615
It means I can afford more than a 30k car and I don't want to buy an old as fuck car. The thing that makes the cars I listed so great is the advancement in technology we have going here in these newer vehicles. Why the fuck would I settle on some dude on craigslists sloppy seconds after he beats the fuck out of his car?
>>13982558
I'm 20 years old and I've already wasted my entire life.
>>13982629
Observe the "car enthusiast" of the 21st century people.
Not to hate on the Snek or anything, but how can an 8.4L V10 only be producing 645hp? Smaller engines with less cylinders produce more power and torque. Does the engine have something else going for it?
>>13982678
>Smaller engines with less cylinders produce more power and torque
wut
Find me a smaller engine that isn't FI with more power that isn't strapped onto the wing of an aircraft
>>13982684
LaFerrari - 6.3L, 789hp
Aventador - 6.5L, 740hp
Berlinetta - 6.3L, 730hp
Porsche 918 gets 608hp out of a 4.6L engine, almost half the displacement.
>>13982678
It's because
>pushrods
so yeah, the engine actually is pretty unimpressive. It makes up for it with the ridiculously effective aero package and a very very well-designed adjustable suspension.
>>13982703
Those are all super high strung, technical engines with a jillion dollars in engineering. The Viper V10 is... still essentially a big pushrod-driven V8 with another cylinder in each bank.
If you're buying a Viper, you're going into it knowing that you've got a unique engine and car there, even if it doesn't make as much poowwwaaahhhhhh as a $400k exotic, and that's fine. It's like buying an RX7. Yeah, sure, you could get rid of the rotary and swap in an LS- but then why not just buy a Vette to begin with?
>>13982472
To be fair, the handling on the new ACR is apparently the closest a Viper has ever been to being easy to drive at the limit.
>>13982629
>unironically liking the newer bmws over the old ones
I'm your age and you disgust me.
>>13982712
How much more power could you get out of 8.4L if you made it with a DOHC configuration?
>>13982678
It's N/A, and hp/l is kind of a diminishing returns thing.
>>13982703
thats why it doesnt cost $500,000
>>13982732
none inherently, but the valves could be controlled better and the redline could be raised.
Also more valves and probably better designed ports.
if it was overhead cam it would be a much better engine, but that would require them to design a completely new engine. then it wouldn't be so cheap.
>>13982596
>10 cylinder engine
>based of an 8 cylinder engine
it is understandable that seppos cant do basic math, but this is just too much.
>>13982782
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viper_engine
Under first generation
>>13982782
The original Viper engine was a V8 from a truck that was cast in aluminum and extended lengthwise to have an extra cylinder on each side. That's where the 'Viper has a truck engine' rumor comes from- it's somewhat true, but it didn't have one of the truck engine V10s, but a modified V8.
The current Viper engine is totally unique and shares maybe one bolt with that, though.
