View Poll Results: Viper ACR
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Would you buy a Viper ACR??
Aug 5, 2011 | 01:21 PM
#13
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 374
From: Sunny San Diego
ACR's are cool, modified SRT-10's are better.
Aug 5, 2011 | 02:08 PM
#14
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Joined: May 2008
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From: MidEast
I am not looking for a track only car... I am looking for a different driving experience
American muscle cars have a certain something that Europeans just dont have, yes yes they lack many things that you want in a car like build quality etc but there is that something that feels good about driving a Corvette, Viper, GT40... I just cannot describe it.
I ask about the ACR cause its an off the shelf car not like mod'n an SRT and I think I can get a new 2010 for $90something
American muscle cars have a certain something that Europeans just dont have, yes yes they lack many things that you want in a car like build quality etc but there is that something that feels good about driving a Corvette, Viper, GT40... I just cannot describe it.
I ask about the ACR cause its an off the shelf car not like mod'n an SRT and I think I can get a new 2010 for $90something
Aug 5, 2011 | 02:14 PM
#15
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,320
I am not looking for a track only car... I am looking for a different driving experience
American muscle cars have a certain something that Europeans just dont have, yes yes they lack many things that you want in a car like build quality etc but there is that something that feels good about driving a Corvette, Viper, GT40... I just cannot describe it.
I ask about the ACR cause its an off the shelf car not like mod'n an SRT and I think I can get a new 2010 for $90something
American muscle cars have a certain something that Europeans just dont have, yes yes they lack many things that you want in a car like build quality etc but there is that something that feels good about driving a Corvette, Viper, GT40... I just cannot describe it.
I ask about the ACR cause its an off the shelf car not like mod'n an SRT and I think I can get a new 2010 for $90something
Makes sense- dedicated track car, don't have to worry about putting the gt2 into a wall, and NA American tq is quite nice.
I keep at least a quarter mil in my sofas 
Aug 5, 2011 | 03:35 PM
#20
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 311
From: Flagstaff, Arizona
The ACR, or really any 3/4th gen car, are nothing at all like the previous generations.
Vipers have exactly three consumables of note when being used for serious track duty: Gas, tires, and brake pads. They are one of the cheapest cars to track the snot out of, by a wide margin.
When you factor in the very frequent engine/gearbox rebuilds and tire budgets for the Radical, you'll find they are anything but cheap to run in anger. Atoms are dead on any track that will permit speeds north of 120.
With the splitter off, they're no more difficult to deal with on the street than a normal Viper. In fact, they're slightly more comfortable if you adjust the dampers down. While not a full blown race car (That's what the ACR-X is for), they're very, very competent as track day cars.
~3,300 lbs is not much of an issue when you have enough torque to jump start a small planet.
Vipers have exactly three consumables of note when being used for serious track duty: Gas, tires, and brake pads. They are one of the cheapest cars to track the snot out of, by a wide margin.
When you factor in the very frequent engine/gearbox rebuilds and tire budgets for the Radical, you'll find they are anything but cheap to run in anger. Atoms are dead on any track that will permit speeds north of 120.
With the splitter off, they're no more difficult to deal with on the street than a normal Viper. In fact, they're slightly more comfortable if you adjust the dampers down. While not a full blown race car (That's what the ACR-X is for), they're very, very competent as track day cars.
~3,300 lbs is not much of an issue when you have enough torque to jump start a small planet.