2013 SRT Viper Receives ADV.1 Wheels via Virtual Tuning

Since the Chevrolet Corvette made its debut in Detroit, it’s grabbed quite a lot of our attention and we’re feeling that the new 2013 SRT Viper is a bit jealous. In order to make up to the snake, we decided to see how it would look with custom wheels on and share this with you.

Of course, getting our hands on one and swapping its wheels with aftermarket ones would’ve been a bit of a far stretch, so we turned to the world of virtual tuning instead.

We came across the adjacent rendering, which shows the 3rd generation Viper wearing custom rollers from Advance One Wheels. These come with a five double-spoke design - a minimalist one that allows us to get a good look at the massive brakes of the supercar.

The ADV.1 Wheels use a chrome finish, a feature that really suits the character of the Viper well.

News Source: PS-Garage

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SRT Viper Almost Ready for 2013

Everybody has been really excited since the 2013 SRT Viper arrived, and some seem to have forgotten that it arrived slightly later than originally planned. The cars were supposed to arrive in dealerships by the end of December, but in actual fact, people will still have to wait until February to take delivery.

SRT boss, Ralph Gilles said: “I apologized to our dealer base [ . . . ] We are just holding ourselves to a higher standard [ . . . ] To say it bluntly, the old Chrysler would have shipped them out already [ . . . ] It’s really a hand-made car, so it takes a little finesse to get everything perfect.”(

Chrysler plans to sell 1,600 Vipers per year, and so far this year, the first 800 examples have already been reserved, with the other 800 becoming available for order as of mid-February, when the models finally start arriving in dealerships.

Also, the Viper will only be sold at 'selected' dealers (as few as 100), and all of these dealerships will have to go through a process of certification, which costs $25,000.

Gilles insists that it is how things need to be done, as the Viper has attracted a new clientele to the SRT brand. In his own words: “The SRT cars are starting to pull in a very, very interesting demographic — much higher income, much higher education levels. The customer is becoming more sophisticated.”

News Source: The Detroit Free Press

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Motor Trend pits SRT Viper against Chevy Corvette ZR1

Last month, Motor Trend took over Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to perform one of the first head-to-head comparisons between the current Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and its newly redesigned nemesis, the SRT Viper. We've already gone over the article and amazing photographs of this epic all-American battle, and now, MT has provided a video of the deed in its latest "Head 2 Head" installment.

As we've already reported, not only did the 'Vette come out victorious when it came to lapping Laguna Seca, but it also set a new track record for a production car with a time of 1:33.70 beating the previous time by 0.2 seconds and beating the Viper by more than two seconds. In straight-line performance, both cars ran an identical 11.4 seconds in a quarter mile sprint. In the video, MT's drivers point out that the ZR1 has better braking and cornering on the track while the Viper's raw power and rough ride were mentioned on multiple occasions. One of the interesting notes is that the video points out the "deafening" cabin noise and "rock-hard" seats in the Viper, but SRT responded by saying both issues will be fixed by the time the car goes on sale.

News Source: Motor Trend via YouTube

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