2015.5 Dodge Viper GTS and TA 2.0 Models Now Available for Customer Sold Orders
George H.W. Bush wasn’t considered the “coolest” president ever, but it was during his administration that the original Dodge Viper roared onto the world stage. The 10-cylinder throwback to simple, brutally powerful sports cars of a bygone era started at $50,700.
Flash forward to earlier this year. The big metal snake wasn’t doing too well. Sales were low. A recent $15,000 price cut turned things around, though. Year-to-date sales are up 26 percent. The 2015 Viper has a base MSRP of $84,995*, which is close to the 1992 car’s adjusted-for-inflation figure of $86,130. It strikes with the fury of a 645-horsepower, 640-pound-foot 8.4-liter V10 and is available in four trim lines:
-2015 SRT, $84,995: Includes features such as polished wheels, Brembo brakes, electronic stability control (ESC), Alcantara interior accents, automatic high-intensity-discharge headlights, LED taillamps, a 7-inch driver information display, an 8.4-inch Uconnect Touch multimedia center, a back-up camera, 3-D navigation with Sirius XM satellite radio, SRT Performance Pages, launch control, and a 12-speaker Harman Kardon stereo system.
-2015 GT, $94,995: Comes with such niceties as Nappa leather/Alcantara seats, a two-mode sport suspension, five-setting ESC, a GTS hood, two-piece slotted rotors, and red calipers.
-2015.5 TA 2.0 Special Edition, $101,995: Loaded with “a high-performance Aero Package, competition rear spoiler and front lower dive planes for increased downforce and improved handling on the track, two-piece Brembo Rotors, 18/19-inch Matte Black Sidewinder Wheels, Pirelli P Zero Corsa Tires, dual-mode suspension, [and] five-mode ESC.” Dodge also adds a front splitter, an aero wing assembly kit, Brembo brakes with performance pads, and a carbon fiber X-brace under the hood.
-2015.5 GTS, $107,995: Packed with goodies, including Laguna leather seats; an Alcantara headliner; a Harman Kardon 18-speaker sound system; Nappa leather on the instrument panel, console, and doors; and 18/19-inch polished aluminum Venom wheels. The GTS Ceramic Blue Special Edition is adorned with – surprise, surprise – Ceramic Blue paint, black stripes, and orange calipers.
Although production of the 2015 models began in Detroit last month, those cars won’t hit dealerships until the first quarter of next year. We’ve got to wait at least another month for these beasts to hit the streets?! Talk about not cool…
*all prices exclude gas guzzler tax and destination charge
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