Has anyone driven the 2013 Viper?
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Has anyone driven the 2013 Viper?
I saw one on the road yesterday and it looked great. I went on Ebay and saw a few for sale in Florida for around 120,000. How does it compare to older Gallardos in the 04-06 range for performance and practicality seeing that they are similar in price?
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The cars you see around are pre-production cars being driven by employees of SRT, to log the necessary miles before the motor can get final certification (I believe 1,000,000 total miles necessary). I have owned a 2008 Viper (same basic drivetrain) and a 2005 Gallardo. I put almost 48,000 miles on my Viper and over 7,000 miles on my Gallardo in the 7 months I've owned it. The SRT Viper's actually start at $97k, and the GTS model starts at $120k.
In regards to your question of performance, the Viper just straight demolishes the Gallardo, there really isn't a comparison until you slap a set of turbo's on the Gallardo. Even without any of the electronic nannies on my Viper, I felt more comfortable driving the car aggressively than the Lamborghini, which felt like it pushed a lot in the corners.
As far as practicality, you could daily drive a Viper (I did) but it really isn't that practical in the Gallardo. It's a rolling car show, with people always gawking at you, coming to ask you questions, snapping photos, etc. If you care about your car not being damaged, it also makes you a little more paranoid when you drive it. I never hesitated to take my Viper anywhere, but there were a lot of places I wouldn't dream about taking my Gallardo.
Factor in the ownership costs for a 9 year old Lamborghini, versus a brand new under warranty Viper, and it's a no brainer. My total maintenance cost on the Viper for all four years, plus two clutches and the aesthetic mods I did, wouldn't even touch the cost to change the clutch in the Gallardo. Hope this helps!
In regards to your question of performance, the Viper just straight demolishes the Gallardo, there really isn't a comparison until you slap a set of turbo's on the Gallardo. Even without any of the electronic nannies on my Viper, I felt more comfortable driving the car aggressively than the Lamborghini, which felt like it pushed a lot in the corners.
As far as practicality, you could daily drive a Viper (I did) but it really isn't that practical in the Gallardo. It's a rolling car show, with people always gawking at you, coming to ask you questions, snapping photos, etc. If you care about your car not being damaged, it also makes you a little more paranoid when you drive it. I never hesitated to take my Viper anywhere, but there were a lot of places I wouldn't dream about taking my Gallardo.
Factor in the ownership costs for a 9 year old Lamborghini, versus a brand new under warranty Viper, and it's a no brainer. My total maintenance cost on the Viper for all four years, plus two clutches and the aesthetic mods I did, wouldn't even touch the cost to change the clutch in the Gallardo. Hope this helps!
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You may have just made my decision for me. I plan on having the car for awhile so im trying to be 100% positive on what car i am going to purchase. I'm going to wait for the opportunity to test drive the new viper before I make any decisions.
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