Vipers have always been overrated. The newer lines of their body aren't even as good as the earlier ones are, and in that picture I find the red breaks distracting, awful looking, and garish. They put those type of beaks on some Chargers to and it looks just as bad on them.
I will also say that the Vipers more than any other sports car are one of those cars that look better in a picture in a magazine or on the Internet shot at just the right angle and with nothing else to judge it by.. When you look at one in person you can get a better perspective of it's proportions and it looks kind of dinky.
It's only saving grace is that it's not as bad as America's only other real production sport car made in any quantity, the Corvette, which has become shameful is an embarrassment to what it once was.
I know if I had the money to buy a Viper and wanted a sports car I would just rather spend the money on a good Porsche. Not only is almost everything about it probably better, but because it’s not made by Dodge it will probably break down a lot less.
Seriously,I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
The older Vipers were pure shit body wise because they didn't even make a roof for them,and if I recall correctly,they didn't have side windows either.There was a shit looking add on roof that made the car look so fucking stupid.Also,the body lines now have more of a straight look to them with more defined angles.The old ones were bubbled looking,especially in the front end.It almost looked like you couldn't even see over the hood.
But that's all subjective stuff that,in essence,doesn't really matter.My main gripe with your post is your disrespect of Vettes.I will admit that the ones from a few years ago with that stupid looking bubble top were shit,and the fact that a lot of them were automatic transmission(no fucking car that's classified as a sports car should
EVER be automatic.If middle aged women want to drive one to look like big a shot,then learn to fucking drive stick),but you obviously know nothing of the new ZR1.To say 600 horsepower is a shell of what Vettes used to be,then I would love to see the monster Vettes of the 50's and up.
Oh wait,
they don't exist.