Automotive engineer Matt Brown started his custom off-road Dodge Viper build over a year ago, and it has finally hit the road. The initial goal was to give it a 12-inch lift and replace the Viper’s independent rear suspension with an off-road-ready solid axle from either a Ford Bronco or a Jeep, but he ended up with a bespoke creation.
The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is touted as the world’s most powerful production muscle car, but is it faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid? DragTimes wanted to find out, so they took both vehicles to the drag strip and pit them against each other in a 1/4 mil drag racing showdown.
It may not have 3,300 horsepower, but this ultra rare Viper Defender is reportedly just one of fourteen vehicles made for the 1994 Viper TV series about a special US task force set up to fight crime in the fictional Metro City. Based on a stretched 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 chassis, this show car was designed by Chrysler, powered by a 360ci Chrysler 5.9L small-block V8 making between 230 hp – 250 hp, mated to a 727 automatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels.
Sleek and incredibly fast, the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is touted as the world’s most powerful muscle car, or at least from the factory. Power comes from a supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 engine making 1,025 hp and 945 lb-ft of torque on E85 ethanol, mated to a TorqueFlite 8HP90 eight-speed automatic transmission, enabling it to accelerate from 0-60 mph in a mere 1.66 seconds.
It’s no Rolls-Royce Britannia, but the Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric vehicle (BEV) concept does tease the future of trucks. Powered by two electric drive modules (EDMs), the concept features all-wheel-drive capability and can add up to 100-miles of range in approximately 10 minutes with 800-volt DC fast charging at up to 350 kW.
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If the US Army modded a Dodge Viper, it probably wouldn’t look like this one listed for sale at J’S Auto in Hong Kong. Why is it so wide in the rear? It has been given a dually setup, which means that there are two rear wheels on either side, typically found on pickup trucks for heavy-duty performance purposes.
There’s Millyard’s street-legal Viper V10 motorcycle, and then this twin-turbocharged 3,300hp Dodge Viper, which might be the fastest yet. This 2001 model is equipped with a twin-turbocharged 8.4L V10 (Gen 5) Viper engine making at least 3,300hp, enabling it to complete a 1/4 mile pass in a blistering 6.68 seconds at 220 mph.
You could either turn an old Dodge Viper into a motorcycle, or this custom 25-foot Dodge Viper limousine. It started out as a 1996 Dodge Viper R/T before the top was chopped off entirely and body extended to 25-feet, which is perfect for up to 12 passengers, but only 10 have seat belts. If this looks familiar, it’s because the vehicle debuted all the way back in 2012 at SEMA in Las Vegas.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently added a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye to its street fleet that was seized in a high-speed chase back in April 2021. Power comes from a tuned supercharged 6.8L V8 engine making 1080hp, mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, which helped it reach speeds of up to 160 mph during the chase.
Stellantis revealed the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept muscle car ahead of Monterey Car Week festivities and it has three patent-pending features you won’t find on any other EV. They include the R-Wing, which is a front aerodynamic wing that retains Dodge profile while achieving aerodynamic efficiencies and Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust, an industry-first exhaust system for an electric vehicle.