{"id":47919,"date":"2009-11-24T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/24\/video-2010-dodge-viper-acr-makes-the-rounds-at-laguna-seca-set\/"},"modified":"2009-11-24T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T21:26:00","slug":"video-2010-dodge-viper-acr-makes-the-rounds-at-laguna-seca-sets-track-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/47919","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: 2010 Dodge Viper ACR makes the rounds at Laguna Seca, sets track record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Dodge Viper ACR – Click above to watch the video<\/a><\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

\nThe Dodge Viper<\/a> is many things to many people. An object of unparalleled lust to some, a big-mouthed, truck-engined Corvette<\/a> ripoff to others. And an ankle burner to still others. But no one ever thought of Dodge’s V10 quarter-mile thug as a serious track car. Until the Viper ACR showed up. <\/p>\n

Lighter (especially in Hardcore Package guise) and producing ten times as much downforce as the “regular” SRT10 Viper, the ACR model set off some pretty big waves when the big-winged snake debuted (especially in the Nurburgring record community<\/a>), even though most of the rippling came from the street-legal slicks. But never mind all that, the new 2010 Dodge Viper ACR is here, and it’s even better than the 2009 version.<\/p>\n

Why? Well, it’s faster (top speed is now 202 mph) and quicker (it can reach said top speed a whole 14 seconds sooner than the 2009 model). How? Gearing, specifically 5th gear, which has been revised from 0.741 to 0.796. Also, the end caps on the giant wing have been revised, resulting in that higher top end. Some new colors, too. We have tons of videos of it rumbling\/blasting around Laguna Seca for your perusal, after the jump<\/a>. Hat tip to Ryan!<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/span>:<\/strong> Looks like Dodge, the Viper ACR and driver Chris Winkler just broke the Laguna Seca single-lap record<\/a> with a time of 1:33.944. Those of you with longish memories will remember that a Devon GTX (powered by a Viper motor) recently set the (now) old record at Laguna — 1.35.075. In other words, the new Viper ACR just beat the previous record by more than a second. Impressive. And yet another video, after the jump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:<\/strong> Gallery of images from the 2010 Dodge Viper ACR’s day at the track added.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 3:<\/strong> Chrysler just twittered<\/a>: “To honor Viper’s record-breaking lap at Laguna Seca, Dodge will rollout a Laguna Seca Special Edition Viper<\/strong>.” Now that’s planning product on your feet!
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Gallery: 2010 Dodge Viper ACR at Laguna Seca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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