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The new Dodge Viper ACR – the most extreme road racing car

2016 Dodge Viper ACR

Since 1999, the Dodge Viper has had a bigger and "badder" brother, the American Club Racer aka ACR, which walks the thin line of legal (ie street racing) with its monstrous machine. What you have before you is not only the most extreme Viper your eyes have ever laid eyes on, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is one of the most extreme cars in general. Although it can be driven on normal roads, it is made for racetracks. What betrays him? Just look at the giant rear wings. At 285 km/h it creates one ton of downforce!

New ones Dodge Viper ACR it is indeed a street-legal racing car, but it probably should be, as it is a true octane monster. 645 horses and V10 it's not easy to tame the machine, carbon-ceramic brakes up or down. But since we at ACR were already used to monstrosity, we were most surprised suspension (Bilstein Racing Shocks). He has that ten different settings and it can be adjusted on each bike individually, but to understand the technology behind it you would need an engineer's education.

The new Dodge Viper ACR is so brutal that it should only stick to the wild (read race track only).
The new Dodge Viper ACR is so brutal that it should only stick to the wild (read race track only).

It is easier to explain how tires made specifically for ACT (Kumho Ecsta V720), they bring the car through the corner faster than smooth racing tires. According to the folks at Dodge, it's mentioned to be the culprit bulky rear wing, which in combination with front removable wings the car literally sucks to the ground. For the latter, we suggest you take it off as soon as you drive off the track, unless of course you want to leave it on some lying cop. Well, the engineers also succeeded ideal weight distribution - 50:50, which is just the icing on the cake with such exceptional features.

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The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR hides under the skin 8.4 liter V10 engine, who can 812 Nm of maximum torque and transmits power via six-speed manual transmission. It goes into production in the third quarter of 2015. It is not yet known how much it will make it easier for you, well, except on the track, where it will certainly cost you new lower gats after the ride.

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