The new Viper, up close and personal.
We’re now just over 42 days away from the official debut of the new SRT Viper, scheduled for April’s New York Auto Show. To keep fans on their toes, SRT has been releasing a series of teaser images (two, counting this one), and we’re pretty sure they’ll let a few more slip between now and the car’s debut.
The new image doesn’t tell us much, and it’s all but impossible to say what we’re looking at. There’s an air intake of some sort, surrounded by lots of carbon fiber. Is it part of the intake system? A brake cooling duct? At this point, your guess is as good as ours.
SRT's original teaser image of the next Viper
Expect the new Viper to make more power than the model it’s replacing, and expect the car to weigh less, too. As good as the old Viper was on the track, we expect the new one to be even better, and thanks to modern amenities like traction control and stability control, it won’t be as challenging to drive on the street, either.
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Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
