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1997 Dodge Viper GTS Red, SRS, No Accident on Carfax, Two owners, garage kept its whole life with only 2,771 miles. A remarkable classic vehicle in it’s own right!
The Viper was conceived and designed as a historical example from the classic American sports car. Some saw claims to likeness with the Cobra as a marketing exercise, ignoring that Carroll Shelby was involved in the initial design and layout of the Dodge Viper, and the later design of the Viper GTS coupe.
Extensive modifications and changeups such as a reworked engine with higher power and less weight ratio, an almost completely redesigned chassis that was made almost 60 lb (27 kg) lighter and about 25% stiffer in torsional rigidity through meticulous computer analysis, a completely redesigned suspension, and reduced braking distances; the 1996 to 2002 Viper GTS had a lighter (approximately 650 lb (290 kg)) 450 bhp (340 kW) engine, which could complete and finish the 1/4 mile in 12.3 seconds, 0.3 seconds and 8 M.P.H. (13 km/h) faster than its predecessor and thereby increasing top speed by 11 M.P.H. (18 km/h).
Along with the updated performance features, came the inclusion of some of the “luxuries” the car did not come with beforehand. Dual airbags were added to the vehicle’s safety equipment list in 1996 on the GTS and 1997 on the R/T 10 as mandated by the U.S. government. The car was also exported to some parts of Europe, where it was rebadged as a Chrysler, and sold under this marque from 1997 to 2003. European models had a detuned version of the Copperhead V10.
The 1997 Dodge Viper GTS (SR II) is a second generation coupé of the Dodge Viper RT/10 that was introduced in 1995.
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