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I have no idea what was wrong with Chrysler engineer, Martin Morse. We have yet to even see a few, if at all, of the 2013 Dodge SRT Viper on our shores or in other parts of the world. Yes, the car was launched just not so long ago, it's the latest Viper from the American automaker Dodge which means it's still a fresh model. Yet, Morse had already ruined one good example of the model. On 22nd April 2013, according to eyewitnesses, the car should have been going at a speed beyond 112km/h on US Highway 23. According to Michigan State Police, the temperature on that day was near-freezing and there was also light rain. The police believed that Morse must have flexed the snake's muscles too hard. Morse lost control of the car, slided across lanes and then hit a fence that separated the highway northbound and southbound lanes. Fortunately enough, the car was pretty low that it managed to get through the upper and middle cables. Unfortunately, being low as it was, the car couldn't get past the bottom cable. I believe that it must have been the bottomcable, a thick braided cord made of steel, that had caused Morse his death, as the cable cut through the car's cabin. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that there was no mechanical fault involved in the incident. So, it seems that Morse had pushed the throttle too much under wrong weather conditions.

[extract] Chrysler, parent company of Street and Racing Technology (SRT) and manufacturers of the lusty 2013 Viper have announced U.S. pricing for the 2013 SRT Viper Models and have dropped lots of images. The racing stripes are back! SRT's flagship performance machine, the slithering Viper has quite literally risen from the ashes like a phoenix and has returned with more power, performance and superior craftsmanship. Well it

Its here once again! Forza Motorsport has announced the September track pack for Forza 4 and now they have added the racing variants of the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R (The stock car was added back in June). Both the #91 and #93 Viper GTS-R race cars are added to shred virtual rubber on virtual circuits. The #91 Viper is sponsored by Forza Motorsport and competes in the 2012 American Le Mans Series. But that's not all. On top of the vipers, there is a whole list of other cars from the 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, to a 2011 Citro

While we poor sods in South East Asia don't really get to drive or see the darn thing in the flesh I am still pretty excited about the new SRT Viper and Viper GTS. This new SRT Viper is now powered by an 8.4-litre V10 engine. It has a composite intake, high-strength forged pistons, sodium-filled exhaust valves and better free flow catalysts compared to the last 2010 model. This huge V10 engine produces approximately 640hp and 814Nm of torque. A good 40hp and 54Nm more than the previous engine which actually does not seem much since it already has 600bhp to play with in the first place. The tubular steel space frame gets a magnesium cowl and is clothed in a body that features a carbon fiber hood, roof and boot. It also has aluminum doors and plastic quarter panels. In other words, the 2013 SRT Viper is about 45kg lighter (at 1,521kg)than the model it replaces. It is also 50% stiffer structurally than the previous model, which means that the Viper could actually be an American super coupe that actually handles well. So why am I blogging about a car that most of us over here would never set eyes on one? The reason is that this part of the world isn't truly immune to having these left-hand drive monsters. I remember years, or was it a decade or so ago seeing one at a motorshow in Kuala Lumpur. It looked stunning in red with its long bonnet (a very phallic symbol in my opinion) and those twin side exhausts is a sight to behold. Seven or so years ago I managed to catch another one in the pits at the Sepang F1 track over in Malaysia. A second generation race prepped Dodge Viper had participated in the Merdeka Endurance Race that time and the team that brought it over was prepping it for an upcoming race. They weren't shy in letting a motorhead like get close to it while they were tweaking it. And when they started it up it was like rolling thunder I tell you. Rolling thunder. Intoxicating and truly epic.