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SRT releases $460,000 Viper GT3-R race car

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SRT Viper GT3-R
SRT Viper GT3-R
SRT Viper GT3-R
SRT Viper GT3-R
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First there was the 2013 SRT Viper. That Viper attacked time. Then SRT attacked the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Viper GTS-R. Now it's opening the races up to private teams and drivers with the Viper GT3-R.

The GT3-R offers buyers the opportunity to benefit from SRT's racing experience and know-how. It was developed in cooperation with North Carolina-based Riley Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of race cars ranging from Daytona prototype endurance cars to GT competition cars. The GT3-R employs a chassis, suspension, electronics and aerodynamic components derived directly from the GTS-R being raced this year by SRT Motorsports. The body kit includes a front splitter, fender louvers, an adjustable rear wing and a rear diffuser.

The Viper's 8.4-liter V10 engine is tuned up to 680 hp and 640 lb-ft of torque. Other race-day upgrades include an Xtrac six-speed sequential transmission with paddle shifters, a multi-disc race clutch, six-piston front brake calipers with four-piston rears and lightweight wheels. Inside, the GT3-R has the necessary FIA homologated racing seat with six-point harness and optional air conditioning system.

SRT Viper GT3-R

"Like every Viper race car, the GT3-R is a direct descendant of the SRT Viper street car," says Ralph Gilles, President and CEO - SRT Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group. "There is no mistaking the similarities between the two which is a key component of this class of sports car racing. The GT3-R stays true to the visceral appeal of the Viper and has been carefully evolved for the demands of racing at a world class level."

The new GT3-R comes out of the factory eligible for a wide variety of races, including international GT3 championships, the United SportsCar Series GT Daytona, Pirelli World Challenge GT class, NARRA and SCCA. Chrysler estimates the price at US$459,000 with deliveries slated for late 2013.

The last Viper GT3 car debuted in 2005 and went on to win two GT3 championships and a World Challenge GT title. That car was based on the GTS-R program dating back to 1996.

Source: Chrysler/SRT

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2 comments
The Skud
Neat! I wonder how much of these racing additions could be retrofitted to a street car to make a legal "sleeper"? After all, many more Vipers will be highway-driven than raced.
Arahant
@the skud: I don't know, but i do know that you can easily buy aftermarket upgrades that will get you up to the same performance for ALOT cheaper then what they are proposing here... I'd say for probably under 100,000$ including labour/tuning...
That being said considering this is meant for racing im sure they picked the best parts they could that are meant to hold up to the abuse you would put it through on a race track, aswell as your paying for the special know-how of these guys putting it together. Still seems a little expensive however. A brand new 2013 dodge viper is a little under 100k, + 100k upgrades your looking at around 200,000$ to make an equivalently powered Viper. Thats just my opinion.