A rattling good snake

摘要

The Viper may not be the most polished sports car but it's fast, fun and reliable, says Lewis Kingston. "Loud, uncompromising, eye-catching and obscenely fast" was how we described the original Dodge Viper RT/10 in our original road test in 1992. With a 400bhp V10, a six-speed manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive and no driver aids, the Viper was a raw and exciting car. It could dispatch the 0-60mph sprint in just 4.5sec and hit a top speed of 165mph, which is fast even by today's standards. A showroom-condition example will set you back upwards of ￡30,000 in the current market, which isn't unreasonable for an increasingly collectable car that offers supercar performance and dramatic looks.