Video: Dodge Viper ACR laps Nurburgring in 7m 22s?

By Irving Isler #1, Posted: 8/28/2008

Someone's hitting the rev limiter quite a bit.

By Gus #2, Posted: 8/28/2008

Someday production cars will do this in 5 minutes flat.
Crazy stuff.

Now, the question is, and I know this sounds crass from an enthusiast, how comfortable is this car? If it's basically a stripped down race car which breaks your spine over every pebble and needs new tires every ten feet, then it's no comparison to the GT-R and ZR-1...

By andrew #3, Posted: 8/28/2008

What's the big deal? This car has been over modified and remodified so much that its barely a street car now. The GTR, ZR-1 and Pagani are all factory - stock. surprised that they might compare a F1 car to the GTR around the ring. What's the point???

By james #4, Posted: 8/28/2008

i agree with all three of you. especilaly about that rev limiter thing...

By MPL #5, Posted: 8/28/2008

Irving / James: He's hitting the rev-limiter because, in most cases, he's coming up on lower speed turns. It's quicker to let the revs bounce rather than up shift a gear and then have to immediately kick it down 2.

Gus/Andrew: The Zonda and ZR-1 basically went through the same modifications as this Viper. While it does use a more in your face aero package, Dodge is making no more mod's to this car than GM or Pagani are doing to theirs.

Additionally, I don't see many people complaining about the GT3 RS, the Superleggera's, or the upcomming V-Spec.

I think we all should celebrate the fact that these vehicles are in production and not getting caught up in this versus that.

By ohmy #6, Posted: 8/28/2008

jsu too bad most of us cant afford these bad boys....*sighs*

By giant #7, Posted: 8/28/2008

I love how the shifter vibrates like CRAZY lol

By bran #8, Posted: 8/28/2008

This Viper must be the hardcore package that lost 80 lbs over the stock SRT10. Made it go from 3424 lbs. down to about 3344. On the other hand, the Z06 weighs in at
3162 lbs. and the ZR1 weighs approx. 3350 lbs. Got some junk in the trunk. I'm sure the ZR1 could get that ricer wing on the back of the hood and its lap time would be drastically different. The Stig could not handle the Koenigsegg CCX on Top Gear and suggested a wing on the back - made a huge difference.

By bran #9, Posted: 8/28/2008

back of the car i mean

By CANTDRIVE55 #10, Posted: 8/29/2008

You can purchase the ACR versiion as an option just as you can purchase the ZR1 version of the vette, both are "stock" from the factory. There was considerable engineering that went into that "Ricer" wing if you have read the Viper engineering team's report on the development of the new ACR. Great video!

By jtm #11, Posted: 10/6/2009

man you guys that are hating crack me up. It is a stock car period. do any of you know what ACR even stands for? American Club Racer look it up, this car is underrated as far as horsepower I do believe that there is an article that states that it actually has 642 hp and 600 lb feet of tourque and this is achieved by motor no Turbo or supercharger. I can tell alot of you have never owned a car with real power.