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2010 Devon Motorworks GTX

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Many changes are afoot at Chrysler, not the least of which in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts is the phase-out of the Dodge Viper. Now the proverbial salt in the wound: this year's Viper being the last and with no solid plans for a replacement, the makers of the Viper-based Devon GTX are forced to can the project altogether.

Fans of all things wild and excessive will remember the Devon GTX as the carbon fiber-bodied, gullwing-doored custom supercar based around the Dodge Viper's chassis and powertrain. Fans of motorsport and all things fast will remember it as the vehicle used to set unofficial records at Laguna Seca and Willow Springs in 2009.

The report of the GTX's demise comes from a "source close to the project," and not an official company statement, but without production of commercial Viper parts, the operation is unlikely to be self-sustainable at the volumes a 650-horsepower hand-built supercar can generate--Devon had planned on a maximum of 36 cars per year.

If you had your heart set on one of Devon's slightly nutty and utterly impressive creations, you might find some solace with the special edition Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X.

[Automobile via Autoblog]





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  1. By btlh2oguy Posted: 1/5/2010 1:04pm PST

    It never made sense for Dodge being a truck company to have a niche sportscar.
     
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  2. By bepsf Posted: 1/5/2010 1:51pm PST

    "It never made sense for Dodge being a truck company to have a niche sportscar."
    Tell that to the folks over at Chevrolet (Corvette) and Ford (GT40)...
    ...as I recall, Dodge and it's dealers made a decent profit off nearly every Viper it ever sold.
     
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  3. By  winter olympics Posted: 1/5/2010 6:44pm PST

    You would think the Viper going under would almost make it easier for them to go forward. Buying all the existing components that are not going to be used making Vipers.
    They probably dont have allot of welded up chassis lying around though, and you need robots to stick those components together......
     
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  4. fb_100000275684479 avatar Michael Escobar Posted: 1/5/2010 10:21pm PST

    What a shame. Such an interesting and awesome car. However, I couldn't count on my fingers the number of small, niche, supercar manufacturers that advertised, hyping up their product and going bust before producing a single one last decade. They usually make sensationalized claims (I'm thinking of the Ronn Scorpion, which I don't expect will ever sell), but the Devon was one car that appeared to deliver, what with the Laguna Seca laptime and such. Sad to see the Viper go as well. Who would've thought a simple, brutish car with a V10 evolved from a truck engine and no ammenities would last nearly two decades and be so awe-inspiring? In fact, I think "shock-and-awe" pretty much sums up the Viper. Children of the sixties had their Cobras and Chargers, kids in the '80s had their Countach and Testarossa posters, but the Viper was my childhood daydream.
     
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