Designed by an American supplier, American Specialty Cars (ASC) — now bankrupt — with the intention of putting it into production after its exhibition at the 2006 Detroit Motor Show, this Dodge Viper ASC Diamondback is, a car, and a unique opportunity. From the outset, for everything that involves him.
ASC had collaborated with Chrysler to develop the Dodge Viper SRT-10 (second generation), and the realization of this project would allow the American company to demonstrate all its expertise in extracting the greatest possible performance from the American sports car. Focusing, essentially, on improving the weight-to-power ratio.
Among the greatest curiosities that mark this second-generation Viper is not only its characteristics, but also that it is a project that had the participation of McLaren Performance Technologies.
The British company was responsible for preparing the massive 8300 cm3 naturally-aspirated V10 that was at the base of the standard Viper. And that, if originally brought just over 500 hp, after the "treatment" McLaren, started to debit 624 hp of power . That is, more than 100 hp than the original block!
The placement of highly visible admission “trumpets” stands out in this preparation, in a clear allusion to the competition McLaren of other times, which, in the 60's, ran in the Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am.
Also present is the identifying orange stripe around the central black strip that protrudes along the car, and which is also an allusion to Woking's coach.
3.5s from 0 to 96 km/h
In a model in which components such as the roof, the rear hatch, the bumpers and the side skirts were replaced by others in carbon fiber, as a way to reduce the weight of the set, the Viper ASC's truly devastating performances are also highlighted. Diamondback advertises, as the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h), in no more than 3.5s!
On sale at an American Supercars dealer, located in Fresno, Calif., this is the second time this Viper ASC Diamondback has been looking for an owner, after a first “passage of testimony” in 2009.
Despite the 12 years it has been in existence, the car no longer has 119 km fulfilled. Which is also an argument to try to justify the 295,000 dollars (almost 255,000 euros) because it is for sale and which are basically the same amount the current owner paid for it in 2009. Even so, a very affordable amount considering the $750,000 it cost ASC to manufacture. it.
However, the fact that it's possible to purchase a standard 2006 Viper these days, for as little as a fifth of that price, certainly won't help the sale. Even with the Viper ASC Diamondback benefiting from the fact that, like you, there is none.