I-Dodge Viper isizophela. Akukho lutho olungcono kunokugubha iminyaka engu-25 yemodeli eyisakhiwo sodumo enezinhlelo ezimbalwa ezikhethekile.
Kwase kumenyezelwe ukuthi i-2017 izophawula ukuphela kokukhiqizwa kweViper. Kodwa akuhambi buthule. Uma unenjini enkulu engu-8.4 litre V10, ubuhlakani buyinto engenakwenzeka.
Ukuze kukhunjulwe iminyaka engu-25 yesidalwa esibi, u-Dodge akazange anxuswe, futhi akazange wethule uhlelo olulodwa, kodwa olukhethekile oluyisihlanu lwama-"nyoka" anamandla kakhulu. Zonke zihlonzwe ngendlela efanele, zinezinombolo futhi zinemibhalo eqinisekisiwe. Kungcono! Izinguqulo ezine ezikhethekile ziphuma enguqulweni yokuphihliza isekethe, efundeka i-ACR (American Club Racing), ngonyaka odlule yachitha amarekhodi, wonke aqinisekisiwe, kumasekethe ayi-13 ase-US, okuhlanganisa nenganekwane iLaguna Seca, eshiya imishini emisha neyinkimbinkimbi njenge I-Porsche 918.
Elokuqala kwezinhlanu linesihloko esithi ngokunembile i-1.28 Edition ACR, kubhekiselwa esikhathini esitholwe ku-Laguna Seca. Ilinganiselwe kumayunithi angama-28, iphuma ngokumnyama ngokukhethekileyo, nemithende ebomvu yobude obubanzi. Futhi njengenyoka eqopha umlando, ifika ifakwe i-arsenal efanayo, ehlanganisa amabhuleki ekhabhoni kanye nephakethe le-aerodynamic eleqisayo elitholakalayo, okokusebenza okufika nezinye izinhlelo ezikhethekile eziphuma ku-Viper ACR.
Ilinganiselwe kumayunithi angu-100, kuza i-Viper GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR, ebuyisela imidwebo yakudala nedume kakhulu yemodeli, emhlophe enemigqa eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Bekuwupende osebenze olunye uhlelo olukhethekile lwe-Viper yango-1998 ngemuva kokuwina umqhudelwano we-FIA GT2.
Ngegama leqembu elisikiselayo kakhulu, i-Viper VooDoo II Edition ACR iphinde ibuyise olunye uhlelo olukhethekile, kusukela ngo-2010, olukhawulelwe kumayunithi angama-31, njenganomanduleli walo. Futhi ihlotshiswe ngendlela efanayo, emnyama, ngomugqa omncane we-graphite ofakwe umqhubi.
Okwamanje, azikho izithombe zohlelo olukhethekile lokugcina oluthathwe ku-Viper ACR. Okuzotholakala kuphela ngabathengisi ababili abathengiswe ngaphezulu kwe-Dodge Viper, okubonisa igama le-Viper Dealer Edition ACR. Indlela yasekuqaleni yokuthi “ngiyabonga”? Izibonelo ezingama-33 zizoba mhlophe, zibe nomugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ophakathi nendawo futhi eyodwa elayishwe ikhondakta ngokubomvu.
Okokugcina, okuwukuphela kohlelo olukhethekile olungaphumi ku-ACR ekhethekile i-Snakeskin Edition GTC. Njengoba igama lisho, le nguqulo iza ngombala oluhlaza oyinyoka, ohambisana namabhande amabili amnyama agcwaliswe ngephethini evusa amadlingozi yesilwane esizingelayo esisinika igama laso. Le nguqulo izokhawulelwa kumayunithi angama-25 kuphela. Njengokuvalelisa, awukwazanga ukucela okuningi. Ezweni lapho ngisho nezimoto ezinkulu ziya ziphucuzeka, ziphucuzekile futhi ziphucuzekile, i-Dodge Viper ibhekana nalokhu kwamanje ngonya, imikhuba emibi kanye nesimilo esihlukene.