Viper - 12.07 @ 120 mph Ford GT - 11.69 @ 122
Test Summary: Dodge Viper SRT-10 Base price: $80,995, Price as tested: $84,795 Engine: 8.3-liter/505.0 cu.-in. OHV 20v V10 HP: 500 @ 5600 rpm, Torque: 525 ft.-lb. @ 4200 rpm, HP/liter ratio:
60.2, Trans: 6M Powertrain: front engine/rear drive, Axle ratio/type: 3.07:1/limited-slip, Curb weight: 3357 lb. Weight/HP ratio: 6.7, Tires: Michelin Pilot SPORT, f: 275/35ZR18, r: 345/30ZR19 Acceleration: 0-30 mph: 1.95 sec., 0-60 mph: 4.30 sec., 1/4-mile: 12.07 sec. @ 120.04 mphThe Viper has officially been dethroned. Last time we conducted this test, the big Dodge was the quickest car, belting out a blistering
12.08 at 118.51 mph. This time it ran quicker and faster and still found itself running third. Who would have thought that a Viper would be sent packing on grudge night at the local dragstrip? Okay, let's get realistic here. With 500 hp and 525 ft.-lb. of torque, the Viper is certainly no slouch. And to beat it at the strip, you'd have to roughly double its $84,795 sticker price. The Viper is a huge bargain. It's also easy to turn the mammoth 345/30ZR19 rear tires into smoke. Get too aggressive with throttle and this monster will sit there and spin its tires into a dense cloud. But with a little clutch slippage and less than 3000 rpm showing on the tach, you can get out of the hole and down the track. There is so much power and so much torque that each gear change happens with Richter scale ferocity. Any car that will do over 120 mph in the quarter-mile qualifies as scary fast in our book.