Never considered or saw a viper before the other day. Though it looks okay on video, I was thoroughly impressed with how it looked an sounded in person.
Emme Hall - this car is absolutely awesome and I am glad you got to review it. As usual, thanks for the informative and entertaining review. Your thanking of the baby Jesus was particularly humorous.
@Bence316 dodge/chrysler still owns this car and it's production. .. They are just labeling it SRT... However Chrysler has announced they will produce 129 units of the 2014 SRT viper TA... and the TA beats the shut out of the ZR1 before anyone starts talking dumb shyt..
Emme, I can watch and listen to her all day. She's hot, funny and nice to look at. She 's one of the most entertaining auto reporters out there. It's not all about the cars you know, It's the image that she creates with her bubbly personality. You go girl. There's a girl who can rule in a man's world.
No worries. I appreciate your honesty. I'm pretty lucky to get to drive all these great cars and I just hope to do a good job for everyone. -Emme@RoadflyTV
Shane Earley why hate? you love whatever you love...let him love what ever he wants to.........and i'd be willing to bet you'd drive one if someone offered
Albert, ignore the dumb comment by Shane (smacks of jealousy most likely, as well as no understanding of Vipers) Vipers (particularly the SRT10 range (Gen 3,4&5s) drive extremely well. Handle well. Build quality and finishes far better. I have a Gen3 SRT10 and it is a unique car. Thats the thing, Vipers are very unique. Viper owners you will find are proud and recognise that fact. They do not claim Vipers are better than this n that blah blah. Are respectful of other super cars but know Vipers are simply pure, raw and sheer fun. Incredible torque makes them so much fun. I only respect Viper haters that have owned one. Thats the thing, haters have very very rarely driven one let alone owned one.
Yeah the new viper came first. And I kinda like the looks of the older viper, the one right before they discontinued it. The taillights I like, of the new viper. It kinda looks like an aston from the back. For a viper the best color is the blue with the white racing stripes down the middle.
Jeff M Agree about liking the older looks of the viper. I agree as well that the best look is the blue with the white racing stripes. Although the new Viper came first, it looks like they modeled the front end of the previous Vette (is what I mean to say)
This is my first time I've seen an Emme Hall vid but I loved it. She drives stick well and does just as good as any male. Digging her a lot in this video! Very good job on the review!
Didn't see your full conversation but just trying to help there is a video of the 7:12 time by the viper I think if you type in viper returns to Nurburgring or Viper 7:12 it should pop up.
hey Emme, since you mentioned American Supercars, there is this small company out of Michigan who build a fully proprietary developed and built mid-engine beast, using all American components. the car is called Falcon F7, i think it's high times that one of the major car magazines steps up and helps that company to spread the good word about it and pays them a visit to introduce that machine to the broad public so a wide audience can learn about it.
I never mentioned purpose-built track day cars and performance/price in the same sentence. The only place to compare a purpose-built track day car to a Viper or Corvette, is on the track. You can't compare them as road cars. It's quite obvious that the Viper or Corvette would be the better package, all things considered. Performance/price is a main consideration, but I don't know of any actual purpose-built track day cars that we make, which would be what i'd compare to the SR8/Atoms?
what do you mean "and then some"? Viper ACR and both the Corvette Zr1 and Z06 are all faster around any road course than a GT-R, and all 3 sound 10x better too.
I have zero interest in American cars... but I watched this all the way through to the end. Highly entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work!
One error - get to a 100mph in under 12 seconds, lololol. The old car would hit 100 in around 7.8 - 8.0. I think she means 0-100-0 in under 12 seconds. The old car did that same feat in 12.2 seconds.
Don't worry, you don't sound arrogant at all. I too find the new styling to be a bit different from what I'm used to seeing in Vipers from the past, but just like the CTS-V coupe I'm sure I'll warm up to it over time. The viper was originally designed with the styling elements from the Shelby's Daytona coupe in mind but this model was trying to blend that in with some European elements as well. I'd say they reached a sort of middle ground between the two.
I think the reason you dont see many is cause they are in their garages and they are keeping them for collectors cars. Thats all. Plus, they havent made em in years so there is less and less on the road vs the garage.
I don't care what you guys say, I think this is a pretty sweet ride, you can always change the rims and sound, and a little more exotic looking than a Vette; that is, not quite as common so you'll get more looks, which is why we do it anyway, right?
My favorite super car of all the time, fall in love with it in grand turismo and now guess who's driving it huh? My favorite angel. The best female reviewer i've watched!!! Keep it up darling
MOST automotive video reviewers (male or female) are pretty bad, even from the major magazines, but I was pleasantly surprised by Emme Hall. She speaks conversationally rather than stiff and scripted, but she also doesn't try to be TOO clever or cutesy either. I do voice over work and am very picky about who I like to watch and listen to. Emma is so relaxed and comfortable that it's impossible not to like her.
Previous Vipers were built to about 1500-2000 units annually. I would expect about the same. Corvettes typical sold about 20K units a year with a high in my life time above 35K units. That number was literally cut in half in 2008 when the economy collapsed. Special Vettes, like the Z06/Z07 and ZR1, typically sell under 1K units a year each. The pricing structure actually is roughly the same as a Porsche 911's, just less expensive. The C7 is said to have a far better interior, but we will see.
Emma did a very good job hosting and commenting on this car. I didn't feel like she was just there to real in viewers for her looks and stuff; she actually sounded sincere and like she knew what she was talking about. And while I'm proud and happy for us Americans to have this great car, you can't honestly call it all American... Fiat had lots of influence on Dodge and they're just as Italian as those Ferraris and Lamborghinis
What's wrong with taking a few seconds to talk about the badge? SRT brought attention to it themselves in a February 4, 2012 post on their official blog. Paying attention to details isn't a bad thing.
Very impressive! Just go to the Motor Trend / Car & Driver channels and you'll be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of reviews with half the passion or personality of this one. Well done Emme!
you are somewhat correct - they decided to treat a couple of their lines like "Ram" and "SRT" as individual brands, as opposed to a "Dodge Ram," for example
I guarantee you, at least 70 to 80% of the reason why people buy those cars is to have that performance available and that sound of the v8 / v10 growling. The fact that it's a car that can be a daily driver and that looks good etc., is really just icing on the cake. I know VERY hard-working people that buy these cars and drive them hard. Purpose-built track day car owners buy them 100% for performance, and in turn, they trade certain things that keep it from being a logical road car.
Hello again Emme. FIRST, I want to agree with you about one thing YES EVERYBODY LIKES TO GET A LITTLE TAIL. It SHOULD explain why I keep inviting to to dinner. Enough about that. For the the VERY FIRST TIME I am actually jealous of you, your graduate level education AND your job. The waiting list is SO long for a new Viper that I might as well wait for the drop top just to hear you say "HOLLA" :-) Love you as always. Oh,and thank Charlie for me for letting you do THIS test. (PS NO BURNOUT?)
true but do you think this is better looking than the old Vipers cuz God Chyrsler at least attempted to make it look better btw 640hp 600 torques thats close to Ferrari standards it even has traction control and launch control
The real funny thing is, both the Ariel Atom and Radical SR are basically track day cars on the road. They are toy cars for a weekend drive where as the Viper is a proper sports car.
Nice review, and thanks for not wasting time with the basket rating on this one (though it is effective with family cars). My only gripe is that I have no idea what causes the price difference between base and as-tested. Mention of the SRT goodies was the only possible reason that I could glean. Thanks, one of your better reviews, but not enough exhaust/engine sound!
For the New Viper. I don't know yet. First Vipers would get about 18/23. The Second Gen Vipers would be 19/23 and both typically able to average about 18-19 in normal driving. I don't honestly expect much better than 19/23 for this new one.
I spoke to a viper owner from a 03 and said he could not boost high because internals only good for 550-580... true or not true..my 03 cobra came with built motor capable of 650-700rwhp on real world..
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She gave a very nice review. I wish people wouldn't make rude comments about her.
That all black VIPER looks fantastic! Very badass!! Great review Emme!
Never considered or saw a viper before the other day. Though it looks okay on video, I was thoroughly impressed with how it looked an sounded in person.
Thats the thing :-) Same with me when i bought my SRT10 (Gen3) It exceeded my feelings and thoughts seeing it in the flesh. Amazing car.
Emme Hall - this car is absolutely awesome and I am glad you got to review it. As usual, thanks for the informative and entertaining review.
Your thanking of the baby Jesus was particularly humorous.
I love her pasion for cars
just got a 2014 viper set gts can't wait till spring!!
@Bence316 dodge/chrysler still owns this car and it's production. .. They are just labeling it SRT... However Chrysler has announced they will produce 129 units of the 2014 SRT viper TA... and the TA beats the shut out of the ZR1 before anyone starts talking dumb shyt..
Its been 8 years and we miss you Emme matter of fact! :)
Emme, I can watch and listen to her all day.
She's hot, funny and nice to look at.
She 's one of the most entertaining auto reporters out there.
It's not all about the cars you know, It's the image that she creates with her bubbly personality. You go girl.
There's a girl who can rule in a man's world.
No worries. I appreciate your honesty. I'm pretty lucky to get to drive all these great cars and I just hope to do a good job for everyone.
-Emme@RoadflyTV
Saw her at Toronto airport today, she doesn't look too friendly.
emma, and ross r my favs on this channel
Best. Car. Ever!!
So good SRT have had to put a hold on production because of lack of demand which is because the new Viper is.......shit!
Shane Earley why hate? you love whatever you love...let him love what ever he wants to.........and i'd be willing to bet you'd drive one if someone offered
John Burns Thank you. Always gotta be a hater... besides that part isnt true anyway!
Albert, ignore the dumb comment by Shane (smacks of jealousy most likely, as well as no understanding of Vipers) Vipers (particularly the SRT10 range (Gen 3,4&5s) drive extremely well. Handle well. Build quality and finishes far better. I have a Gen3 SRT10 and it is a unique car. Thats the thing, Vipers are very unique. Viper owners you will find are proud and recognise that fact. They do not claim Vipers are better than this n that blah blah. Are respectful of other super cars but know Vipers are simply pure, raw and sheer fun. Incredible torque makes them so much fun. I only respect Viper haters that have owned one. Thats the thing, haters have very very rarely driven one let alone owned one.
Hahaha thank you camera man!! ^^ Love you Emme!!! Great review as usual.
"hey you wanna race?"....no not really thanks though. ..
what I liked most about this car is how it changes colors, black to red. does it has a special botton to do that?
also not a dodge anymore hun
Is now.....
Why stick a V8 when you can have a V10?
They screwed up the front end on the new Viper. Looks too much like the new Vette.
The new Viper debuted before the new Vette
Yeah the new viper came first. And I kinda like the looks of the older viper, the one right before they discontinued it. The taillights I like, of the new viper. It kinda looks like an aston from the back. For a viper the best color is the blue with the white racing stripes down the middle.
Jeff M
Agree about liking the older looks of the viper. I agree as well that the best look is the blue with the white racing stripes. Although the new Viper came first, it looks like they modeled the front end of the previous Vette (is what I mean to say)
MrStiggy91
Right. I should have clarified. Looks like the Viper team took the front end styling off a Vette and modded it to fit the new look Viper.
Viper was on sale and production long before the vette came out moron
This is my first time I've seen an Emme Hall vid but I loved it. She drives stick well and does just as good as any male. Digging her a lot in this video! Very good job on the review!
Silly review
Maybe the squirrel wanted some tail....great vid on the Viper Emme
How does the Viper compare to the ZR1? What's the all-important LBR? can't believe you left that out!
Didn't see your full conversation but just trying to help there is a video of the 7:12 time by the viper I think if you type in viper returns to Nurburgring or Viper 7:12 it should pop up.
Emme, this review was genuinely arousing. I just thought you'd like to know that.
Great review...but no laundry basket rating?
hey Emme, since you mentioned American Supercars, there is this small company out of Michigan who build a fully proprietary developed and built mid-engine beast, using all American components. the car is called Falcon F7, i think it's high times that one of the major car magazines steps up and helps that company to spread the good word about it and pays them a visit to introduce that machine to the broad public so a wide audience can learn about it.
She's bonkers!
I will have to watch more Emmies stuff because the way you put things across works really well :)
How is that? They are both the same price,speed,and both can kick ASS.
I put an order for mine. In Canada it will come spring of 2013. But I got one of the first on Canada. They are out now
how tall do you guys think the girl is, because i am 6'5 and hard for me to see out because of the roofline leaning forward too much.nice review btw
Short hair is hot. Keep it up Emme. You're an excellent reviewer.
I never mentioned purpose-built track day cars and performance/price in the same sentence.
The only place to compare a purpose-built track day car to a Viper or Corvette, is on the track. You can't compare them as road cars. It's quite obvious that the Viper or Corvette would be the better package, all things considered. Performance/price is a main consideration, but I don't know of any actual purpose-built track day cars that we make, which would be what i'd compare to the SR8/Atoms?
Hah! Emme got bit by the Viper. The new Viper is greatly improved. Good review.
While completely different cars with huge differences in track capabilities...but based on price...GTR or GTS?
If you to get this snake, what color will you choose??????
Wow! You just get more gorgeous as years go by. Great review as always!
Emme Hall is just AMAZING!!
id like to see a comparison between this and the GTR
Why is the 2010 Viper ACR the record holder at Nurburgring for production vehicles if American cars weren't built for performance?
Best Roadfly review so far. Great job!
I still want to know what the gas mileage is. No one has reported the MPGs.
Yeah but how long does it take to get there? That just means second gear is taller which is not really a good thing
What's Italian about it, besides the interior and electronic driver aids?
Where r u now emmy?
Beautiful car they did a really nice job with this car!!!
How will ever be able to review an economy car again?
what do you mean "and then some"?
Viper ACR and both the Corvette Zr1 and Z06 are all faster around any road course than a GT-R, and all 3 sound 10x better too.
I have zero interest in American cars... but I watched this all the way through to the end. Highly entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work!
One error - get to a 100mph in under 12 seconds, lololol. The old car would hit 100 in around 7.8 - 8.0. I think she means 0-100-0 in under 12 seconds. The old car did that same feat in 12.2 seconds.
How? The GTO is 3 years old now and the 599 shape is 7.
Don't worry, you don't sound arrogant at all. I too find the new styling to be a bit different from what I'm used to seeing in Vipers from the past, but just like the CTS-V coupe I'm sure I'll warm up to it over time. The viper was originally designed with the styling elements from the Shelby's Daytona coupe in mind but this model was trying to blend that in with some European elements as well. I'd say they reached a sort of middle ground between the two.
I think the reason you dont see many is cause they are in their garages and they are keeping them for collectors cars. Thats all. Plus, they havent made em in years so there is less and less on the road vs the garage.
love the smooth flowing bodylines reminds me of the 1997/98 viper gts
which one is faster then ford gt40 or the new viper ?
But is it a visceral driving experience?
can we see a zr1 and viper comparison?
Emmie, who holds the crown for the American car badass, the new Viper, Stingray Corvette or GT500?
nothing like a beautiful lady reviewing a beautiful car...thumbs up!
what's the MPG on that "daily driver" ?
I don't care what you guys say, I think this is a pretty sweet ride, you can always change the rims and sound, and a little more exotic looking than a Vette; that is, not quite as common so you'll get more looks, which is why we do it anyway, right?
My favorite super car of all the time, fall in love with it in grand turismo and now guess who's driving it huh? My favorite angel. The best female reviewer i've watched!!! Keep it up darling
love the new body lines and style... still waiting on those headlights to grow on me though
so where did you drive it fast?
When release?
Awsome review, finally the SRT team up dated the Viper. It is a world class GT super car. Great job Emme keep it comming.
Love the car and the review. Keep the good stuff coming Emme. Thanks again.
Emme, how did it feel to drive that Viper?
MOST automotive video reviewers (male or female) are pretty bad, even from the major magazines, but I was pleasantly surprised by Emme Hall. She speaks conversationally rather than stiff and scripted, but she also doesn't try to be TOO clever or cutesy either. I do voice over work and am very picky about who I like to watch and listen to. Emma is so relaxed and comfortable that it's impossible not to like her.
2:40 - I'm not entirely sure she should be driving on the pavement, it might be a little illegal.
Previous Vipers were built to about 1500-2000 units annually. I would expect about the same. Corvettes typical sold about 20K units a year with a high in my life time above 35K units. That number was literally cut in half in 2008 when the economy collapsed. Special Vettes, like the Z06/Z07 and ZR1, typically sell under 1K units a year each. The pricing structure actually is roughly the same as a Porsche 911's, just less expensive. The C7 is said to have a far better interior, but we will see.
Emma did a very good job hosting and commenting on this car. I didn't feel like she was just there to real in viewers for her looks and stuff; she actually sounded sincere and like she knew what she was talking about. And while I'm proud and happy for us Americans to have this great car, you can't honestly call it all American... Fiat had lots of influence on Dodge and they're just as Italian as those Ferraris and Lamborghinis
What's wrong with taking a few seconds to talk about the badge? SRT brought attention to it themselves in a February 4, 2012 post on their official blog. Paying attention to details isn't a bad thing.
Why is the video timed with about 7 minutes and stops at 32 seconds???
Very impressive! Just go to the Motor Trend / Car & Driver channels and you'll be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of reviews with half the passion or personality of this one. Well done Emme!
Never in my life have I seen a woman drive a Viper.
Bravo to you for not killing yourself!
you are somewhat correct - they decided to treat a couple of their lines like "Ram" and "SRT" as individual brands, as opposed to a "Dodge Ram," for example
your evo makes 790hp, what mods do you have?
wow! (not sure how I get to review a Viper...)
I guarantee you, at least 70 to 80% of the reason why people buy those cars is to have that performance available and that sound of the v8 / v10 growling. The fact that it's a car that can be a daily driver and that looks good etc., is really just icing on the cake. I know VERY hard-working people that buy these cars and drive them hard.
Purpose-built track day car owners buy them 100% for performance, and in turn, they trade certain things that keep it from being a logical road car.
Ya I just love everything about this car & Emma did great on the review
Hello again Emme. FIRST, I want to agree with you about one thing YES EVERYBODY LIKES TO GET A LITTLE TAIL. It SHOULD explain why I keep inviting to to dinner. Enough about that. For the the VERY FIRST TIME I am actually jealous of you, your graduate level education AND your job. The waiting list is SO long for a new Viper that I might as well wait for the drop top just to hear you say "HOLLA" :-) Love you as always. Oh,and thank Charlie for me for letting you do THIS test.
(PS NO BURNOUT?)
kind of ironic concidering they shared a bit of development (AMG helped in the first phase of development) check diseno-art "up close" section
What is the MPG?
emme, what is your dream car?...
true but do you think this is better looking than the old Vipers cuz God Chyrsler at least attempted to make it look better btw 640hp 600 torques thats close to Ferrari standards it even has traction control and launch control
The real funny thing is, both the Ariel Atom and Radical SR are basically track day cars on the road. They are toy cars for a weekend drive where as the Viper is a proper sports car.
Ever watched a show called 5th Gear? Or Top Gear Germany?
how many laundry baskets can you put in the trunk
Good description of the car. You said a few things that Motor Trend didn't point out
Nice review, and thanks for not wasting time with the basket rating on this one (though it is effective with family cars). My only gripe is that I have no idea what causes the price difference between base and as-tested. Mention of the SRT goodies was the only possible reason that I could glean. Thanks, one of your better reviews, but not enough exhaust/engine sound!
For the New Viper. I don't know yet. First Vipers would get about 18/23. The Second Gen Vipers would be 19/23 and both typically able to average about 18-19 in normal driving. I don't honestly expect much better than 19/23 for this new one.
I also love how its only manual so not everyone while but it which makes it more rare.
What is the MPG? We spend 30 seconds on the pretty gas cap and nothing about the MPG???
BMW & Porsche hardly have a blind spot at all until the M3 conv top goes back up, then the blind spot is pretty big, drop top and zero blind spot
but wasn't your comment about performance for the price? you can't beat a purpose-built track day car when it comes down to price for performance...
Great vid Emme! See you soon.
In america that is?
I spoke to a viper owner from a 03 and said he could not boost high because internals only good for 550-580... true or not true..my 03 cobra came with built motor capable of 650-700rwhp on real world..
I'm a fan of it. I think they did a really good job resurrecting the Viper heritage.