Is there any way any one can make it sound better than its predecessors?
Looks are OK, interior is nice, but that old crappy exhaust note is a deal breaker.
Were on the same page regarding the sound . Here's what I posted on The VCA site :
" Better sounding Engine ..
Sports cars appeal to us in many ways. They stir our senses through the site and sound. For me there are 3 major factors I evaluate as part of the ownership experience. 1) The look of the car i.e.,, Body, shape lines do I get excited just looking at it.
2) Driving dynamics i.e. Handling and Power delivery cornering, general driving feel.
3) A third element that completes the experience for me is the sound or the engine.
The Viper does a great job at items one and two on my list but is lacking in the 3rd element the "to die for sound department " There is no mistake for the sound of a great V-8. My Ford GT makes a intoxicating roar when you're into it. The best sounding engines in my books are V-12's I can never see to many Videos of a V-12 car rocketing down a straight at full song. A great sounding V-10 in Lambo or Porsche Carrera GT is a close second.
I hope at some point SRT and Ferrari will look at that motor and do something drastic.. new crank and firing order maybe to get the sound better. I know Lambo V-10's and Porsche Carrera GT V-10's are smaller displacement motors that rev higher but something surely could be done to get the world class scintillating sound the Viper deserves..
It's no secret the Viper stigma of sounding like a UPS truck is still there.. I for one hope they complete the circle of the big three to make it a complete true exotic experience. "
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