Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires are mounted on ultra-lightweight wheels. A two-mode Bilstein Damptronic suspension system has firmer levels of damping than current Viper GTS models.
Chrysler Group’s SRT will offer 33 street-legal and single-spec 2014 SRT Viper TA in “Crusher Orange” beginning in the third quarter 2013. The performance package is designed to provide excellent road course handling. The SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) makes its public debut next week at the New York International Auto Show.
Based on the SRT Viper model – the lightest vehicle in the line, the Viper TA also has the same low center of gravity, 50/50 weight distribution and largest contact patch in the production car world. Curb weight is an estimated 3,348 pounds.
“We’re re-launching some of the fastest production-built cars that people can buy straight from the factory,” said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO – SRT Brand and Motorsports.
Gilles said engineers revised the suspension settings to refocus the Viper specifically for track duty, using a blend of components from the GTS and the SRT models, add in an extensively developed aero package and the new Time Attack package is born.
“We’re not only saluting the existing capabilities of our current models, we’re also targeting another niche in our customer base with a tremendously capable track machine,” claimed Gilles.
Dampers, springs and stabilizer bars have been retuned for optimal on-track performance. The standard aluminum structural X-brace is replaced with a lighter carbon fiber brace that effectively ties the four corners of the engine compartment together and contributes to the 50% increase in torsional rigidity and stiffness across the Viper lineup.
Under the hood is an all-aluminum 8.4-liter V10 pushrod engine. Performance ratings are 640 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of torque – the most torque of any naturally aspirated sports-car engine in the world.
