SRT Viper Goes Green With Envy Before Detroit
SRT is displaying its halo car with a Grand Touring equipment package as well as new “Stryker” green paint at this year’s Detroit Auto Show.
Proving to be a slow seller, the high-priced Chrysler sports car is getting what amounts to a value package. By specifying the Grand Touring option, Viper customers will be able to add Nappa leather seats and improved chassis electronics to the base model.
GT-equipped models get five-mode electronic stability control and a two-mode Bilstein “Damptronic Select” suspension previously reserved for the GTS model. However, the new green color will be available on both the base and GTS model.
The big spoiler shown here isn’t part of the Grand Touring package. SRT added a prototype aero package to its car for the Detroit Auto Show as well as the extended front corner splitters.
SRT didn’t say what the Grand Touring package will cost, but specified that it will be available next month.
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We bought one, the ES model in plasma purple. We both love it. Fun to drive, great gas mileage, well equipped, very cute looking. The engine is sufficient for our driving habits, and it pulled the hills . If you feel the need for speed, then look for a sports car. But if you want fun at an affordable price, this is it. I highly recommend it.
These cars are exactly what they are billed. I have a 2014 DE and a 2015 ES. I do not enjoy driving them on a trip longer than an hour, then again they are not billed as a touring-mobile.