Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Originally Posted By: grampi
Dodge had a chassis that was good for both...a Viper with this motor would spank anything in a straight line or around corners...
Don't know about corners. There are already cars that can hang with a Viper in a corner, and giving it the Demon treatment -- engine, cooling and reinforcements to go along with it, suspension compromises for the drag strip -- would make it worse, not better. But in a straight line, sure.
It also would have been twice as expensive. Given that the Demon is already capable of a 9.65 @ 140 -- the world record for a production car -- what would be the point?
Since when are 1/4 times the only measure of a car? Impressive yes, but not much use on public streets...I'd rather have a car that maybe doesn't accelerate quite as quickly, but is also a competent handler...
Not trying to be rude, but who really cares what you think, except you? Think about that for a minute...
The reason I said that is that you are but one person. There are many, many more in this country who are not you, thus their interests, beliefs and views will not be what yours are. If they want a Demon and they can pony up the $$$, then that's their prerogative.
All that being said, I used to love muscle cars, but now my tastes have shifted some. I'd really love a new Mustang GT350R... But I still think the Demon is pretty awesome!