when they introduced the first GTS, it had a horsepower bump from the RT/10's to 450HP.... I agree with what you are saying, it would be a bad move to bring the new coupe out with 500HP, then bump it higher the next year to keep the Z06 back..... they need to release the coupe with at least 550HP....
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To Dodge's credit, they've never done the GM incremental HP thing to Viper owners. Usually a Viper HP change coincides with a new generation. For several years, GM has been goosing up the HP each year on the Corvettes and Z06. Pity the poor GM-fanatic who couldn't wait and bought a 2004 GTO or the Ram SRT-wannabe Chevy SSR, and now in 2005 the two vehicles are making 400 HP. Resale value on that guy's 2004 "performance vehicle" just went into the toilet. Although I agree that a Viper HP increase is necessary to keep the Viper's King of the Hill status, it would be a real departure from the norm if Dodge upped the HP on the SRT coupe after just one year.
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