What the Gen III Coupe could've been & what the Gen IV should be

[John ACR]

[ChicagoGTS]

It's a reverse clown shoe! That's cool looking but where would the engine go? The rear glass looks a little long too. But minus that if the GenIV looked like it, I'd buy one.

[01sapphireGTS]

John: You brought a completely new design to the table. A real "cab forward" Lambo-like front end, with a Viper stretched limo rear, and a lot of porsche thrown in for good measure... I wonder what DC thinks about it? I bet they are not moving that direction but hey, nice skill.

[Steve Miehe]

Would have to be a mid-engine car. Would probably improve handling even further....

[lleone]

Nice for a mid-mount. I still prefer the long "grand tourer" snout which the front engine layout gives us.

[viper GTS-R]

hmmm What the Gen III Coupe could've been & what the Gen IV should be....What I see is what the ME-412 might have been if the viper wasn't ever made.

[Go Fast For Life]

Add vertical doors and you have a Viperghini!

[GTSnake]

It looks like a Gen II with a mid engine. That design isn't contemporary. The Gen II was designed in '94 so it's already a 10 year old design. Why would you make the Gen III or IV like a ten year old design? The designers today are working on what people will like 3-4 years from now. Granted I think they missed the mark on the Gen III but at least it's evolutionary.

[01sapphireGTS]

Some "old" ideas,







for the "new" car...

PS -> Throw one of these in as an option, and hold on to you're order forms ! !

[ChicagoGTS]

It looks like a Gen II with a mid engine. That design isn't contemporary. The Gen II was designed in '94 so it's already a 10 year old design. Why would you make the Gen III or IV like a ten year old design? The designers today are working on what people will like 3-4 years from now. Granted I think they missed the mark on the Gen III but at least it's evolutionary.

His design is more "evolutionary" than DC's was, he's taking an already loved style to an entirely new level. That's part of the problem I have with the GenIII, why stray that far away from what worked. The lines of the GenII are what make the car, period. You add 50HP to the GenIII give it better handling a full vert and people still hated it. Evolutionary doesn't mean a complete change all at one time, by definition what DC did IMO was "terminate" the GenII body style not evolve it:

"evolutionary" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (v-lshn, v-)
[b]
1. A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. ev·o·lu·tion Audio pronunciation of

~Matt~

[TomSlick]

I'll take one of these. Who do I pay, and how much? Ah, forget about the how much.

[ROCKET62]

My first thought was that was a VIMER412.

Borrowing from Meguires we are all "VIPER Crazy".

[cratica]

What the designers did to the Viper post GenII can never be considered "evolutionary" in my opinion.

You're supposed to improve on a design.

"Japalutionary" maybe, but not "evolutionary".


Let's break it down. Muscle cars are generally known
as American hot rods of the 60's- 70's. The viper is considered a modern day muscle car.

Question, how many japanese cars do you think of when you think "muscle car"??

None.

To try and blend the two as DC has done is ludicrous and possibly disastrous. Time will tell if they can recover from this mighty blunder.

[WANTED]

To try and blend the two as DC has done is ludicrous and possibly disastrous. Time will tell if they can recover from this mighty blunder.

do you not know dodge sells more vipers now then they ever have? DA

[46hemi]

do you not know dodge sells more vipers now then they ever have? DA

Yeah, thats what we are all looking for. Heck toss in the navigation and they can sell an extra 10k per year! Wouldnt that be great!