Dodge Viper GTS Acceleration

[@_danahmed]

The Dodge Viper. By the time you can finally afford one, you're already over the hill.

[@austinnelson5529]

Almost there!

[@иенсаболык]

The 944 would spend more time in a mechanics shop than the viper would on the road..

[@logwind]

Vipers are such badass cars. Love 'em.

[@TheWierdFish]

I wasn't a fan, but then I drove such cars as the F40 and it just clicked. My 180SX is turbo and I love that too. You have to drive them differently, be on the throttle sooner to get the turbo spooled up, but I find that can be a bonus. You plant your foot a second earlier than in an N/A car, the car uses a smaller amount of power, that builds as you come out of a corner. You can drive the car to match the turbo curve. No one counts the Cygnet as an Aston, it's just an emissions thing!

[@cerrystyle]

Epic car sound with a modded exhaust system. back in the 90's with this sound!

[@jester8888888]

Thanks, I love the sound of the GTS as well!

[@Crumble-Lol]

you know why this video has so many dislike ? it's great tho

[@JazzJaRa]

I love that sound at 0:26 when he shift the gear :D

[@dragoonuvl]

If you really look closely his points are anything but valid. "Relying on torque, low revs and gearing makes a car feel stodgy and slower than it is." - Incorrect, the reason, that many cars feel fast is because of their torque. Torque is what pins you to the seat and allows you to over take without dropping down a gear. It does not make a car feel slow. Continuing-

[@IIBYWATERII]

Right turn. Summoning the courage to make a right turn.

[@adriank9]

It was extremely fast launch for the age of 70.

[@tomomasta3254]

That's what your girlfriend said

[@adriank9]

@@tomomasta3254 You expect me to have a girfriend at the age of 70? Nice! BTW congratulations on your reflexes.

[@ApparentlyGod]

When was this and why have I never heard of the Targa Canada West 2011 Rally? I'm from PG but spend a lot of time down in the southern half of BC during the summer.

[@rocker1210]

To be fair, it could have been titled "Dodge Viper GTS Sitting at a Stop Sign for 20 Seconds Followed by a Short and Rather Unexciting Acceleration Through First and Second Gear." I think that's where those dislikes have been coming from. As a side note, I WILL own a Viper of some sort one day! Awesome car.

[@Cams-garage]

Why are so many people disliking the video? It was awesome!

[@jveezy18]

I really don't understand all the hate towards this video, the Viper accelerated exactly like the title says. Haters are never satisfied...

[@SkidRock088]

I dont quite understand this.... the title of the video wasn't misleading, so why the thumbs down?

[@reverendsuede]

Cool looking car...Decent video.....I was expecting a lot more vroom.

[@jester8888888]

@DimmerSuns 2011 was the inaugural event, lots of cars showed up though and it was nice to see in the Kootenays. Make sure to look for Targa Canada West 2012!

[@9494thor]

Idk why people are giving this video so much crap, it was an awesome acceleration video, and its not like the guy in the viper can do a burn out and accelerate to 60 as fast as he can on a public road

[@ashchaya7676]

If you think that is "awesome acceleration" I hope you get the chance to witness some decent performance real soon mate.

[@dude2106]

What a champ. He made a left turn, and then he drove off. Like a boss. Probably.

[@Arverni_Ursi]

No left turn were made in this video.

[@coryboy345]

The Sam hell are you talking about.....

[@JaseWolf]

Are you a new comer to KZbin? As it ain't out the ordinary for random videos to be uploaded

[@JordanWells]

what camera/lens are you using?

[@swalte6325]

What car are you talking about? The Viper, the car that still owns multiple records across European tracks against the likes of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, BMWs, Mercedes, etc etc? Riiiiight.

[@jester8888888]

I'm not trolling, you came and commented on my video with a very useless, uninformed comment. Acceleration is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity. An object is accelerating if it is changing its velocity. Therefore, the title of the video is fine.

[@dragoonuvl]

Um, Yes, a Viper is that short. The Viper has a shorter wheel base than the Jaguar F-Type... The F40 isn't aggressive, it just has agressive Turbos. It would of been better minus the turbos in my opinion. The engine in the Viper is very different from the truck motor. And yes, the Italian cars do give a far more warning than the Viper. But who would you rather have as a mistress? The safe girl or the spontaneous girl? These aren't everyday cars we're talking about.

[@TheWierdFish]

Half right. It's problem is that it doesn't rev high enough. V10s actually sound amazing when they rev higher than 6k, which is where the Viper stops.

[@TheWierdFish]

Relying on torque, low revs and gearing makes a car feel stodgy and slower than it is. It's a common trick used for high end luxury cars, because it's less noticeable. But you don't want that in a performance car, do you? You want to feel the power, feel the speed. You want your head kicked in by raw performance. So you rev the nuts off of it, and get the kick you want. Same torque, even more power with the higher revs = much faster.

[@maszynman]

OK all the experts.. a V8 engine was used in the original test mule. So it's the first engine that Viper ever had, clear ? To all the fans of Viper, its V10 comes from Dodge's truck engine, why would you even call it a sports car ? I'd call it Red Lorry. Why argue, how difficult is it to pull 500 hbp from an 8.0L engine ?

[@CemetaryGatesML]

@JDYDesigns also... the chasis that the american companys are using are off older generation mercedies. so a 2009 challenger is using 2001 mercedes chasis. not exactly "test for sales" the americans are just using it to lower cost of the vehicle by eliminating the high cost of designing a hole new vehicle.

[@kallo182]

@trueX5 Sure an 280HP WRX accelerate faster than a 500HP Viper... Did you got an Driver Licence at all???

[@dragoonuvl]

I'm not really a turbo guy, I hate turbo lag. I perfer N/A and at most S/C. Thats one of the reasons why I love Aston Martin so much, their current line up is full of N/A cars! Discounting the Cygnet of course.

[@cykadelik]

it does show a viper accelerating, just not what you thought it was..... and it does sound rather nice.

[@scottjewhurst]

Guaranteed it's got a lot more power than whatever rust bucket you drive.

[@dragoonuvl]

All of the cars you mentioned have far less weight than what we are talking about here. Let me ask you, why is it that F1 cars accelerate slower than a dragster funny car? The F1 cars typically rev much higher than the pushrods seen on the dragstrip. It's torque, thats what determines how fast someone makes it to the triple digits. From there HP takes over.

[@marcginsberg6034]

whoever told you trolling people would make you cooler really just trolled you

[@derrick21704]

"It barely moved yet spit-out smoke like a turn of the century diesel train..." I loled sir

[@TheWierdFish]

There have been 'better' Ferrari's... but none that do quite what the F40 does. It's the last of the raw, purely mechanical Ferrari's, and it's also the best of those. This means it gives excellent feedback, and is more of a goal to tame. You know every mistake you make is YOU, not some electronic fucking up, and you know that every perfect corner is YOU not some electronic wizardry. To drive, it's so light, it's like driving a go cart. A 470hp, 200mph go cart. It's a massive buzz.

[@135k]

great looking car

[@mack583659]

It's not illegal to accelerate out of a corner or intersection. So you may get ticketed for interrupting the police with a pointless call.

[@B_M_A]

how come your space bar doesn't work after periods or comma's?

[@aliwhitwell]

Viper was a 'used' one and was priced at about $40,000 and at the time the exchange rate was $2 to the £ so worked out a good deal Was only going to cost about £800 to ship to the UK. Fuel costs in the UK are about 6 times that of the US. So yeah the fuel costs would have been far too expensive to justify.

[@xmodrock]

actually to further argue your point velocity in physics is defined as a change in direction or speed.. therefore your title makes even more sense as both happened

[@dragoonuvl]

"They give a very sudden drop of grip past the limit, which I suppose could be considered aggressive." - Again incorrect, the Viper's short wheelbase is the reason for its sudden loss of grip. Also the Viper does give a warning to it's driver before the wheels begin to slip, its slight but if you are in tune with the car you can just about feel it. I can go on and on about his inaccuracies, if you driven, rode in, or generally been around Vipers a while you'll see the BS in most of his words.

[@martinsbanaks12]

Well, all this hatred and dislike, but i dont see why, guy has filmed exactly what is said in the title of this video ''Dodge Viper GTS acceleration'', yes that is a Viper and yes it is accelerating. Dont you know the definition of word ''acceleration''? Ignorant people...

[@dragoonuvl]

The F40 is like an uncivilized Xj220. I honesty can't fathom the appeal it gets. I understand it was Enzo's last car but honestly their have been better. The F type is alright but I still feel the XK is a better car, better to look at, cheaper to insure, and with the extra wheelbase, more compliant on long journeys. I'm not really a convert person so I'll have to wait for the coupe. Well that's hard, both are so appealing in their own ways. I mean, ones dangerous and the other is tempting...

[@dragoonuvl]

I thought you didn't like cars that were difficult to tame? It is exactly the reasons you pointed out which why I perfer the Viper to many of the Ferraris running around today. Too much electronics controlling the show. BMW's active exhaust system was one of the last straws for me when it came to BMW personally.

[@OldboySaint]

@heymynameistyler I hope you're not trying to say you can't get a Dodge Viper for 50K or under because you can buy mint Vipers for 30K.

[@slb711isScott]

the only car by dodge i would ever consider buying

[@TheLinkine]

what the hell do you mean. he turning a corner. he putting his signals to let people know he is turning a corner. and he was not even driving fast. do you think he going to get arrested for driving a high performance car.

[@IIGrayfoxII]

It is in the proper colors too. Blue with Silver stripes

[@jester8888888]

@halflife103 This was in May 2011 and was the first year of Targa Canada West. It was held between Nakusp and Kaslo. Look for bigger and better things to come in 2012!

[@GameplayXperience]

fucking awesome sounds. Those dislikes are just 12-year old kids who think accelerating is doing burnouts

[@jester8888888]

Plus, the Viper was never "banned", whatever that even means.

[@ThaMasterSniper]

Man, I saw the meanest looking Viper a few days ago. It was white with blue stripes. I think it was lowered, and it had big, shiny rims. Unfortunately, the driver didn't press the pedal, so he didn't make any sound.

[@brettsalmon5330]

What a dork in the Viper!

[@Jim-c6e]

I love the Viper!!

[@subconnect]

why so many dislikes it said "Dodge Viper GTS Acceleration", not "Dodge viper insane peel out at 200mph!!.

[@andrewCNC905]

Are you trying to say a viper sucks , regardless of what kinda cars you like you cannot discredit that car

[@Kerring]

The title didn't mention the Jeep acceleration and Chevrolet deceleration.

[@hamsterman81]

@MrJeansy95 what makes you say that? have you met him?

[@steeleronly1]

Nothing better than a old man falling a sleep at the stop sign

[@JaseWolf]

Those complaining about that he took so long, well what was he gonna do? Take off straight away to go slam into the car in front? I don't think so

[@CemetaryGatesML]

@JDYDesigns so because its say 30% pure german makes it german? if bob and ashley own a house and get a devorce, ashley has 60K invested into the house, and bob has 340K invested into the house...in the devorce who will get the house? completely off topic yes, but the principal is the same..just because the challenger has some german in it, does not make it a 100% german car. just like ashley ain't gettin 100% of the money made when that house is sold. mercedies isent getting 100% credit

[@Broxty]

Looked like a right turn to me.

[@Deej-Ay]

Why the fuck did I just spend 30 seconds of my life watching a guy make a completely reasonable turn?

[@Hyperbole77]

Even the guy behind him, waiting for him to regain consciousness and make the right turn, thought, "this would make a crappy youtube video". Finally, he decided to go around him - sending the viper driver careening into a higher state of awareness. Mediocrity ensues.

[@maszynman]

Because as in Formula 1 Porsche makes high performance cars... not daily-drivers. And this is the only reason why they have to spend more time in a machine shop. On the contrary, the first 944 was made in 1985..after over a quarter of a century these cars are in better shape than anything else even 10 years younger

[@dragoonuvl]

Yes, the XK makes a poor sports car but thats where good ol' hot rodding and modifications come in! I heard Jaag was going to make a manual option for the F-type which would be amazing but I feel a manual XK would be just as nice too. Astons are amazing... Sorry had to put that in their. I got kind of a weakness for them and the XK. :(

[@toohard13]

Sounds like superturbocharged. Probebly 2000-3000 bhp. Never heard something sooo cool.

[@Schmauster921]

Right turn?

[@andrewCNC905]

its better then what you will ever drive

[@n8bolton]

@xtelevisionset this Viper is VERY old compared to the BMW. newer tech=more power, for he most part. still, HP doesn't matter, it's torque ya want. at any rate, the Viper looks and sounds better, hands down.

[@jester8888888]

Thanks, some people just don't understand the meaning of acceleration.

[@lucretiam]

Accelleration?

[@getfrog]

wooo... nice sounding GTS indeed!

[@SupercarsofBC]

You know KZbinrs. They probably just don't like the colour. Or maybe it's too sunny outside.

[@JordanWells]

what would be a good camera for a high quality video like this? copy and paste this to see please ---> "UGR Lamborghini (E-Gear) vs UGR Lamborghini (Manual) vs AMS Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R" and/or "Jesse Budano's 1995 Nissan S14 Teaser" thanks

[@dropkyker]

why all the dislikes ... ? he put up exactly what the title says ?

[@chrislsarac]

nah i think the dislikes are the people that know that the viper was "accelerating" at only 4k rpm...

[@TheWierdFish]

The F type isn't a particularly wide car either. I'm also not talking about how quickly it rotates, I'm talking about the way in which the limit of grip is reached. The F40 is better with the turbos. Power, AND the teeny engine makes it light and balanced It's a truck engine by basic design, and even metaphorically, given its lazy character. Who would you rather have as a mistress? The one with the crayon up her nose who like to bludgeon people with sledgehammers, or the slinky Italian minx?

[@hemidodge1637]

@xtelevisionset if vipers are shit why does it still have the stock car record at the nurburgring

[@samquattro]

amazing

[@heymynameistyler]

@OldboySaint can u tell me where i can get a viper for 50K???

[@CemetaryGatesML]

@JDYDesigns if that was your point you were trying to get across you should of stopped yourself days ago... i already agree'd with you that chrysler and dodge are in it together.

[@flyingcows547]

That really is a beautiful car

[@dragoonuvl]

True torque usually stiffens top end performance, but in an everyday appilication I would rather take torque than a powerband I can never really reach every day. As a weekend car, now. I would like my torque to be in the 2500 and drop off around 7K. I disagree, a sports car should make 80 feel like 40. That way when your going 150 you can actually tell the cop you didn't know how fast you were going. I'm always worrying about torque especially in the rain in the corners, or on racing slicks.

[@dude2106]

And I don't know the difference between left and right. Like a boss.

[@engenheiromotta]

couldn't you see in the moment of the drag?! the exaust throwing out some smoke?!

[@ObliVildO]

I don't get why the owner is getting so much flame for driving his high dollar viper smoothly? I bet 95% of all of you couldn't handle the wheelspin these monster can kick up from an acceleration.

[@jmerridew124]

Weird to think that's now the second sexiest Viper to date.

[@TheWierdFish]

I like cars that are a challenge, not impossible. I like cars that are hard to get, not complete bitches. There is a difference, and it's a fine line between greatness and failure, but that is true of anything. Modern Ferrari's are a techfest, almost all cars are. But Ferrari's just feel purer. You don't notice the electronics as much as with other cars.

[@4g63awdbeast]

Omg such a sweet fucking video.. I think im going to watch it 10 more times. Said no one ever!!!!!!!!

[@TommyC311291]

As if your being serious? He wasn't driving recklessly or racing. He was barely accelerating to be honest, probably at bout half throttle.

[@olesgonskij]

love this car!

[@TheWierdFish]

You need as much torque (force) as it takes to move the car, and not much more. From there, power takes over. Torque gets you rolling, from there it's all about how fast you can deliver it. A high powered engine with ENOUGH torque feels right, too much torque and it feels meaty (which is nice, but not what you want in a sports car) too little makes it feel gutless and asthmatic. BUT, what are gears? Continuous levers. Levers that multiply torque. High revving engines with proper gearing are best

[@IchGlockna]

That was sick! THUMBS UP!

[@jester8888888]

You're right, it does pretty much exactly what the title says! It's not like a begged you to come watch it, leave an ignorant comment, then keep coming back and whining about it more.

[@Hardcaslte]

Waited for like 5 minutes for one car to pass, then waited about another 8 minutes before he decided he had enough room to pull out, then shifted to second around 3k rpm. This is what happens when rich old men buy supercars

[@BornRaisedInCSA]

You forgot "lack of" in the title...

[@TheWierdFish]

So? 1000hp is very much over the top too. A 6 litre engine, making 600hp, is plenty in the Viper chassis as it stands. Actually, a precision tuned engine needs the same maintenance as any other. It needs more to keep it precise, but that's the price you pay for having a good engine. If you let it slip a bit, it won't make as much power, and will be worse. Personally, as someone who likes cars and driving, I don't mind spending a little extra time having a car I'm happy with. Vipers... too lazy.

[@acruzp]

Very smart comment, I now respect you a lot