The Viper ACR-X laps the Nürburgring Nordschleife in

[@robax]

Great run. Would love to see the current ACR doing this.

[@ethownzbh]

Ask and you shall receive. Here is the current ACR doing a 7:03 haha

[@vinrusso821]

These are basically the same car. The 2016 has more downforce, but the ACX was what they wanted the ACR to have for production. So far they are running almost exact Nuremberg lap times.the stock Viper today are faster than the ACX on every track they have both run on.

[@captaingaskrank4216]

to be so impressive and in 2011, porsche dreamed of such a lap time. Respect!

[@PotatoeJoe69]

Mind you, this car has a manual transmission, no traction control and no stability control!

[@shaywoodfull9320]

So​@@PotatoeJoe69

[@CushtyMiguel]

A proper manual gearbox too!! No flappy paddles!

[@viper3141]

I love it!! Proud to be a Viper owner.

[@MrAdoh2010]

1. Fastest American car. 2. 2nd best value for money after the Nissan GTR. 3. Nothing sub $200k from Europe will ever touch this. Congratulations, the company that makes cars I hate. I'm very pleased to see this.

[@CyberSoldat]

+MrAdoh2010 130k for a new Viper isn't exactly value lol. They surely don't sell like the Vette does.

[@Fucklesticks]

+MrAdoh2010 AND with a propel manual gearbox.

[@InTheZoneAXC]

+ShmotzGaming What would be the point in seeing a Viper 50 times a day like I do vettes? I'm so sick of them being everywhere

[@CyberSoldat]

InTheZoneAXC Even if vipers cost the same the Vette would be more common still. Sadly though the Viper suffers from bad dealer markups, Price tag of a new Viper is like 95.9k a friend of mine saw a standard Viper model at a dealer for 130k... That's what turns people away. Why spend like 30-40k more on a car when you can buy a Vette for like 80k that can keep up with it. I love the Viper it's my favorite car but Dodge lacks the ability to market them correctly.

[@InTheZoneAXC]

This is why you simply don't go to one dealer, see a mark up and assume it's like that across the nation. You can find several 2015 or 2015 Viper's between $80-$90k. Again, seems like everyone and their grandma's drive a Vette. And it's GM, the absolute worst in the car business. Why people even support GM is beyond any logical reasoning. They will go as far with the lowest quality parts/equipment as they can get away with and have proven it with their ridiculous recall history, bailouts, and whatever else you could think of. Never have cared for Vette's, just tired of seeing them everywhere. And you're reasoning for buying a Vette over a Viper due to price for performance, the same amount you spend on a Vette you could find a low mileage GTR for the same price or a little more and it would smoke it wherever you go with the Vette. And no, I'm not a fan of the open mouth and pulled back eyes on the new vipers and I'm not a fan of the hideous 2003-2010 Viper's. Give me a 96-02 GTS...

[@jeffwill4923]

Please people do your research. The car dynos 600hp+. It is very closer to 700 than you think. This is a dying breed. Car is pure analog race car. No stability control; only abs barely. Hopefully Chevy will get of their can and build the Zo6X for this track.

[@zztop7306]

There's zero money in these X cars your hillbilly. Unless you're ferrari of course

[@FinanceMadeEasy-TH]

3:20-3:21 - It puts the driver through 1.8 G of lateral acceleration. Ans it constantly corners at 1.6-1.7 G. Amazing race car!

[@InTheZoneAXC]

whenever the speed limit ban is lifted, the new Viper ACR will own the record once again, over any Koenigsegg or Porsche 918

[@alexispadilla2606]

InTheZoneAXC what speed limit ban?

[@flatbushzombiejuice]

What are you talking about?

[@tneper]

That bumper cam scares the shit out of me. I can't imagine how supremely confident the driver must be in his own ability and the ability of the car to drive that hard. Would love to see more track footage of the car itself, from outside, hearing it roar around the track.

[@gdlkinbi]

And how much is that ACR-X Viper ? Doesn't really matter, no one & I mean NO ONE from any other car maker can touch this Viper without asking for $200k+ at the very least first.......that was ~6 seconds behind the mighty Porsche 918 Hybrid Supercar costing around $1million !!! Simply amazing ! Viper is still the track KING, no doubt ! Street and Racing Technology when are you guys gonna make an street/race ACR-X version of the current Viper ?

[@andyjohnson9402]

Bahahah you think this car cost less than $200K ??

[@g00dl00kinb0i]

Atwan Johnson No I assume, but I know there's only a handful of American cars that cost this much, excluding Classics, there's the Hennessy Venom GT, SSC Ultimate Aero, Saleen S7/S7 TT, the Ford GT, the LS7 powered Falcon F7.....and that's it for me I'm tired after work, if you can come up with more production or small production US cars @ 200k, good for you. That's all I need to know this Viper was nowhere near 200k, the '10 ACR-X was just 125k @ base price, this is "just" a tuned '10 or older ACR, so what the hell are you talking about ? If you think the mods were even $50k, not to talk about 75k, then you should really be laughing at yourself....

[@lejink]

Atwan Johnson Well in 2010 a Viper ACR X was $110,000..It isn't street legal though... The Standard Viper ACR is street legal and costs $12,000 less and does the Nurburgring in 7:12 That's one hell of a good price I would say.

[@sabufinisher]

g00dl00kinb0i it's your lucky day they announced the new ACR and it's a beeeeast

[@lejink]

sabufinisher I can't help but think they've made the Viper with a lot less HP than is possible because Fiat didn't want it to be more powerful than the F-12 Apparently there's ECU tunes coming out that give it between 100-200hp more though

[@wcrowe75]

Why are we all arguing on here? Can't we just appreciate how awesome this video is?

[@Elkins82ify]

Holy hell thats incredible!! The Porsche 918 isn't too much faster than the ACR around the Ring. The ACR being 1/3 of the price of a 918 and the 918 being all wheel drive with hybrid technology. Too bad the One:1 couldn't get a lap time in around the Ring.

[@Jangle2007]

The driver skill to shepard this beast around the ring is impressive. What caught my eye, however, is how many times the driver was up on the shoulders of the circuit. In the past, this was usually avoided by drivers as it upset the balance and handling at high speed in ways that could have unpredictable and dire consequences. The ACR-X looked really poised, as did the ACR at 7:12 record. Props to Dodge for a great machine.

[@TheWanskiz]

Damn mad torque! And this dude can shift!

[@Coldest_7]

Awesome driver and amazing car

[@johnbarron4265]

Following is a list of maximum theoretical speeds (mph) that this particular Viper SRT10 ACR-X should reach: 65.17, 95.25, 133.35, 173.36, 216.70, 346.72 For example, when you hear the engine bouncing off the rev-limiter in 3rd gear at 3:35 and again at 3:37, the speed of the car is just above 130 mph. The data used to calculate the above speeds were obtained from Chrysler's online specification page, assuming 100% tire tread remaining and that the engine's fuel cut-off kicks in at 6,400 rpm.

[@CHUUMPASS]

this is pure mastery of an untamed beast known to the world as Viper !!!

[@johnbarron4265]

I found a way to determine the speed of the car given a downforce reading. Chrysler claims that this car produces 1,100 lbs of aerodynamic downforce at 150 mph. Given that downforce varies directly with the square of speed by a constant, we construct: 1100 lbs = k (150 mph)^2 Solving for k yields 11/225~.0489 Rearrange the equation: Speed = sqrt(downforce x 225/11) I observe a peak downforce reading of 1377 lbs on the longest straight. Substituting this value into the function yields 167.83 mph.

[@jalo1739]

You have to know that 09 acr has more downforce than 10 acr and the acrx is different than regular acr's

[@TumXR2T]

Would Love to see the foot work of something like this. Great Job!!

[@Ouski]

lmao the air conditioner knobs on this car look exactly the same in my dodge grand caravan.

[@IDontKnow-wf7vu]

+PastaOverseer Nowadays, Chryslers have parts-bin interiors, so those very well could be in your minivan xD

[@dt077]

+PastaOverseer You watched a video of a car lapping the ring in just over 7 minutes and you only comment on the AC knob?

[@Ouski]

+Joe V I already knew the ACR was a beast, so why comment the obvious? lol

[@leoapoelellas]

@twinrotormotor i am impresed! it's a phenomenal laptime for a cus such as the viper.what i really don'y understand is why fanboys start talking trash about the GT-R!! the GT-R is a production car without any rollcages or slick tires,it has 4 seats AND weighs 1800kg but still manages to beat almost everything in the ring! i thinks that's because most fanboys cannt believe that their muscle cars are now being neaten by a nissan and immedietly start comparing it with racecars such as the ACR-X

[@Mr2013GT]

Because of the slippery surface and chance of a spin that comes with bringing a wheel onto to the curbs and rumble strips etc. Many drivers don't want to risk a loss of grip by running over apex curbing or the exit curbing.

[@thatabu]

And yet they're the pinnacle of motor sport.

[@leoapoelellas]

@wagnerpunk77 wow!! the greatest contribution to the world of motoring! well done america! btway the first type of active suspension was made by lotus..which if i am not mistaken is britsh..which means it's european..not american

[@Eclipse72rus_mods]

i'm here from 2019 andddd latest viper gts-r with acr package did 7:03.5. It's fastest road legal viper on the ring

[@BigGuz53]

The Viper ACR is and its the quickest street legal car on the Ring

[@Barcode87]

the car is not just amazing but have to give credits to the driver as well

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

that wasnt a direct reply oops, just so excited cant wait

[@Refort610]

@KimJoarM Wrong. Zonda is the only one that did it differently. The ACR-X's lap starts and stops at the same places as the base ACR, 599XX, GTR, CGT, Enzo, Zr1, MC12, LFA, etc. Go watch the videos of the mentioned cars and they start in the same spot.

[@WOLFMAN305]

Amazing, just amazing

[@LionelLaCorbiere]

My heartbeats have just doubled after watching this! Amazing!

[@fet0952380381]

What nismo ?

[@GarryFullerSr]

Dam this was Great.

[@MafiaManV]

‎@ 02:19.250 min , there's 2.4G , and on several more occasions 2.0, 2.1 . Amazing

[@blahblahblah5155]

I want one of these, so bad.

[@JerseyMikeP]

Does anybody know if the Ultima GTR ever make an official timed run?

[@gzuzsavz]

good run! only 2 seconds slower than the '16 Viper ACR run at the 'Green Hell'..a Go Fund Me financed effort by a few guys. ..there's the usual debate on this thread and, yes, it's rarefied air to go as fast as 7 flat on that track, regardless of price. + the Viper is very strong and tough, reliable..and flat out gorgeous..street legal. best dang deal on earth. power adders for a few thou more $ would put this thing down in the 6 min range..and you'd still be spending a lot less than the competition can offer. 6's are a tune and hot cam away, actually. the viper hit when the NSX made 270 hp and cost about the same. Ford & Chevy had cars that a new Camry or Charger sedan v6 would crush on a track when the viper debuted at 400 hp and climbed quickly from there, winning many a race the world over for yrs..places like Sebring sound familiar? Lemans? Viper was the paradigm shift that ppl all over are now enjoying the benefits of and have been for a long time. sooo..the oft repeated wonderings as to 'why they didn't sell more and are now out of production?' most ppl in the world are stupid/judgemental and sign off, sight unseen, on the 'Dodge sucks' bandwagon without even making a cursory look into things. I've owned nothing but Mopars since i started driving in '84 and..cars from '66 to 2004 in vintage, rwd, fwd, 4x4...huge V8's to lil 4 bangers..none of them were bad cars. all of them were fun, reliable and got me from A to B without undue issues.

[@CleverWheels]

I've raced these cars for over a year now. They're the fastest thing I've ever driven. Haven't seen anything but Radicals, which weigh half as much, dominate me.

[@leoapoelellas]

@wagnerpunk77 so is the GT-R ams alpha 12 then..and it produces 1500 hp on a 3.8litre motor..or various 9ff tuned porsches..it doesn't matter..they are tune! all i am saying is to imageine what sort of power outputs would come if the veyron was tuned..

[@-Bonobo-]

Its so good its soo good! So why is nobody buying them? i Idont understand!

[@davidlyon6394]

Because its American crap.............

[@Arthagnou]

The initial roll out was terrible, the first car Motortrend(and many others) tested was a preproduction car that wasn't set up, and it got destroyed by everything. Bob Lutz (the Vipers father) had said recently that the Viper lost its way, it was once the most powerful car you could get, (when it made 400hp and 500ftlb the fastest Ferrari was also 400hp)...The Dodge Demon is the new Viper. Go look for those viper reviews, and they are all terrible. Oh and of course TopGear dished on it hard (because its American and Clarkson is a shmuck)

[@Guafarina]

Because most people with money that can afford these types of cars aren’t really “car guys” and they prefer buying fast cars but that basically drive themselves....they’re not gonna buy an actual drivers cars with stick

[@ironhidef1]

@Treeck57 yeah but even with smaller displacement German engines are not unreliable, and they can be more fuel efficient thus making the car easy to drive even on a daily basis, ofc i wouldnt drive an R8 everyday but anyway you get my point. To be honest with you I am glad I can finally have a civilized conversation about cars on youtube, first time this happened to me. Really glad man.

[@lopez1102]

Imagine what a Double clutch transmission could do for the Viper's times.

[@Jangle2007]

In this conversation about corner apex strategies and vehicle cornering limits, I am not competent to offer further comment. But I find the conversation interesting, and I'll be paying further attention tot he subject, as it's of great importance in circuits such as the Nurburgring. I'll leave with one further observation: if the pursuit of a fast lap times requrie vehicle wheels on the apex curbing, why wouldn't this be the case in every corner?

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas callaway was tuned,but was made in large scale,like the saleens or shelbys,not like one or other independent tuner

[@wagnerpunk77]

@tyronnezx you conveniently forgets that the "nürburgring package" of the LFA it's NOT for sale for general public,when the ACR with the hardcore package is avaliable at any seller...

[@JaZu]

@ironhidef1 its 640hp btw N/A no turbos mind you anybody can make 500hp with forced induction, doesnt mean its reliable.

[@Refort610]

All cars have a running start. Also, the ACR-X (a full racecar) is not being compared to mentioned vehicles. The ACR can be, though.

[@leoapoelellas]

@wagnerpunk77 oh and btway..a car from europe wich has a displacement close to the viper's (still smaller capacity engine though!!) is the bugatti veyron..1200 hp..cheers ;-)

[@Caffeineandcalisthenics]

Great car. If you're a man of any kind and you don't like the idea of the Viper. Go take your Man card away, put on a dress and serve martini's at your local popular club. This car represents a beautiful thing that will no longer exist soon.

[@leoapoelellas]

@wagnerpunk77 the rollcage adds stifneess to the chassis..it's not there just for safety..but the main reason it's faster is because it uses michelin pilot sport Cup R compound track DOT competition tyres...the gt-r manages a 7:20 with sports tyres (specially made for the specific car but still not r compound cometition tyres)...

[@Treeck57]

@ironhidef1 Smaller displacement V10 tends to be high revving engine due to shorter stroke. The big displacement V10 is made for more torque and not much stress to work plus more reliable because it doesn't needs to rev higher at all. It makes a huge horsepower and torque at low rpm. The forced induction is just an artificial displacement that make an engine acts like as higher displacement engine. Smaller displacement engine would requires a lightweight car because not enough torque

[@BraycoMicronic]

This looks more like a video game than most :-)

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas more tuned than 4 turbos and 10 radiators? explain that please

[@sugepoola]

actually that's a good point, it's like saying rotary is the best because it makes 200 something with only 1.3L so ya I get what you're saying

[@THESPOOFFER]

I love Viper.....

[@vinrusso821]

Why is it that one can drive around Orange county or LA, and see tons of 2015 Z06, but vipers are not real common. Do they have a certain number they make?

[@TheBryanNeill]

Just not as popular. They cost more, and are historically pretty uncomfortable to drive in as a daily car because of the huge amount of noise from the side-pipe exhaust which also produces a ton of heat which radiates through the floor panels and makes it hot inside as well. Its a car that you have to love to drive, whereas the vette is more practical. I love that Viper though, one of my all time favorites

[@JerseyMikeP]

+vin russo The viper is extremely low production, since 1992 they have only produced just over 30,000 cars (24yrs) while chevy has sold 28,000 C6 Z06 in it's 8 year run of that body/model. Chevy sold 34,240 corvettes ( all models) in 2015 alone.

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

Just got off the phone I'm working the deal for my Dad now!

[@Corvettelloydminster]

Viper equals awesome.

[@manfromwyoming]

I'd say a Viper with some shorter gears would do better. You'd be a gear higher for most the course and that would have kept him off the rev limiter and still accelerating. He never used 6th and because of all the downforce, it flattened out in 5th. I think they have like 3.07s stock, maybe some 3.73s would "wake up" the car and get a few seconds off the lap time

[@brodaymonday2367]

+manfromwyoming No! Never put anything more than 3.55s on a viper. My stock 3.07s break loose at 80+mph with 20inch 345s in the rear.

[@manfromwyoming]

+BroDayMonday Can break them loose. But a racing driver on a race course on a rig with huge amounts of areo and I'm guessing some sticky heated tires wouldn't have that problem. And every time he was holding it on the rev limiter he wasn't accelerating when he could be.

[@brodaymonday2367]

+manfromwyoming unless you want to DIE, leave the stock gears in!!

[@WGPmetallica]

+manfromwyoming The beauty of the Viper is that it has so much torque shorter gears don't really benefit it that much in a racing application. It can pull hard if you're in the wrong gear and you can stay in 2nd and 3rd for about 95% of a lap anywhere.

[@manfromwyoming]

+Corey H The Viper has massive torque and it's awesome but it's a top end engine, the newer ones make peak torque at 5000 rpm, so for top lap times you have to keep it up there, I'm not suggesting that everyone should put lower gears in their Vipers, but in this specific situation(mid to high speed tracks) I think lower gears would have him a gear higher, off the rev limiter and pulling all the way to the braking zones. The car has 1200lbs of aero, and he is obviously hooked up.

[@tomneidher]

Man this Car!

[@cryteeek]

RIP Corvette lol

[@pedrojr1593]

+Reaper RIP Viper, they confirmed production would end in 2017.

[@InTheZoneAXC]

+Instant OnlineMedia they did it with the old dumbed down viper, made it for 6 years, stopped for 3

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas veyron? the one with 8L.16cylinders,4 turbos and still need numerous tweaks to beat the 6.2 v8 from the callaway sledgehammer? oh well

[@StormAutoAdventures]

Awesome run! That car is a beast!! If GM brings back the ZR1 for the C7, I wonder how that thing will do? They claim the base C7 goes around the skid pad at over 1.0G average, so I'm sure a ZR1 version will be much better if they make it. I'd love to see Jim Mero rip that thing down the gring :)

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

That looks terrifying!

[@JerseyMikeP]

+Ultrabenbooyah I want my seat mounted on the hood;-) I just need goggles and a face masked to keep the bugs out,LOL.

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

JerseyMikeP You on the front axle would probably even enhance the traction in corners. Do it!

[@JerseyMikeP]

I uses to sneak up to guys going on test drives at the shop and i'd grab the rear fender with one hand rear bumper with the other, while they drove in the shop. You should have saw their face when they finally seen me in the side mirror holding on at 15-20mph.

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

JerseyMikeP You seem to be bored a bit. :D

[@sugepoola]

that's good for them but why do stock ones make so little power with so much engine?

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas same as the venom 1000 and the sledgehammer,both are daily drivers that can cruise at 40kmh or tear down tracks over 200kmh,the point is that the ACR is the fastest production car on the ring,period. obviously this will be beat sometime,but til then the viper is the king

[@Oli-DP]

Even though it IS a race car, I wonder if Stefan Bellof's record of 6min 11 secs will ever be beaten? Somehow I don't think so. RIP Stefan.

[@FullMetalOne]

So what if your Veyron can go 300+ and still feels solid as a rock, I saw the Topgear show with james and the Veyron, and sure, it is very very impressive, but to me, there was no drama, the car is just to polite. The Viper, for me, feels that it is about to bite your head off everytime you take it to the ring or circuit, it has a brutal charme. Point is, some people love Champagne, and other people love Whiskey. Good day to you sire -V-.

[@Refort610]

@eamesification That makes sense, considering this car was made before Fiat's partnership...

[@Jangle2007]

BTW, is the driver Dominic Farnbacher, by chance?

[@Jangle2007]

I take your point about using all the track, and don't dispute the strategy or the logic. But from an engineering perspective, every design element of car driven at the limit is a trade-off. I'm quibbling over minor points (see 7:30) but I suspect that these are the points that matter when attempting to shave tenths or more seconds off a circuit, and I question whether the driver wanted to be so deep in the shoulder. Let's be clear: I couldn't do what this driver does.

[@gwot]

um... whats that net for?

[@EchoSixMike]

And FWIW, the 80's Group C and GTP cars were making 6000-8000lbs of downforce, or more. They were breaking suspension components due to excessive loads. S/F.....Ken M

[@tayman1975]

That smoked the Zr1 and GTR.

[@leoapoelellas]

and some people like double whiskey (porsche,ferrari,lamborghini etc) good day to you too sir

[@gwot]

@fuzznutz09 hahahah i thought about someone answering me with the net price, but i ment the net thingy beside the driver's head that's connected from the seat to dash

[@makotokanari5684]

VIPER！この世で最も美しい毒蛇！最高のアメリカンスポーツです。

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas a naturally aspirated V10 engine,merc,bimmer and audi needs two turbos to make the same HP of the viper and still slower

[@TheBlaert]

lol and with half the cubic capacity. Slide on

[@SidewaysGts]

"it's just not efficient or parcticle" Are you basing your assertion of what is or isnt "efficient" entirely on the premise of how much horsepower an engine makes in comparison to its displacement?

[@MANTARD]

@czyste987 Pretty sure this is a race-only car.

[@wagnerpunk77]

@leoapoelellas lol,i'm talking about the ACR,not ACR-X,the X is not street legal and is purely tunned for fast turns and quick retake of speed,the top speed is lower than the SRT-10 and ACR and you're saying that the acr is faster JUST because of tires,suspension and rollcage? (rollcage,wtf man)

[@thatabu]

Yeah, I guess that makes F1 cars garage queens as well.

[@jon11565]

not really its just a tuned viper, and it can be made street legal with a few teaks

[@leoapoelellas]

@wagnerpunk77 and it really shows that technology is your best aspect as it comes for cars! especially in the vipers engine.an 8.4 litre v10 making 640 hp? the europeans and japanese could get that sort of power out of a food blender and still be reliable

[@JaZu]

@leoapoelellas what is unfamilliral?.... and dicovered?...

[@LeanMeanracer]

Who needs a 7-speed transmission?! ;-)

[@Jangle2007]

Agreed.

[@Hole_Motorsports]

pretty sure it is

[@blazzing4321]

American muscle FTW!

[@1through9athrewz]

@V10BR is it bad that i liked ur comment?

[@tyronnezx]

@DocWolph Autoblog states that this is a one off RACE ONLY. You wanna know what other cars there are that are race only? F1 cars, le mans, Indy etc. and i;ll bet my left one that they will have this thing beat dead in the ring

[@czyste987]

This Viper is street legal?

[@swingAE86]

people who think manual transmissions should be phased out should watch this.

[@QuesTV92]

Brutal

[@Lsx454r]

what an amzing car american srt viper still the best ^.*

[@Ronin615]

Rip lfa Rip gtr Rip cgt Rip vettes Rip gt3rs Viper owns the nurburgring for being the fastest manual ever

[@Elmo187]

@gwot Um...it's a race car.

[@pascalmpower7944]

The magic is downforce and hard shocks to max out the performance of Cup 2. Sadly there's no more ACR-X. I do bet the 2014 ACR would crap on the ZR1.

[@JaZu]

@czyste987 Why would this be more of a surprise than lets say the Radical SR8?... The SR8 is the fastest street legal car to lap the ring..

[@sopirahful]

with just old tech engine (ohv) and basic real wheel drive viper outpass all the competitor,...wonder if dodge use hightech like its german and japanese counterparts