for all those yellow fans

for all those yellow fans

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viper kev

Original Poster:

591 posts

220 months

Ginja

1,018 posts

207 months

Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Gap between the wheels and the arches has got bigger... Also, I have found the original styling inspiration for this model!

here

Mark

oxam

309 posts

179 months

Tuesday 24th April 2012
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I want a 2013 R/T biggrin

fatboy18

19,111 posts

217 months

Tuesday 24th April 2012
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That big black grille is doing nothing to compliment the car in that colour frown Might be better if it were painted yellow to match?

I hope the guys at SRT have been looking at this thread on the VCA Site,...
http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/652486-Color-M...

By far the best colour combos on there wink

Gixer

4,463 posts

254 months

Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Still not convinced I like it from the front. Need to see one in the flesh to be sure. Like the rest of it though

fishboy

3,365 posts

236 months

Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Gixer said:
Still not convinced I like it from the front. Need to see one in the flesh to be sure. Like the rest of it though
looks better with paint on it

GTSDave

6,364 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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I'm with Ginja on this one, the more I look at it the more that front end is just not doing it for me...

I like the rear/side angle, but I think that is probably just because (as I have said previously) it's very GenII ish, but in that photo the panel gaps seem all over the place, however, it might just be that the light colour of the yellow is showing up some weird shadows more obviously.

As has been said above, I'll reserve judgement a little more until I eventually see one in the flesh, but unfortunately the GenV is just not having the effect on me that the early cars (GenI/GenII) do, or the GenIV ACR did. So far, I love the new logo/badge and the interior looks really nice, but something about that front end is really putting me off it.

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Its not as bad as i thought it would be rofl I suppose i have gotten used to the new dodge front cross now, when i first saw it on chargers etc i hated it but like most things its grown on me over the last 12 mo or so. I do think the front end of the new viper is a bit Gen4 face-lift camaro ish though and even as a former camaro owner I'm not saying that as a compliment.

GTSDave

6,364 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Completely agree, it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be... However, unfortunately, it's not as good as I had hoped it would be either.

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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well i like it more than i did the SRT when it came out so that's a good start and look what sits in may garage now! I think when the ACR comes out in a few years will be awesome.

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

204 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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with the two stripes it looks like a runny nose

Ginja

1,018 posts

207 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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I quite like the modern take on the rear, it still looks like a Viper. But the entire rest of the car looks like they gave the design to the Ferrari design studio (who had been to a few Ginetta races the weekend before). I don't want to run it down as we should consider ourselves lucky Fiat decided to press on with the brand and retained the engine but I feel too many compromises have been made on the front design.

And I will fully admit I was never a fan of the Gen 3's either but love the differences now, so who knows what they look like for real - looking forward to find out smile

I feel myself being drawn to the Camaro ZL1 for modern cars, still has the idiotic 'just because I can' American feel to it.

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Ginja said:
I feel myself being drawn to the Camaro ZL1 for modern cars, still has the idiotic 'just because I can' American feel to it.
Been very tempted by a new camaro but we brought a paperbag instead. I'm not surrendering my petrol-head membership card though as two vipers and a vette should earn enough credit rofl

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

204 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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ViperDave said:
Been very tempted by a new camaro but we brought a paperbag instead. I'm not surrendering my petrol-head membership card though as two vipers and a vette should earn enough credit rofl
In march I had a 6.8 V8 Turbo Bentley Aston martin V8 and a viper now only a Viper frown