Chrysler officially unveiled the all-new 2013 SRT Viper last month at the New York Auto Show. It’s being reported that Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was “speechless” after he saw the new Viper.
Chrysler officially unveiled the all-new 2013 SRT Viper last month at the New York Auto Show. It’s being reported that Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was “speechless” after he saw the new Viper.
Ferrari’s Chairman recently got up and close with the new SRT Viper at a recent board meeting. Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne had this to say in a Detroit radio interview on Tuesday.
“The car is a superb machine,” Marchionne, the chairman and CEO of the Chrysler Group, told WJR-AM radio, according to a transcript of the interview posted on the Chrysler Web site. “I had the chairman of Ferrari down here for the board meeting last week and he had a chance to look at the car, and he was speechless. I mean, for Ferrari to admit that the car is a unique vehicle is a hell of a compliment to the work that’s gone on here. So I’m delighted. I mean, so far, knock on wood, we’re doing well.”
Ferrari and Chrysler are controlled by corporate parent Fiat. The 2013 Viper is powered by a 8.4L aluminum V10 engine with 640 horsepower and 600 lb-ft. of torque. It will be offered in two versions, the SRT Viper and the more track ready Viper GTS.
