Dodge Viper might not be a Dodge in the future

[kevin2323]

Originally Posted by radz282003

ARE YOU SHEETING ME?! That is terrible, in all seriousness. For many years, I can remember pulling my hair out at the Corvette being beat in many performance test by the Viper and to think that may end soon just plain sucks. As much as I love the Corvette, I'd hate to see the Viper go; even more if it were to be sold to another company. From the information put here though, for as many as it sells, I can't see that it helps Mopar in making money. What's the point in a product that doesn't return a profit?...

DUDE, I've read a couple articles on the Ram and have to say that, IMHO, a truck manufacturer finally got things in perspective. Why in the world would someone want a 5500 lb. truck, that's rated as a half-ton, but has all the burdon of that strength burdoning fuel efficiency, among other things? I can completely see that a lot of people, including me, would want a truck with as high a capacity as possible. With gas how it is, and how it's likely going to get in a couple years, if you aren't using it to it's full capacity, it's just a waste. I'm not suggesting that I know what people want nor that those people should be told what to buy, just, for me, if I only need a half-ton, that's what I want to get. If I need to pull an 8,000 lb. trailer, I should get a 3/4 or 1-ton, but the lighter the truck, the better (obviously.) Anyway, I think Mopar is getting closer to the bullseye, but I hope they don't let the Viper go.

Trust me I love the viper more than any other dodge product everrrr. But I dont want the company that I support to go down just to keep a car produced that doesnt make them profit. It sucks but hopefully they get rid of it and dont sell it. Then later on if things get better bring it back.

I also agree with you on the whole truck thing. If toyota was smart and didnt make the tundra a Ram carbon copy without the reliability, they would be selling those light old tundra models like crazy. But they took a gamble and are suffering as well in the truck department. You pick the size that you need period.

[radz28]

Originally Posted by kevin2323

Trust me I love the viper more than any other dodge product everrrr. But I dont want the company that I support to go down just to keep a car produced that doesnt make them profit. It sucks but hopefully they get rid of it and dont sell it. Then later on if things get better bring it back.

I also agree with you on the whole truck thing. If toyota was smart and didnt make the tundra a Ram carbon copy without the reliability, they would be selling those light old tundra models like crazy. But they took a gamble and are suffering as well in the truck department. You pick the size that you need period.

OH MAN THEY DID! Who would've thought gas would go up so quick though? I'm sure Dodge has set a trend now though, and I don't think that's such a bad thing.

[kevin2323]

Originally Posted by radz282003

OH MAN THEY DID! Who would've thought gas would go up so quick though? I'm sure Dodge has set a trend now though, and I don't think that's such a bad thing.

I agree

[BowtieGuy]

A trend for what? Absurdly large trucks? Are they performers where trucks are required, by all means. Are they very ergonomic everywhere else? That one may be debatable. But then, what isn't on this site?

[DGthe3]

As I understand it, the mention of the Viper being discontinued was first made months ago and has since been dismissed. I assume this is still true. But it wouldn't be the first time a member of the the Big Three ended production of a sporty car while its lower performing rival lived on . . .

[TAG UR IT]

I sure hope Dodge doesn't sell the Viper off. It just goes along w/ all the supercars....along the vette and others (like mentioned). I don't think selling this off is going to do anything for the Dodge we know today....it's just going to tear apart the company...piece by piece...