my fave car...1998 version VIPER GTS!!!!!!
Interesting facts 1998 Dodge Viper GTS...
- The car bears no white racing stripes down the middle
- Blue is not a 1998 consumer color
- It fashions the earlier RT/10 3-spoke chrome wheels
- it sports the original Viper 3-spoke metal steering wheel
- Totally bulletproof (fictionally)
- And fictionally, it morphs into the Defender (duh..)
Specifications:
- Front engine, rear-wheel drive coupe
- 2-passenger, 2-door reinforced composite body
- Base Price $68,000 (+ $2100 gas guzzler tax and luxury tax of 10% over $30,000)
(Based on 1998 prices)
Powertrain:
- OHV 8.0-liter V-10 488 cu in (7990cc)
- Power SAE net 450 bhp @ 5200 rpm
- Torque SAE net 490 lb-ft @ 3700 rpm
- 6-speed manual transmission
Chassis:
- Independent front and rear suspension
- Power assisted rack-and-pinion steering
- Vented front and rear 13.0-in. disc brakes
- 275/40ZR-17 front, 335/35ZR-17 rear Michelin Pilot MXX 3 tires
Measurements:
- Wheelbase 96.2 in.
- Length x width x height: 175.1 x 75.7 x 43.9 in.
- Curb weight 3476 lb.
Performance: (Manufacturer's data. RT/10's data, not officially the GTS's)
- 0-60 mph in 4.5 sec.
- Top speed of 165 mph
- EPA city driving 13 mpg
actualli is viper defender....
Features and Capabilities:
- Modified tubular space frame with center spine structure
- Kevlar honeycomb body panel mount sub-structures
- Depleted uranium bellypan ground effects panel
- Composite body panels with fiber reinforced skin
- Pulsar Supercharger *
- Solar rechargeable panels
- Micro-hydraulic controlled armor panels (sequentially extended) composed of a wafered
titanium-gadolinium underlayer with a polished adamantium powder-coat
- [Heat rating: 3400 degrees Fo]
- 4-Wheel independant titanium suspension with unequal length control arms
- Upper & lower control arms, coil over shock design, driver/remote controlled variable geometry
- Double acting gas shocks with computer controlled rebound adjustment
- Titanium plated tubular front & rear sway bars
- Rear wheel drive with limited slip differential
- Computer controlled drive-by-wire power assisted rack & pinion steering
- Energy absorbing tilt steering column
- Front & Rear 13.0 in. vented disc brakes
- Adamantium powder-coated aluminum directional wheels w/ 6-bolt mounting flange
- Internal rim mounted tire pressure monitoring sensors
- XGTZ speed rated directional tires, bulletproof molecular compound
- (Front P275/40 ZR17 - Rear P335/35 ZR17)
- Aero polyellipsoid/halogen headlamps, convertible to infrared multi-spectral sensor beams
- Retractable fog lamps with removable lens covers
- Bulletproof Front-Side-Rear window glass
- Black on white background gauges
- (speedometer, tachometer, fuel, oil, pressure, temperature)
- Triple redundant SGI computer interfaced controls
- Low bandwidth microwave communications relay
- Retractable surveillance video system
- Hidden Front-Side-Rear Zoom Camera Units
- Retractable Systems monitor, weapons control, video communications unit
- Automatic 3D traffic monitor display with computer guided collision-avoidance
- Dual on-board video recording units
- Steering wheel mounted, manual weapons targeting controls with windshield heads-up display (HUD)
- Console mounted operating mode selectors
- [Cruise, Off-Road, Pursuit]
- Front & Rear retractable ramming bars
- Dual Side-Pod mounted electrostatic pulse missile projectors
- [rechargeable]
- Dual Side-Pod mounted missile launcher
- [High explosive, smoke, gas or tractor missile with grappling hook]
- [500 yard cable range, with hook retrieval motor, capable of up to 3500 lbs.]
- Dual Side-Pod mounted 50 caliber machine guns
- Rear-mounted 50 caliber machine gun
- Retractable/Portable Holographic projection module
- [10 min. continuous output max.]
- Windshield mounted Police Emergency Lights (red)
- Premium Sound System - /////Alpine AM/FM/CD with seek-scan
- Hidden multidirectional antenna units
- Dual Power seats
- Dual Cup Holders
- Console mounted Cellular Phone
- Digitally controlled Heating, Ventillation and Air Conditioning
- Rear panel mounted probe launching bay
- Cruise mode: Detachable hardtop
- NEW! Hovercraft mode
Probe unit:
- Twin whisper-electric fan propulsion
- [20lb. thrust rating]
- Pre-programmable guidance system
- Fuzzy-logic ground tracking and collision avoidance
- Driver/remote controlled tracking controls
- Auto-locate and lock-on capabilities
- Telescopic-Infrared-binocular sighting lenses
- Auto-zoom center-mounted mono-lens
- High bandwidth microwave transmitter & locating beacon
- Driver/remote controlled variable intensity laser system
- Auto leveling & hover controls
- High-sensitivity directional microphone
- [-70db rating]
- Omnidirectional speaker unit
- Rechargable battery unit
- [3hrs max. continuous use]
- 6oz. C-4 Self-destruct charge
Engine:
- Engine Size...................................... 488 CID (8.01 Liters)
- Horsepower........................................... 500 at 4800 RPM
- Bore.................................................... 4.00 in. (101.6mm)
- Stroke.................................................... 3.88 in. (98.5mm)
- Torque.............................. 520 Foot Pounds @ 3600 RPM
- Firing Order............................... 1, 10, 9, 4, 3, 6, 5, 8, 7, 2
- Compression Ratio.................................................. 10.1:1
- Spark Plugs...................................................... RC 12 LYC
- Spark Plug Gap........................................... 035" (0.9mm)
- Computer controlled & drive-by-wire throttle
- Pulsar Supercharger *
- Electronic Ignition
Auxillary Power Unit:
- Rockwell APC Internal Reactance Generator
- Max Output................20,000v (burst) - 220v (continuous)
- Fuel cell...................................................1000 hours TBO
Body Specifications:
- Maximum Length (Cruise mode)..... 175.11 in. (4448 mm)
- Minimum Length (Defender mode). 163.11 in. (4143 mm)
- Maximum Width................................ 75.74 in. (1924 mm)
- Overall Height (Both modes)............. 44.60 in. (1117 mm)
- Overall Height (Off-Road Mode)........ 68.60 in. (1188 mm)
- Track: Front........................................ 59.60 in. (1514mm)
- Rear.................................................. 60.60 in. (1538 mm)
- Wheelbase (Maximum Variable)....... 96.20 in. (2444 mm)
- Overhang: Front................................... 33.10 in. (827mm)
- Rear.................................................... 22.90 in. (572 mm)
- Ground Clearance (Minimum).............. 5.10 in. (130 mm)
- Ground Clearance (Maximum).............. 20.4 in. (520 mm)
- Turning Radius............................... 40.6 feet (12.4meters)
- Weight............................................... 3,456 lbs. (1488 kg)
- Maximum Load....................................... 500 lbs. (225 kg)
Performance Specifications:
- Maximum Speed....................... 198 mph * & 225 mph *
- Acceleration 0-60........................... 3.0 sec. * & 2.4 sec. *
- 1/4 Mile Time.............................. 10.4 sec @ 124.7 mph *
* = results from the use of specially formulated fuel mixture and the
Pulsar Supercharger
* = with a custom turbine mounted inside the rear panel
(times estimated)
Stats and specs courtesy of Gordon Lai
Additional stats (* & *) by Ken Au-Yeung.
All stats and specs are related to the show's fictional Viper/Defender.
