And while I am proud that FCA never caved and gave it an auto, I am sure that isn’t helping it’s sales numbers.

The FIM, as in the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme? The Viper was somehow “banned” by a motorcycle sanctioning body? I knew I shouldn’t have bothered responding to your first post; shame on me...

This is contrary to my direct experience, my fellow club members experience and every road test I ever read. Ten minutes spent in the Viper forums will produce dozens of threads on this topic, so I doubt that I’m alone in thisobservation...

Ignorant in precisely what way? I know I should ignore this, but I’m on my third Viper, have tracked all of them and anyone that’s ever driven one hard agrees that they have noticeable LTOS. You have data to the contrary?

Lift-throttle oversteer of the Gods. Even my Gen5 suffers from this, though to a much lesser extent. The best way of hustling these, unless you’re Ben Keating, is to get all of your braking done in a straight line and load the rear a little with the throttle.

This is a software issue, most likely a date-related QNX initialization error, and not aliens/GPS system tests/Illuminati. Sorry to disappoint you guys...

I would seriously consider a 2017 Nismo, but I suspect they’re all spoken for at this point. Securing a test-drive in a Nismo prior to purchase is all but impossible, so I’ll probably never own one.

The lack of avian taxological completeness limits the utility of this post. Please increase the scope to all known bird species and update accordingly.

I heard a lot of people mentioning the “Mustang Leaving The Meet Meme” at this. There was a lot of throttle hammering on Chrysler Drive by people leaving the meet, but none of the Mustangs managed to spear a lamp-post.

There is no “ideal” engine output figure and it’s fallacy to think that there is. I understand that there are a lot of people that like to thrash cars and bikes with modest power:weight ratios because they feel like they’re using “all” of the performance envelope; a preferred “balance” makes much more sense to me than…

This is, without a doubt, the worst car-buying criteria that I have ever seen mentioned on Jalopnik. I buy what I like and what I think is fun. I don’t give a shit about this for the same reason I don’t give a rat’s ass about the “I Don’t Like High Horsepower Cars” thread earlier today - I’m not so weak that I care…

Everything electrical was suspect, including the wiring itself, the Bendix/Renix fuel system and especially the alternator. I remember a lot of engine leaks, transmission issues and interior parts that we amazingly fragile.

As someone that worked on these, I would suggest that prospective buyers consider better alternatives such as horses and walking. These are really that bad, both in terms of driving experience and, even worse, reliability. I can’t even begin to list all of the issues with these, but powertrain issues alone should be…

The timing of this article is perfect, in that I drove one of these last weekend to answer this very question for myself. I’m a glutton for punishment, but even I don’t want to daily-drive a 4C. I agree with almost of all of your observations, which aren’t as tongue-in-cheek as most people would suspect...

This is precisely why I don’t like hoods/bonnets that open front-up. I think that it’s simple enough to package the hinges forward, instead of at the cowl.

I could tell dozens of stories, but one of my favorites is about a 1998 LH pilot car (specifically a near-saleable Intrepid) that Bramalee/Brampton loaned to a certain individual in Manufacturing that refused to return it to the plant. Originally assigned as an end-of-line test system prove-out subject, this car…

Sound advice, but I would still prefer the DCT...

who the fuck would buy an EVO MR with an auto

Just to be clear...there are a lot of us that think that DCTs enhance the driving experience, not detract from it. I like manuals, but prefer DCTs for the same reason that I don’t want the steering column-mounted spark advance lever that used to be on most cars - there are modern alternatives.

I actually would! The trolling potential is over 9000...