The thing to keep in mind is that Aventador has 500 ft-lbs of torque vs what could very well be 800+ for a beefed up Hellcat. Torque is what most drivelines are rated for, not horsepower.

The thing with a Lambo though is the front axle is completely open as there isn’t an engine in the way. The Challenger has to contend with an engine that is mostly between the front wheels, not like the Viper that has the engine behind the front axle while still being in front of the passenger compartment. Out of…

Yeah, I grew up on two seat sports cars, so ride quality has never even registered on my list for vehicles. You can daily drive anything if you’re willing to put up with its quirks. I actually think the car is pretty comfortable, though I’ll admit the ride can be a tad harsh over larger bumps or holes. The…

That’s kinda funny as the guy we bought my mom’s 94 Viper from had a Cobra as well, though I think it was a different kit. But anyway, mine is an 04. I wanted at least a gen 3 as I wanted a dead pedal and a little more interior space since it’s my daily driver. Would have prefered a coupe as I just didn’t want to…

To some people though a transmission is a totally different segment.

Right, I can understand going to higher voltages to run heavy motors and such like the hybrid system. However, you’re still using power to turn those systems. Power is still power whether it comes from the engine mechanically or gets converted to electricity first. If a fan takes 5 hp to run, it’s going to take 5…

The “a” was not meant as a grammatical critique, but rather just saying that it might be possible to fit “a” system to the car (like they do with the V6 one), but that a system that would work with a V6 would very likely not work for an engine with double or triple the V6's power and torque output. My point was more…

Fun nonetheless. Rock it like you own it, lol. Start wearing around a cape and laurel wreath whenever you game.

Yeah, that would be an appropriate description of what’s left on that tow truck.

I say go old style race Hemi warranty. The powertrain warranty is gone when the vehicle leaves the dealer lot. Give it 1000 hp and let it go.

That’s similar to what I keep coming back to. A component requires X amount of power to operate. Power is power, it doesn’t matter if it’s 6V or 60V, it’s still the same amount of power. Your losses calculation helps explain a little more of why you might favor higher voltages, but I tend to agree that power is…

What do you mean by engineering reflecting that? The Z06 can’t put up with long track sessions but the Hellcat can run hard all day long and still drive home with normal engine temps. That to me is some serious engineering and attention to detail.

The old T56 put up with that much power for a pretty long time, though maybe not manufacturer level long time and you have to know how to drive them. There’s a guy in the local Viper club that was putting 1000+ whp through the stock gen 2 T56 for years and even drag racing it from time to time and it survived. The…

The Viper engine can easily handle that power. They’ve been doing it for years aftermarket.

They were being sold as packages for Viper upgrades. Technically speaking aftermarket equipment is still supposed to be street legal unless it carried the “for off-road use only” badge (wink wink, because no one ever uses those parts on the street). But it’s a lot easier to sell something that is on-road compliant…

It’s just a spirit of the car thing. Not every car has to be designed to sell a million copies. That’s like asking “why can’t I get my Corvette with a 6" lift kit and mud tires because I drive on dirt roads?”. Just because it might be possible and it might make more people buy the car doesn’t mean that a company…

But by your point they shouldn’t have to sell autos to keep up Viper production. They need to sell people carriers to keep it up. Vipers have never been high production number cars and were never meant to be. They were the feather in the cap that Dodge built because they wanted to, not because they were supposed to…

While I’m salty about the Viper going away as well, in this case they are building on a platform they already have and just modifying the powertrain and maybe some suspension pieces. The Viper was a completely different car that shared next to nothing with any other car in the lineup and required its own factory to…

I finally get my dream of living in the muscle car era.

That’s one reason I have always wanted to go to auto shows. Mopar looks like they have some kick-ass cars and displays. Their marketing department is pretty awesome as of late.