The Original 1992 Dodge Viper Was a Ridiculously Basic, Dangerous Sports Car

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  • @bersekovitch
    @bersekovitch 3 роки тому +6324

    Manual transmission, best anti-theft system in the US

    • @2Nelly4
      @2Nelly4 3 роки тому +76

      LAMO I got ya 🤣🤣

    • @posniknelb6114
      @posniknelb6114 3 роки тому +31

      😂😂😂😂

    • @walterdayrit675
      @walterdayrit675 3 роки тому +183

      Unless the thieves know how to use a manual transmission!

    • @posniknelb6114
      @posniknelb6114 3 роки тому +84

      It was a tongue in cheek wise crack/joke

    • @bendmall4341
      @bendmall4341 3 роки тому +29

      Walter, a kill switch?? Fuse removal, etc.

  • @dave_riots
    @dave_riots 3 роки тому +2206

    "I present to you an engine, a steering wheel, and some brakes. Whatever you do is up to you."

  • @WaveManMike
    @WaveManMike 3 роки тому +8014

    It’s weird just how popular the Corvette is but the Viper is SUPER rare.
    I’ve only seen a Viper once on the road before.
    To put that into perspective I’ve seen McLarens and Rolls Royce more often.

    • @officialzji1828
      @officialzji1828 3 роки тому +109

      Huh

    • @trash.3739
      @trash.3739 3 роки тому +386

      I know a guy who has owned three and currently has two.
      I wanna be him when I grow up lol

    • @nerdnec
      @nerdnec 3 роки тому +230

      Vipers are killers

    • @flipvidsonline2
      @flipvidsonline2 3 роки тому +717

      It’s almost definitely because they’re manual instead of automatic

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 3 роки тому +288

      Sadly we'll see less as collectors keep shelving them under bubble wrap

  • @Fmandan77
    @Fmandan77 2 роки тому +216

    At age 19 I rented a 1994 RT/10, nearly identical to the car Doug's featuring here. I wasn't reckless in the car, but I drove it hard and had blast for the six hours I had it. Looking back after hearing about how dangerous these are considered to be, I'm grateful I didn't push it too much and get myself into trouble. I did get the car sideways in a corner and felt the monster rear tires grab, momentarily launching me forward in a direction I didn't want to go. Straight line it was easy to drive and the brakes were quite good as I remember. It was all I could think about for months afterward.

    • @spizzz2
      @spizzz2 Рік тому +13

      sounds like you were living the life haha, you gotta buy one when you can

    • @b4ssfunk3d
      @b4ssfunk3d Рік тому +6

      @@spizzz2 He'd be better off with a later gen Viper though. Those early Vipers are so dangerous and not as fast around a track as the ones from the early 2000s.

    • @Nomnomnom165
      @Nomnomnom165 Рік тому +3

      ​@@b4ssfunk3dtrue. The original vipers were extremely important in paving the way for the newer ones, but the newer ones really do have their improvements

    • @nuckels188
      @nuckels188 11 місяців тому +3

      @@b4ssfunk3d 02 viper GTS seems ideal. I'm assuming people consider the older ones dangerous for chassis/suspension reasons other than just no TC/ABS. (If you can't drive without electronic assists, you shouldn't be driving at all imo, but i'd give you a pass if the car itself does weird things that a well engineered car shouldnt do)

    • @gehtdianschasau8372
      @gehtdianschasau8372 10 місяців тому +2

      Those where the days, i remember when i was 15 and went into the Ferrari showroom to rent an F40. Awesome car, but back then, i wasn't brave enough to floor it.

  • @matchesburn
    @matchesburn 3 роки тому +904

    "What were Dodge engineers doing the early 1990s?"
    "Probably a lot of cocaine."

    • @georgeh8523
      @georgeh8523 3 роки тому +44

      Explains their mania to shove a Hellcat engine in everything

    • @eddiedean9886
      @eddiedean9886 3 роки тому +5

      100%

    • @troublesome9679
      @troublesome9679 3 роки тому +9

      They never stopped

    • @vincenthawes8918
      @vincenthawes8918 3 роки тому +2

      ❄️ ❄️ ❄️

    • @Trebor-gw8lt
      @Trebor-gw8lt 3 роки тому +3

      It was an all out effort by Dodge to destroy the ZR-1 Vette. If you weren't alive back then...you missed out on a great rivalry between the Viper and Vette.

  • @markmalinowski5951
    @markmalinowski5951 3 роки тому +1884

    To quote Mr. Regular: "It's only safety feature is FEAR OF DYING."

  • @anthonynelson2005
    @anthonynelson2005 3 роки тому +1920

    *sniffs a massive line*
    “Here’s my idea. 5000 dollar car, 60000 dollar engine.”

    • @ace34473
      @ace34473 3 роки тому +120

      You sound like you where there for the pitch meeting 😆

    • @winnienguyen4420
      @winnienguyen4420 3 роки тому +54

      Now that you mention it these things did resemble Mazda Miata if the Miata had a V-10 in it. RX-7 too. I confused several RX-7s with Vipers back in the 90's.

    • @kennethokin
      @kennethokin 3 роки тому +10

      Bwahahahahaha! Who's got seconds? Thinking twin turbo. 😆

    • @brainwashedliberals
      @brainwashedliberals 3 роки тому +12

      You mean 500 dollar car.

    • @Jimvenice2008
      @Jimvenice2008 3 роки тому +15

      80s ideas for the 90s

  • @CriticoolHit
    @CriticoolHit Рік тому +122

    Viper Engineer: No door handles, they create negative pressure zones.
    Other Engineer: But what about the windows? Or the roof?
    Viper Engineer: Shut up.

    • @Teknakill
      @Teknakill Рік тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @BigBurgerBoy557
      @BigBurgerBoy557 Місяць тому +2

      Lmao I read that as a wallstreet trader high on coke.

  • @temio.463
    @temio.463 3 роки тому +389

    Doug: "Yes the interior might be really f'n bad but that's by intentional design"
    Viper Interior designer: "yep, that was definitely the point" *sniffles*

    • @temio.463
      @temio.463 3 роки тому +7

      Please tell me that those reading the comments reports every comment these annoying af bots post 🤬

    • @Mister_minati
      @Mister_minati 3 роки тому +4

      @@temio.463 Fr really anyoing

    • @devinbyrnes8058
      @devinbyrnes8058 3 роки тому +5

      The designer is probably like “I had a 100$ budget, 150 lb weight limit and it had to be from our parts bin. I am a fucking hero. I ever got a radio included you cry-babies!”

  • @taghlebtamimi
    @taghlebtamimi 3 роки тому +840

    To all people who've ever driven a 90s viper, congrats on reaching 2021 alive, all 6 of you

    • @ricksoutdooradventures8490
      @ricksoutdooradventures8490 3 роки тому +72

      Owned my 1995 for 21 years and still alive!

    • @realbigdady
      @realbigdady 3 роки тому +23

      I really loved driving this car, it steps out fairly predictable and felt like a gaint go-cart.

    • @littlebigparardise9245
      @littlebigparardise9245 3 роки тому +28

      Can't tell if this is a joke on how rare they are or how dangerous they are... perhaps both?

    • @srilankansavage2573
      @srilankansavage2573 3 роки тому +10

      @@littlebigparardise9245 yep

    • @jsunh98
      @jsunh98 3 роки тому +40

      I have a 1997. I have lost an eye and all three of my legs, but im still kickin

  • @Torus2112
    @Torus2112 3 роки тому +517

    "I present to you an engine, a steering wheel, and some brakes. Whatever you do is up to you." -Mr. Regular

    • @or-what
      @or-what 3 роки тому +27

      "The Viper accelerates like it hates the past" Also Mr. Regular

    • @bicboi1930
      @bicboi1930 3 роки тому +4

      @Ricardo Lugo not entirely... helped dodge with their aluminum engine manufacturing processes, because dodge had never made an aluminum engine before

    • @JR-wg6cs
      @JR-wg6cs 3 роки тому

      Damn no AC tho?

    • @t.mojito5996
      @t.mojito5996 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/pq-Qs-n6Vek/v-deo.html :)

    • @SamTheManWhoCanTwice
      @SamTheManWhoCanTwice 3 роки тому +5

      It's like a less mad TVR.

  • @sabio999
    @sabio999 2 роки тому +41

    I was born in ‘92 and I still keep one of my very first toys which was this exact viper red and everything in a die cast scale model. I always thought it was pretty basic and lacked a lot of real details, now I realize how detailed it was made.

  • @AscendedHazard
    @AscendedHazard 3 роки тому +833

    "One of the greatest car collections"
    CNC Motors: "He doesnt love us anymore..."

    • @guus46
      @guus46 3 роки тому +14

      Old times 😢

    • @hellothree8223
      @hellothree8223 3 роки тому +84

      He probably reviewed everything at CNC lol

    • @Planag7
      @Planag7 3 роки тому +7

      CNC sells cars c;

    • @minnsanfreeman2056
      @minnsanfreeman2056 3 роки тому +13

      Museum and dealership aren't the same

    • @CBielski87
      @CBielski87 3 роки тому +21

      back in my day, Liberty City was filled with these Banshees--soon as ya got one

  • @bharnish1395
    @bharnish1395 3 роки тому +1722

    Not only did my grandfather have a new one in 92, he raced it too. Now I realize he was insane

    • @pierotrafficante8280
      @pierotrafficante8280 3 роки тому +110

      What a great grandpa he would be!

    • @hamjohn8737
      @hamjohn8737 3 роки тому +34

      Your Uncle has that car and he named it "Red Barchetta"

    • @default123default2
      @default123default2 3 роки тому +16

      Up shift light was for emissions regs in standard cars. My 89 Firebird had it. It just went on when it was the most fuel economic time to shift

    • @spqdz
      @spqdz 3 роки тому +2

      @@pierotrafficante8280 he would be a great grandpa for commenter's kid too!

    • @percfiend69206
      @percfiend69206 3 роки тому +7

      How did he die?

  • @abis244
    @abis244 3 роки тому +787

    Doug crashing the car and dying:
    "I just love it, this is the purpose of this car, it's so cool. *

    • @default123default2
      @default123default2 3 роки тому +23

      I want to look at some wrecked originals. See if there's any doors laying around with drivers strapped to them

    • @valerianoalicea4428
      @valerianoalicea4428 3 роки тому +13

      If you love danger and early death , this car was made for you!!

    • @camogap7392
      @camogap7392 3 роки тому

      Seems like something Doug would say lol

    • @SamruaiKiwi
      @SamruaiKiwi 2 роки тому +1

      Underrated comment

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr 2 роки тому +179

    It’s crazy how little those cars changed aesthetically over the next decade. I remember walking through dodge dealerships in 2002 as a senior in high school and drooling over cars that looked nearly identical to this.

    • @99browndog99
      @99browndog99 2 роки тому +11

      Corvette is only on their 7th generation now and theyve been around since 1953. Cars really only change dramatically every 10 years or so

    • @jon9586
      @jon9586 Рік тому +4

      @@99browndog99 8th gen for corvettes

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 Рік тому +4

      The body style really did have both a futuristic yet timeless design. It's one of the things they got right from day 1.

    • @jordanplays-transitandgame1690
      @jordanplays-transitandgame1690 11 місяців тому

      Which is exactly why it does not exist anymore. Should have evolved like the Corvette did.

    • @jordanplays-transitandgame1690
      @jordanplays-transitandgame1690 11 місяців тому +1

      @@mattm7798 No, it was starting to age by 2005. If Dodge had NOT listened to the Viper/Shelby Cobra boomers and made it a mid engine supercar it could have still existed today.

  • @silentspring222
    @silentspring222 3 роки тому +1568

    This viper is so barren it doesn’t even come with a background

  • @micwilli10
    @micwilli10 2 роки тому +604

    Had a 94....in green. Was awesome. Every time I drove it....it wanted to kill me and yet I still managed to get 72,000 miles out of it over 4 glorious summers. From the cool sound...the instant acceleration, then insane cornering.....it sounded sweet, drove insane, the clamshell hood and every kid wanting to sit in it every time I stopped for gas.

    • @Kier4n99
      @Kier4n99 2 роки тому +46

      72000 in 4 years?? Damn bro

    • @arcticwolf8150
      @arcticwolf8150 2 роки тому +15

      Probably the original widow maker before the McLaren P1 as Jeremy Clarkson calls it

    • @mondrose4501
      @mondrose4501 2 роки тому +9

      i laugh when he said the car Wanna kill him but still run it anyway🤣🤣🤣.
      understandable dude. ur the coolest

    • @irvvalenzuen3135
      @irvvalenzuen3135 2 роки тому +3

      @@Kier4n99 my guy was using it for what it was built for lol cheers

    • @anyq_CS
      @anyq_CS 2 роки тому

      @@Kier4n99 72000 miles in non urban area is actually ok in 4 years.This is because your engine has to work harder to stop and start and change speeds frequently when you're on city streets.

  • @vobjects
    @vobjects 3 роки тому +539

    Doug: this car doesn't have windows
    Steve Jobs: *heavy breathing*

    • @thezone5592
      @thezone5592 3 роки тому +6

      Underrated comment

    • @LeMatt87n
      @LeMatt87n 3 роки тому +11

      Because he would release a car without windows and call it a feature ;)

    • @trondedvardsen
      @trondedvardsen 3 роки тому +2

      Isn't that big, framed glass-panel over the dashboard technically a window?

    • @jackcalow2430
      @jackcalow2430 3 роки тому +19

      Steve Jobs definitely ain’t breathing rn

    • @jaredchampagne2752
      @jaredchampagne2752 3 роки тому +5

      Steve Jobs didn’t start the apple rip off trend, that was Tim Cook, Steve Jobs was all about giving customers great products at a reasonable price.

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks 2 роки тому +59

    My late father owned a 1993 Viper. I sold the car for my mother after dad died. I drove it a few times and I immediately noticed the quirks with the access to the car. It was the strangest thing I had ever seen on a vehicle! I showed my wife and we laughed about it. This car could do 60+ in 2nd gear. What a beast! RIP, Dad!

  • @steelesoberon717
    @steelesoberon717 3 роки тому +399

    This just in: Petersen Museum adds interactive Doug Demuro exhibit

    • @juststuff8742
      @juststuff8742 3 роки тому +21

      Turns out it is literally just Doug reviewing the cars 24/7

    • @LambosOnly
      @LambosOnly 3 роки тому +14

      When you walk by a motion activated censor plays...."Thiisssssssssssssssss is Doug Demuro"

    • @davemakesnoises
      @davemakesnoises 3 роки тому +5

      It's in the gift shop and it's 3 t-shirts

    • @AllistairTenpenny
      @AllistairTenpenny 3 роки тому +1

      when ai is good enough, hes the hologram greeting you

    • @gregorycasey7358
      @gregorycasey7358 3 роки тому +2

      I think the Viper was perfect back then. You had a car you had to learn before it killed you. I don’t want a car that drives for me. What fun is that? I want a car that is fun to drive all natural. That’s a car.

  • @24kLiLCoeTV
    @24kLiLCoeTV 3 роки тому +108

    I grew up not to far from the Dodge Viper assembly plant. Growing up, we use to watch them test drive the cars. After they finished building each car they would have the cars screaming down the road. We would hear those motors before we seen the actual cars. We always knew it was a Viper coming. Great Memories, watching those cars come and go in the summer all day.

    • @mebeingU2
      @mebeingU2 3 роки тому +6

      Coe, just think, today some kid lives near a Tesla plant and his experiences and memories will be very different.

    • @24kLiLCoeTV
      @24kLiLCoeTV 3 роки тому +4

      @@mebeingU2 Unfortunately, lol… Won’t be able to hear that V-10 coming from a quarter mile away.

  • @tw1797
    @tw1797 3 роки тому +313

    I was around 8 years old or so when this thing came out, and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. Still looks mean. Love it.

    • @geopet17
      @geopet17 3 роки тому +1

      Same age here. I'm still in love with it and I will have one one day...

    • @eddiedean9886
      @eddiedean9886 3 роки тому +3

      I was 6, a few years later i had the poster on my bedroom wall. Dream car for sure

    • @psychedashell
      @psychedashell 2 роки тому +1

      Remember the movie that came out with it? So simple and cool.

    • @viddywatchin
      @viddywatchin 2 роки тому

      same.

    • @thomasoeffling304
      @thomasoeffling304 2 роки тому +1

      yeah also born in 1984. I had a 1/18 die-cast model of this car when I was around 10 years old. Never knew it had no side windows, though

  • @kentuckyblugrass
    @kentuckyblugrass 2 роки тому +174

    Can you imagine being a young automotive engineer/designer and going to the bosses and pitching this car?
    Also, the rust on the steering wheel bolts is a nice touch.

    • @Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster
      @Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster 2 роки тому +20

      they didn't have to, as it was the other way around. the then boss Bob Lutz was the one who pitched the car, being quite fond of his own Shelby Cobra replica at the time.

  • @romkobo
    @romkobo 3 роки тому +251

    Тhe exterior design has aged quite well. It still looks cool for me.

    • @ongkondeb3928
      @ongkondeb3928 3 роки тому +9

      if it had modern looking rims at least 5 spokes then it wouldn’t even have aged

    • @dzonib1
      @dzonib1 3 роки тому +6

      Same man, it was my favorite car as a kid. Still lovin it.

    • @Jack.Strait
      @Jack.Strait 3 роки тому +4

      Yes! I think it looks fantastic

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 3 роки тому

      @@ongkondeb3928 Why do people suddenly don't like someone they used to like back then?

    • @ryanmurray3598
      @ryanmurray3598 3 роки тому +3

      Agreed, but 3 spoke rims were gash. Wouldnt put you off though haha

  • @hoganfan924
    @hoganfan924 3 роки тому +160

    I was a seat engineer at Chrysler in ‘89. My Yugoslavian supervisor announces one day that they’re looking for engineers for the “Wiper” program. We all look at each other like “who the hell wants to work on windshield wipers?” We didn’t figure it out for weeks. Doh!!

    • @fasertthanaslug1
      @fasertthanaslug1 3 роки тому +12

      Thats a great story

    • @tr3ynag4ta
      @tr3ynag4ta 3 роки тому +5

      😂

    • @2fas4me2
      @2fas4me2 3 роки тому +4

      This is the most epic comment known to mankind! Totally frigging awesome!

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi 3 роки тому +1

      Haha! That's a great story!

    • @cammywammy420
      @cammywammy420 3 роки тому +2

      Fun fact, Yugoslavs would also pronounce GMC as "gems"
      They are missing a lot of sounds that makes English work in Serbo-Croatian lol

  • @robertk1049
    @robertk1049 3 роки тому +154

    I like that Doug is still keeping the undershirt-under-a-t-shirt trend from 1999 alive.

    • @DonDeLem
      @DonDeLem 3 роки тому +4

      I thought it was normal to have an undershirt when wearing a t-shirt 😅

    • @Hughesburner
      @Hughesburner 3 роки тому +14

      He's just dressing according to the car year...

    • @boowiebear
      @boowiebear 3 роки тому +5

      Always looks like he just got up!

    • @Tinydevil12
      @Tinydevil12 3 роки тому +12

      I wish it was the 2001 trend of wearing a longsleeve under a shortsleeve

    • @ionacedy98
      @ionacedy98 3 роки тому +4

      I would guess he does that because he has the microphone wire underneath so he has the undershirt to keep the wire in between them and not against the skin.Just a guess tho.

  • @tren380
    @tren380 Рік тому +10

    I worked at a Cadillac dealership in the mid 90s and I was the used car lot attendant. We had a 94 Viper traded in and I got to drive it daily as it had to come in every night and go out every morning. The manager didn’t want it sitting out over night and someone fucking with it.
    One Saturday morning I got in early and the back side of the dealership had a long straight road, maybe 200 yards. I laid into it and it scared the hell out of me. It took off harder than anything else we had and we had fast cars, Northstar STSs and ETCs…I never wanted to drive it hard again till we sold it.

  • @keylay9453
    @keylay9453 3 роки тому +163

    Fun fact: in the late 80s, dodge toured the viper to our armed forces in quite a few different countries. My father told me that as he was stationed in Germany, dodge visited the base and tried to get them to buy one. The part that always stuck out to me; apparently they were allowed to ask questions, things like how much horsepower, etc. Two of the selling points were the exhaust and the stereo( because of course). Well, an officer asked " can you hear the stereo while you're driving? The exhaust seems loud" to which dodge simply laughed and said " of course not"

    • @easygoing2479
      @easygoing2479 3 роки тому +7

      That's my only gripe about the Vipers, especially these early ones with side exhaust. They were absolutely stunning to look at, with monster performance... but that sound - but it's not because of how loud it was.
      Anyone who grew up in the original muscle car era of the sixties recognizes that the Viper V-10 sounded like a school bus.
      I'll take the roar of a 426 Hemi 'Cuda any day. Now, THERE'S a brutal sounding - and performing - car.

    • @almightydiaz
      @almightydiaz 3 роки тому +2

      Of course not is hilarious

    • @philberto78
      @philberto78 3 роки тому +1

      That's a wonderful story haha

    • @snakemain
      @snakemain 3 роки тому

      @@easygoing2479 My first experience with a Viper, sometime mid-90s: I was hanging out in town on a weekend night and an 18 wheeler downshifted and hit his jake brake to stop at a red-light. There was a guy who owned a black convertible Viper beside that 18 wheeler. I heard the Viper. I wanted one for many years after.

  • @OpioidDeal3r
    @OpioidDeal3r 3 роки тому +281

    me: Let me drive the viper
    Viper: sure just let me arrange a funeral

    • @OpioidDeal3r
      @OpioidDeal3r 3 роки тому +2

      @@deadronin47 Lamo

    • @CBielski87
      @CBielski87 3 роки тому +5

      back in my day, Liberty City was filled with these Banshees--soon as ya got one

    • @OpioidDeal3r
      @OpioidDeal3r 3 роки тому +2

      @@CBielski87 dam that sad

    • @CBielski87
      @CBielski87 3 роки тому +1

      @@OpioidDeal3r times was different, due to the war

    • @OpioidDeal3r
      @OpioidDeal3r 3 роки тому

      @@ritawant3189 no

  • @abitzz1
    @abitzz1 3 роки тому +429

    The three spoke wheels are almost aggressively 90s. They’re like the wavy purple and blue soda fountain cup of wheels.

    • @kylegoerlitz7392
      @kylegoerlitz7392 3 роки тому +25

      those cups are called the solo jazz pattern

    • @obeseperson
      @obeseperson 3 роки тому +10

      kyle goerlitz those cups are badass

    • @gs6810
      @gs6810 3 роки тому +6

      The whole care is aggressively 90's. It's got that rounded jelly bean look where the body has been shrink wrapped around the frame. It's right up there with the 4th gen supra, 2nd gen rx7, and the Mitsubishi 3000gt in styling. Cars can't look like that anymore because of updated safety regulations.

    • @eddiedean9886
      @eddiedean9886 3 роки тому +2

      I can picture that cup perfectly 😂

    • @jnavonoD
      @jnavonoD 3 роки тому +3

      Aggressively shitty hahaha - gotta love the 90's!

  • @jogitab1337
    @jogitab1337 Рік тому +17

    The Original Viper is one of my all-time favorite Cars. Thanks for the review Doug.

  • @TheGooGaming
    @TheGooGaming 3 роки тому +571

    This is the fifth Viper ever, with 30 year old tyres.
    Doug: Goes 70 in a residential

    • @nicolascorre1er
      @nicolascorre1er 3 роки тому +14

      On the right side of the road.

    • @arttulignell800
      @arttulignell800 3 роки тому +24

      While passing a police vehicle at the end

    • @kovu159
      @kovu159 3 роки тому +38

      Welcome to LA. No one gives a shit about road rules. Especially the cops.

    • @EpicJacobE
      @EpicJacobE 3 роки тому +29

      @@arttulignell800 If you look carefully, it's actually a Peterson Museum Ford Explorer

    • @bishopm4401
      @bishopm4401 3 роки тому +5

      @@yungboicontigo9278 he didn’t mean literally no one, obviously people still get pulled over

  • @TheChristenberry
    @TheChristenberry 3 роки тому +420

    Viper owner: *burns ankle on exhaust or crashes and dies*
    Dodge: "that's on you, idiot"

  • @jaaj7381
    @jaaj7381 3 роки тому +1244

    Only Doug will give us a minivan and a Viper in the same week

  • @pioAdrenalina
    @pioAdrenalina Рік тому +11

    So glad someone still gets the point and enjoys what the Viper is all about!! When I was a kid I used to see these im videogames and movies since you'd have to be a billionare im order to have one of these in Brazil. As I grew up I became obssessed with them exactly because of all of what they are. At least driving one of these true Vipers is something I hope to do at least once before I die

    • @lwtp5010
      @lwtp5010 Рік тому +1

      Vc vai ! Me contacte em 2 meses para agendar uma volta ! Gde abraço

  • @JaneCobbsHat
    @JaneCobbsHat 3 роки тому +113

    True advertisement from back in the day:
    Airbags? ABS? Traction control?
    Forget it, you will be going so fast even dental records won't help.

    • @williambrasky3891
      @williambrasky3891 3 роки тому +6

      I'll take three.

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 3 роки тому

      So people want Airbags, ABS and Traction control, yet people don't like safer cars. People make no sense, especially men.
      I bet all men hate safety.

    • @GermanTopGameTV
      @GermanTopGameTV 3 роки тому

      @@automation7295 We live sensible lives all the time and being calm, collected and sensible is utterly boring.
      Why do men at their midlife crisis buy sports cars? It's not because they want to spend money, if that was the point they'd buy an S-Class or a Rolce. It's about finally doing something stupid, dangerous and adventurous, that makes them feel alive for once. Modern life is so save and secure that it becomes utterly mind numbing and boring.

    • @mo-hammadabunaser1367
      @mo-hammadabunaser1367 3 роки тому

      But you must rest assured that the key won't be taken out of place by mistake

    • @JaneCobbsHat
      @JaneCobbsHat 3 роки тому

      @@automation7295 Safety is not an objective of life, Karen.

  • @pjtren1588
    @pjtren1588 3 роки тому +177

    Doug: "Ridiculously basic and dangerous sports car."
    British laugh in TVR...

    • @Gordanovich02
      @Gordanovich02 3 роки тому +10

      Viper RT/10 and Griffith 500 = kindred spirits

    • @rrs_13
      @rrs_13 3 роки тому +7

      @@Gordanovich02 Perhaps, only the Griffith 500 was always a pain to look at, whilst the Viper aged rather nicely.

    • @shotgun88deadlift
      @shotgun88deadlift 3 роки тому +4

      @@rrs_13 Griffith 500 looks like a new car, viper does not. Prefer the Viper thou.

    • @rrs_13
      @rrs_13 3 роки тому +1

      @@shotgun88deadlift I wholeheartedly disagree, it looks like the automotive equivalent of the frankenstein monster, bits from other cars just stitched together.
      But to each his own, we don't have to all like the same things.

    • @leemacdonald6533
      @leemacdonald6533 3 роки тому

      😂🤣😂

  • @mj1653
    @mj1653 3 роки тому +620

    Shout out to every 90s kid with poster of this car on their wall.

    • @CDOUCETTE37
      @CDOUCETTE37 3 роки тому +6

      Early 2000’s kid and first time I ever saw one I found out everything I could about it that a 6 year old could find out. Still have the poster too.

    • @justanaveragegamer9744
      @justanaveragegamer9744 3 роки тому +5

      Mine was right next to a Countach and a Esprite Turbo!

    • @daigosaito888
      @daigosaito888 3 роки тому +9

      Had a model car

    • @alphaares6027
      @alphaares6027 3 роки тому +1

      Also early 2000's kids😉

    • @secretname9346
      @secretname9346 3 роки тому +7

      It was next to the Lamborghini Cuntach and Ferrari Testarossa.

  • @msamour
    @msamour 2 роки тому +18

    I remember in the early 90's the Vipers became really popular. Especially after the Viper tv series became a hit. I seem to remember they were about 88 to 100 grand for the car depending on which magazine you read. They were built at a time when Chrysler was on the verge of bankruptcy, so the lack of features and the cheap interior is not surprising.

    • @BarryHolsinger
      @BarryHolsinger 2 роки тому +2

      I had a 2000 Viper GTS. MSRP $68,000. Perhaps the prices had gone down since the original.

  • @fourscinmcgee3703
    @fourscinmcgee3703 3 роки тому +171

    My mom was selling for dodge when the viper came out. They indeed brought one to the dealership and as she and the owner were the only proven people who were competent to drive something near that caliber, and so they did. In her words "It scared the hell out of me but I loved every second of it." She ended up selling one at the end of the year. She said she explained in detail multiple times that the car was in fact a purist car and was therefore potentially dangerous if handled improperly. It was only 2 months before it was in the body shop. The owner said he stepped on it to get on the interstate, went sideways and slide down an embankment. Thankfully not a bad wreck but still, testament to the power and lack of safety implementations the original Viper has.

    • @logicplague
      @logicplague 2 роки тому +1

      Back in high school some kid showed up in one where we cruised, he got on it once and it shot sideways onto a sidewalk, busted the back tire and messed up the suspension pretty bad.

    • @SOCOMDITCH
      @SOCOMDITCH 2 роки тому +3

      Operator errors,

    • @gavindrogemuller4579
      @gavindrogemuller4579 2 роки тому

      I recall "back in the day" they brought one to race at the Bathurst (Australia) 12hr enduro ...
      ... it failed miserably - because even in the hands of professional race car drivers, the brakes were WAY too small for that sized vehicle and the fuel consumption (once again probably due to the weight) had it pitting far more often than any other vehicle.

    • @noisepuppet
      @noisepuppet 2 роки тому +4

      I put the key in the ignition, and that's when the rear tires broke loose

    • @arcticwolf8150
      @arcticwolf8150 2 роки тому +2

      Gotta love the birth of supercar era am i right? The Ferrari F50 was the same way when it came out in 95

  • @inquiry5961
    @inquiry5961 3 роки тому +342

    Dodge: "Just don't die lmao"

    • @egnaro-hm1bd
      @egnaro-hm1bd 3 роки тому +23

      "Or do, not like we give a shit"

    • @hermanman8235
      @hermanman8235 3 роки тому +1

      @@egnaro-hm1bd SERIOUSLY for a dedicated and professional..driver.

    • @anthonynelson2005
      @anthonynelson2005 3 роки тому +13

      *sniffs line of coke*
      “Okay, we’re about 11 years away from the hemi, what should we do?”
      “A V-10 attached to a shoebox.”
      “Fucking genius.”
      “Also we’re not going to add any sort of safety features.”
      “Awesome. How much should we sell it for?”
      “Same as two houses.”
      *sniffs another line of coke*
      “Fucking do it.”

    • @tz8785
      @tz8785 3 роки тому +8

      Reminds me of what Top Gear said about TVR. No airbags? Well, don't crash then.

  • @TheRealHammer
    @TheRealHammer 3 роки тому +221

    "How many times has your Viper been stolen?"
    "Not sure, but it's MY Viper now."

    • @raceforspeed
      @raceforspeed 3 роки тому +13

      LPL : " this is the lock picking lawyer and today I will show you how to get a viper only using a paperclip and a flathead screwdriver"

    • @Unknownboi88
      @Unknownboi88 3 роки тому

      @@raceforspeed the flat head screw drive is just to replace the plates

    • @sienile
      @sienile 3 роки тому

      @@raceforspeed - Paperclip is to hold your tie so you look like you can afford it. :P

    • @raceforspeed
      @raceforspeed 3 роки тому

      @@sienile the clip is to pick the lock and the screw driver is the turning tool :p

  • @conradovitorlopesfernandes5570
    @conradovitorlopesfernandes5570 2 роки тому +8

    I remember the first time I saw this car and I totally disagree giving a 7 for styling. I was mesmerized. Her style was everything back in 1992. It deserves 11 out of 10 for style.

  • @blitzkriegazteca642
    @blitzkriegazteca642 3 роки тому +518

    This car is stupid dangerous, I learned that since Gran Turismo1

    • @johnnybgood774
      @johnnybgood774 3 роки тому

      Lol true

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 3 роки тому +8

      The best way to learn car facts
      kek

    • @blitzkriegazteca642
      @blitzkriegazteca642 3 роки тому +1

      @@kenetickups6146 indeed. The only reason im planning to get me a GT-R, most definitely.

    • @stefangreen3770
      @stefangreen3770 3 роки тому +7

      I learned that from Cruise Town USA

    • @blitzkriegazteca642
      @blitzkriegazteca642 3 роки тому

      @Satchel McQueen Video .....too much power, not enough grip, notorious on the curbs, i did win the LeMans 24hrs on it,.. Oops never mind, it was the GT40 I won the cup with.

  • @RomansFiveDotEight
    @RomansFiveDotEight 3 роки тому +119

    The original viper was a Point A to Point A car. It was meant to leave a locked garage and return to that same locked garage. Some early Ferraris were like this. The engineers really didn’t seem to expect people to do anything but drive them; not to drive them TO place.
    You take it out, go for a drive, park it at home and take your Lexus to lunch.

    • @hqhq4611
      @hqhq4611 2 роки тому +4

      Exactly. This wasn't a car you drove to do errands. Most Viper drivers probably didn't do their own shopping anyway.

    • @timparker533
      @timparker533 2 роки тому +1

      Kinda like a motorcycle???

  • @GENKI_INU
    @GENKI_INU 3 роки тому +98

    Doug: It's a total 90s icon, best looking wheels ever put on a production car!
    Also Doug: 7/10 Styling

    • @Lennybird91
      @Lennybird91 3 роки тому +11

      Doug: notoriously dangerous. No ABS, Traction control, etc. Can turn on you in an instant"
      Also: 7/10 handling.

  • @allaboutroofing2
    @allaboutroofing2 2 роки тому +11

    I worked at a dealership and this was the only car that we could never drive. It happened more than once that they were crashed between taking delivery and the customer making it home.

  • @legioner9
    @legioner9 3 роки тому +85

    Styling and cool factor are 10/10 in my vision. There is nothing more iconic in terms of design than this red beast.

    • @GregJoshuaW
      @GregJoshuaW 3 роки тому +7

      100% To this day I still think it is one of the most original and sexy cars on the road.

    • @FrogOf4Chan
      @FrogOf4Chan 3 роки тому +4

      Even the Ferrari F-50 isn't as badass as the original Viper was.

    • @Littleathquakes
      @Littleathquakes 3 роки тому +4

      it looks like a clown shoe

    • @bunsenn5064
      @bunsenn5064 3 роки тому +4

      @@Littleathquakes A powerful and awesome clown shoe, tough.

    • @legioner9
      @legioner9 3 роки тому +1

      @@bunsenn5064 True.

  • @jullianthings3984
    @jullianthings3984 3 роки тому +115

    i feel like this is one of the most iconic cars ever.

    • @mcplutt
      @mcplutt 3 роки тому +2

      One of five

    • @hunger993
      @hunger993 3 роки тому

      @@mcplutt no they made a few. This is just the 5th one

    • @vizzzla
      @vizzzla 3 роки тому +1

      @@hunger993 he meant one of the five most iconic cars

  • @drumdaynight17
    @drumdaynight17 3 роки тому +394

    Dodge: “fuck it, they’ll buy it.”
    America: “oh hell yeah, did you say v10?!”

    • @mahmoudwaleed2818
      @mahmoudwaleed2818 3 роки тому +21

      idk why i read that in a rough voice with a southern accent

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 3 роки тому +9

      @@mahmoudwaleed2818 you're supposed to

    • @jeepster19751
      @jeepster19751 3 роки тому +22

      How the big 3 plan out new cars..
      Chevy....Meets with a focus group and plans a eco green hybrid Vette.
      Ford...Meets with their diversity and environmental teams and builds a electric SUV Mustang.
      Dodge....slams down their beers and yells "lets put a Hellcat engine in that minivan!"

    • @dawickedj
      @dawickedj 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeepster19751 and that's my problem with Dodge they are impractical like for as much power as the hellcats have they consistently get beat by Camaros and Corvettes on the drag strip. It's like Dodge is so worried about how much horsepower their cars have that they're not thinking about how to actually put that power down and use it.

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 3 роки тому +1

      @@jeepster19751 Dodge it is

  • @99jeepxjguy97
    @99jeepxjguy97 2 роки тому +11

    Thanks Doug. I really appreciate, that you appreciate, what the Viper was really all about. All the "stuff" is just . . "stuff". The most enjoyable video I have seen from you.

  • @mystery2162
    @mystery2162 3 роки тому +242

    Practicality : "well at least it has 2 seats"
    oh ok so we've reached that point

    • @Clayvicle
      @Clayvicle 3 роки тому +4

      The Dodge Demon one ups it there

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr 3 роки тому

      @John Daley My kind of car. Passenger occupants are just a liability

  • @giuliotoffano4763
    @giuliotoffano4763 3 роки тому +167

    V10, rear wheel drive, manual transmission. Cars like this will stand the test of time.

    • @defnotatroll
      @defnotatroll 3 роки тому +12

      No ABS, no windows, no locking doors, no roll bar? This car should be illegal

    • @joan_adria
      @joan_adria 3 роки тому +27

      @@defnotatroll no

    • @tylerdurden7920
      @tylerdurden7920 3 роки тому +30

      This car is legal ,but the skyline gtr is not. 'Merica baby

    • @9.5.9.5
      @9.5.9.5 3 роки тому +15

      No windows or door handles and they still managed to make it heavy.

    • @joan_adria
      @joan_adria 3 роки тому

      @@tylerdurden7920 because the viper was made in the US??

  • @ozzyg82
    @ozzyg82 3 роки тому +183

    I remember longing to achieve a Dodge Viper in Gran Turismo on PS1. When I finally did, that thing was an intimidating, wild beast.

    • @Angelo0317
      @Angelo0317 2 роки тому +3

      I totally understand. GT2, finally got my hands on it. Last half a lap, went back to my 96 Mazda RX7

    • @SavageMontreal
      @SavageMontreal 2 роки тому +1

      Same here. It was the car I was drawn to in that game, but found out how heavy and unwieldy it was around corners, understeering most of the time, but spinning out at the slightest touch of the accelerator. It's a challenge.

    • @mdnmdn1655
      @mdnmdn1655 2 роки тому

      I understand that the GT coders accurately replicated the real car's behaviour in their modelling. They missed out 'straight line' for a very good reason.

  • @JeppinGreenMachine
    @JeppinGreenMachine Рік тому +2

    I just got my first Viper. It’s a Red 1995 RT/10 Gen 1. Black and tan interior looks just like the one here with 21,000 miles on her (named her Beth) she’s hell on wheels and I give her a healthy dose of respect. Looking forward to taking her to play on the Auto Cross track next summer. I love every inch of her. She’s raw and beautiful.
    My husband has had his for 27 years (they look like twins!) his is a 1994 Red (gray interior)
    The “exposed screws he’s pointing at on the dash” aren’t screws they are snaps for a leather cover that they come with that you can put on the passenger side and drive with it on, there is a detachable side on the driver side you can zip on and snap into place on the dash and behind the headrest. I’ve pulled mine out and tossed it on for fun. It’s unusual and interesting. I’ll do it again.
    Our Vipers get a ton of attention when we drive them. One got a ton of attention, when we take both they get even more, when we get together with my Father in Law and Brother in law and have 4 of them together it gets fun and loud.
    I’m not concerned about random people opening the hood. (Or the doors if they even figure out how, people are to busy taking pictures and or just looking at her) I had to open the hood for the two emissions testing places I had to take her to. (One didn’t have the CO2 needed to test her) They do nothing but pop hoods all day and both places had to ask me to open it for them. (I also requested them to get me to close it, for Beth’s protection)
    I feel fortunate to own one myself. She’s never boarding to fire up and pull out of the garage. She’ll mess up your hair in the best way. I hope to get other old muscle cars in my garage, but even if I don’t, she’s the only one I really need.

  • @AsianDrag0n
    @AsianDrag0n 3 роки тому +159

    I love how the wheels look. It makes the viper look like a real life hot wheels

    • @weloveturbos1404
      @weloveturbos1404 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly what I was thinking

    • @FroztiProductions
      @FroztiProductions 3 роки тому +1

      That's why I've always hated the first gen. Looks like a toy.

    • @jxy1635
      @jxy1635 3 роки тому

      Ya your right

    • @randomkdm
      @randomkdm 3 роки тому

      I had a hot wheels 92 viper when i was little lol

    • @EngiNetion
      @EngiNetion 3 роки тому

      same

  •  3 роки тому +48

    People at Dodge...
    - Damn forgot to put the outside door handle.
    - Nevermind, we don't have time for that just don't put the windows.

    • @salami99
      @salami99 3 роки тому +1

      Trust me all of Chrysler is like that

  • @jonasr.3083
    @jonasr.3083 3 роки тому +217

    Are you locked?
    Viper: well yes, but actually no

    • @thminvain
      @thminvain 3 роки тому +3

      Underrated comment

    • @insanitymask3327
      @insanitymask3327 3 роки тому

      Rip Dodge Viper Owners

    • @egansegal3476
      @egansegal3476 3 роки тому +3

      I remember i got locked inside a viper as a kid by accident for like an hour

  • @vxnpxwers11
    @vxnpxwers11 2 роки тому +22

    a beautiful car, regardless of its countless inconveniences.

  • @FamilyWinn
    @FamilyWinn 3 роки тому +52

    25:18 Doug floors it. Petersen chase vehicle radios, "hit the kill switch".

    • @baylinkdashyt
      @baylinkdashyt 3 роки тому

      I thought you were kidding about the Petersen chase car.
      And then it went past, 10 seconds later.

  • @GtotheC88
    @GtotheC88 3 роки тому +302

    “Back in my day we carried around our windows in bags.”
    Child: “I think grandpa needs to back to the nursing home.”

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday 3 роки тому +1716

    I bet the Petersen wouldn’t let Autotrader borrow their Viper! Go Doug!

    • @capteo4208
      @capteo4208 3 роки тому +135

      Holy Chocolate Rain

    • @YungSteambuns
      @YungSteambuns 3 роки тому +65

      A early youtube legend

    • @TJdrums
      @TJdrums 3 роки тому +51

      Some stay dry and others feel the pain.

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 3 роки тому +39

      Doug doesn't mention Autotrader anymore, making me think he left Autotrader for Cars & Bids.

    • @markmalinowski5951
      @markmalinowski5951 3 роки тому +23

      Blast from the past! Since when are you a motorhead? Glad to see you're still crooning.

  • @elmoomle4565
    @elmoomle4565 2 роки тому +7

    One of the last of the 'analogue' vehicles where one actually had to have some driving skill to extract any kind of performance from this vehicle without crashing it.
    High performance car for highly skilled drivers...obviously.

  • @MAC-0
    @MAC-0 3 роки тому +460

    Ferrari F40: "It was built to kill the track."
    Nissan Skyline GT-R: "It was built to kill the clock."
    Dodge Viper: "It was built to kill *YOU!* "

    • @dannysdailys
      @dannysdailys 3 роки тому +5

      So was the Prowler. LOL

    • @MAC-0
      @MAC-0 3 роки тому +8

      @@dannysdailys Maybe, but one is for pure and raw power, while the other is because it's plagued with so many malfunctions that it's barely drivable.
      One is fun. One is stupid.

    • @rolandhazuki8787
      @rolandhazuki8787 3 роки тому +10

      Ford Pinto: "it was build to blow you up"

    • @darkprotector9562
      @darkprotector9562 2 роки тому +4

      Dodge Viper: Built for people who are skilled enough not to need any electronic babysitters...

    • @trevorgibbsnc
      @trevorgibbsnc 2 роки тому +2

      HAHAHAHA I genuinely laughed out loud! 😭

  • @autonewstv86
    @autonewstv86 3 роки тому +673

    This car came out almost 30 years ago and it's stock performance could still be considered impressive today, 0-60 ~4 sec? Crazy for 92. And honestly still impressive if it was a new sports car

    • @DELL.ACNT.
      @DELL.ACNT. 3 роки тому +42

      True. And it probably would've been a huge cult classic had they thrown in some more practical features.

    • @villcrs4110
      @villcrs4110 3 роки тому +42

      @@DELL.ACNT. every car over 250hp in Gran Turismo 1 is a cult classic

    • @DELL.ACNT.
      @DELL.ACNT. 3 роки тому +9

      @@villcrs4110 yeah well what I meant was this car would've been the mustang, it wouldve been the Camaro the Corvette something big like that. But it just wasn't as drivable, no windows? Come on man.

    • @jstar1000
      @jstar1000 3 роки тому +4

      My Model 3 Tesla does 60 seconds under 4 seconds. I think its like 3.2 or so.

    • @MYartiisMuRdEr
      @MYartiisMuRdEr 3 роки тому +112

      Jstar1000 how does it sound?

  • @sarmatiancougar7556
    @sarmatiancougar7556 3 роки тому +85

    One of the MOST BEAUTIFUL cars ever made. Real talk. The design is timeless.

    • @edwardkantowicz4707
      @edwardkantowicz4707 3 роки тому +6

      Agreed. Doug could have been a bit more generous; rather than giving it a seven for design/style.
      I don't mind the interior either, the simplicity of the layout has its merits.

    • @az3253
      @az3253 3 роки тому +2

      @Ricardo Lugo why are you spamming?

    • @d.leesheppard7607
      @d.leesheppard7607 3 роки тому

      @Ricardo Lugo wtfbrah

    • @d.leesheppard7607
      @d.leesheppard7607 3 роки тому

      @Ricardo Lugo I'm a sovereign citizen. Siri has no power over me.

    • @d.leesheppard7607
      @d.leesheppard7607 3 роки тому

      @Ricardo Lugo if you scared, go to church, neighbor

  • @iamatlantis1
    @iamatlantis1 2 роки тому +8

    I remember seeing one just like this back in like 1994 or 1995. I was just a kid but I still remember how low and freaking wide it was. It made a Corvette look high and narrow in comparison.

    • @automotive474
      @automotive474 10 місяців тому +1

      To be fair, the Testarrossa back in 87 already had done that, but Americans did not notice the Corvette's fatal design flaw (too narrow, too long, too tall) up until the Viper rubbed it in their noses. Then the C5 came out in 1999 was it? Absolute success of a car and trailed the Viper in serious racing and serious race wins, after decades of absence of American sports cars, triggering a revival of American cars including muscle cars in the early 2000's, The Viper (along a big help from Panoz) is to credit for all those changes. A truly wonderous project, and a piece of automotive history. If it's not being traded by the hundreds of thousands of dollars, it deserves to.

  • @wooowallllright
    @wooowallllright 3 роки тому +63

    “Got put away” Probably my favorite way to describe totaling a car.

  • @johnroussakis4541
    @johnroussakis4541 3 роки тому +352

    “How cheap can this Dodge Viper’s interior get?”
    Viper: “Yes.”

    • @wasupfool5692
      @wasupfool5692 3 роки тому +4

      Have you seen the interior of the new Ford GT lol

    • @LSxHC
      @LSxHC 3 роки тому +1

      @@wasupfool5692 exactly

    • @Jytube231
      @Jytube231 3 роки тому +6

      Funny comment format, dude. Can't stop laughing.

    • @31terikennedy
      @31terikennedy 3 роки тому +1

      As long as the interior is functional, durable and the seats comfortable, it's perfect!

    • @bobfg3130
      @bobfg3130 3 роки тому +1

      @@31terikennedy
      The driving position is bad so it's not perfect.

  • @just-jsrforyou
    @just-jsrforyou 3 роки тому +293

    People: wow the Cobra is just a simple car with a big engine
    Chrysler: hold my cocaine

    • @PrinceAlhorian
      @PrinceAlhorian 3 роки тому +7

      Shelby helped develop this thing so blame him

    • @yeeterpeter980
      @yeeterpeter980 3 роки тому

      @@ritawant988 no

    • @JoRgEChavez-to2xd
      @JoRgEChavez-to2xd 3 роки тому +10

      They were both designed by Carroll Shelby. He couldn't name it Cobra since that's already associated with Ford, so it was named Viper. It's the exact same concept with a bit of exotic added to it, like the aesthetics and the engine.

    • @13coyote13
      @13coyote13 3 роки тому

      @@JoRgEChavez-to2xd One was purpose built from the ground up the Viper, the other was cobbled together from different existing parts the Cobra, Shelby didn't design either car he helped in the design, watch the movie Ford v Ferrari, the design work was done by AC engineers in England, all Shelby did was drop in the engine and trans at his shop in the states, the best driver of the car was it's mechanic and engineer Ken Miles the true hero of the Shelby and Ford GT.

    • @mo-hammadabunaser1367
      @mo-hammadabunaser1367 3 роки тому +3

      @@JoRgEChavez-to2xd kind of odd that Ford didn't get behind this project instead of Dodge, since they have lots of history with the Shelby brand

  • @talhamirza9836
    @talhamirza9836 3 роки тому +83

    Gordon Ramsay : It's f*ckin RAW!
    Chrysler : *Yes*

  • @alexherrington9142
    @alexherrington9142 3 роки тому +209

    Never sat in a Diablo, but rode in a Viper. "It's trying to kill you" is not a joke.

    • @allanmcelroy9840
      @allanmcelroy9840 3 роки тому +6

      Just proves it takes a real driver with real skill instead of electronic "training wheels" to save your life

    • @rodd7
      @rodd7 3 роки тому +3

      @@allanmcelroy9840 LOL

    • @ElInextricable
      @ElInextricable 3 роки тому +2

      I sat in a Dia-per
      im fun at parties

    • @TumblingPebble
      @TumblingPebble 3 роки тому +11

      @@allanmcelroy9840 God, what a pathetic comment. All the skills in the world won't save you when something goes wrong, and something will go wrong.
      Just look at all the professional drivers that burned to death back when safety wasn't a concern.

    • @jefdamen2977
      @jefdamen2977 3 роки тому

      @@ElInextricable Shit jokes lol

  •  3 роки тому +134

    The pressure isn't about being a museum car, it is the fact those tyres have 30 years and you are driving the car with those tyres.

    • @markhavelka4924
      @markhavelka4924 3 роки тому +8

      I wonder if they have another set of tires they put on for driving down the road.

    • @Eatinbritches
      @Eatinbritches 3 роки тому +5

      @@markhavelka4924 I sure as hell hope so.

    • @moontoon28
      @moontoon28 3 роки тому +5

      Drove a 94 with factory tires, got it to about 80 on the highway and got off after a half mile, felt like driving a v10 horse drawn carriage lol

    • @kens97sto171
      @kens97sto171 3 роки тому +13

      No doubt. Even when those tires were brand new. Rubber compounds were not what they are today 30 years ago I would say that more than anything is probably with lead to a lot of these being crashed. Today you could buy a new tire that probably has double the grip, that would eliminate the vast majority of the accidents that occurred.

    • @13coyote13
      @13coyote13 3 роки тому

      @@kens97sto171 Nothing wrong with the rubber back then, it was just a light weight car with 450hp and a posi rear end, to heavy on the gas and you'd loop it.

  • @daveyjones8969
    @daveyjones8969 10 місяців тому +1

    This was my absolute favorite car as a kid. I had multiple posters, die cast models, and it was even the first model kit I made (redid later when I was better).
    To this day, even with all the crazy stuff out and the newer models too, this one's simplicity still puts it in my top 5 all time favorites at least. The wheels are even awesome and unique lol.

  • @IK_MK
    @IK_MK 3 роки тому +37

    1:43 - Petition for Doug demuro to review lightning McQueen

  • @FlyingWheels
    @FlyingWheels 3 роки тому +490

    I have one with 9000 original miles. I love it, but it is absolutely not something I can drive regularly. Basically for car shows and sunny days, then back in the garage.

    • @FlyingWheels
      @FlyingWheels 3 роки тому +7

      ua-cam.com/video/_UgcPurqpnA/v-deo.html

    • @discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236
      @discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236 3 роки тому +27

      Hey I watch your videos lol. In fact I'm flipping up to a viper kind of like you are the Ferrari. I started with $100 and bought a guitar. I'm currently on an 84 Buick grand national I paid $3k and I'm hoping to get $11k.

    • @FlyingWheels
      @FlyingWheels 3 роки тому +9

      @@discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236 i love this!best of luck in this adventure!

    • @EC-ms1jr
      @EC-ms1jr 3 роки тому +9

      The car kinda implies that it's track car with all the stuff it is missing including safety.

    • @jonds8284
      @jonds8284 3 роки тому +5

      youre living out my dream. thats the only thing materialistic ive ever wanted.

  • @hcp2395
    @hcp2395 3 роки тому +39

    engine, a steering wheel, and some brakes. Whatever you do is up to you. THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A CLASSIC RACE CAR.

    • @noble20xx56
      @noble20xx56 3 роки тому +2

      For real I like that. They just said said "Have fun."

    • @ProteusDC
      @ProteusDC 3 роки тому +1

      I agree with you. Things that only the purest will understand.

  • @suchin8524
    @suchin8524 Рік тому +2

    I think that Caterham, Ariel and KTM would disagree that high power, stripped out, no frills sports cars without windows, traction/stability control etcetera are not still manufactured today. Whether Americans count them as a main manufacturer or not is a different matter but Caterham, at least in the UK, would surely be considered so. The viper only sold 285 cars in its first year, so it was hardly miles ahead of Caterham sales. Great video with loads of info that I didn't know. Thanks for all your effort.

  • @triple7marc
    @triple7marc 3 роки тому +69

    These are insanely easy to steal. I steal one every time I see it driving around Los Santos.

    • @snehakulkarni5666
      @snehakulkarni5666 3 роки тому

      Noice😎

    • @pirjoajonen
      @pirjoajonen 3 роки тому

      @@knightmareseer1045 the Bravado Banshee is a later model, most likely from somewhere between 2011-2006. This is a 1992, it’s a whole different car.
      Or would you say a 1982 Corvette is the same as a (regular) Coquette in GTA?

  • @RandomStuff2
    @RandomStuff2 3 роки тому +361

    I had a convertible 2004 and a coupe 2006. My friend almost died on the 2004 thinking he could drive my viper like a corvette. $45k mistake. they are a hot box, uncomfortable, the first week owning the car you feel like you want to return it, cant go on date without burning your date calves. But the raw feeling this car gives you is like nothing out there. Im already eyeballing another one cant just go without them. Yes i drive my viper daily.

    • @user98xp
      @user98xp 3 роки тому +9

      People are awful.

    • @AdultsAreTalking
      @AdultsAreTalking 3 роки тому +27

      @@d.e.waters883 Okay Jay Leno

    • @jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal
      @jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal 3 роки тому +2

      You are a lucky man.

    • @scarface9617
      @scarface9617 3 роки тому +5

      my dad had this exact year and color Viper on our car lot! they are eatup with raw power and is a real torque monster, very fun car to drive!

    • @andrewcatignani3425
      @andrewcatignani3425 3 роки тому +1

      What year are you looking at? Or would you recommend. I’ve admired them but never really done research so hearing from someone who’s had two from different years is pretty cool. If I was to drive someone I would prefer not to burn their legs though

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR 3 роки тому +598

    I find it hard to believe those are the original tires, especially if that car was used as the "test" car for all the north american dealerships. It probably did hundreds of burnouts.

    • @Brofessor17
      @Brofessor17 3 роки тому +120

      Just because it’s the original stock tire doesn’t mean it wasn’t replaced after marketing purposes with the same Oem tire 6 months later. I believe that to be the case

    • @t.mojito5996
      @t.mojito5996 3 роки тому +4

      ua-cam.com/video/pq-Qs-n6Vek/v-deo.html :)

    • @denisryan8305
      @denisryan8305 3 роки тому +34

      It's alright as long as they're not aussie burnouts the tires will be fine 😂

    • @windowsvistasuxalot
      @windowsvistasuxalot 3 роки тому +8

      Re-treads 😂😂

    • @duhdillpickle2393
      @duhdillpickle2393 3 роки тому

      @@t.mojito5996 😂

  • @joshb6382
    @joshb6382 2 роки тому +3

    19:15 yo that engine looks gorgeous wtf that’s one of the most stunning intake plenums I’ve ever seen 😭 literally looks so menacing like it has arteries going through it

  • @evocati6523
    @evocati6523 3 роки тому +155

    "Yes hello insurance company, I'd like to insure this new vehicle with no safety features, a massive engine... oh and no way to lock it"

    • @eugenegblakeley8702
      @eugenegblakeley8702 3 роки тому +13

      And it’s red with two doors!

    • @shaynejones830
      @shaynejones830 3 роки тому

      WELL FIRST OFF I WOULD GET A BEEPA ALARM,O,K,,SO GET TO IT AND WHERE DO YOY LIVE FOR INSTUSOUS WEEK,,?..?.

    • @lnstall_Wizard
      @lnstall_Wizard 3 роки тому +1

      that made me lol

    • @florianju5638
      @florianju5638 3 роки тому +2

      "Yes sir, and can I please have the precise location of this vehicle, just for... ahm, clarification purposes?"

    • @serioussam909
      @serioussam909 3 роки тому

      But what would a thief do with it?

  • @panosoner
    @panosoner 3 роки тому +171

    Chrysler: Let's make a big go kart.

    • @moeali356
      @moeali356 3 роки тому +3

      the fact you can’t spell “ chrysler “

    • @johnjohnson8670
      @johnjohnson8670 3 роки тому

      go kart....wth is that mean

    • @leftynef8609
      @leftynef8609 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @justnerp
      @justnerp 3 роки тому

      I know Chrysler is owns dodge but it’s a Dodge Viper

    • @missouriresole4726
      @missouriresole4726 3 роки тому

      @@justnerp so ? Its Chrysler that decided to make this car , so the original comment is right

  • @JoelCreates
    @JoelCreates 3 роки тому +754

    "This beast's got 500-horsepower and a Borla exhaust system. It does 0-60 in what, 4.3 seconds?
    "
    "Wow. You can read the brochure!"

    • @dmxkasun
      @dmxkasun 3 роки тому +49

      Tokyo Drift :D

    • @cjaoshenyjc7276
      @cjaoshenyjc7276 3 роки тому +6

      I just got here to comment this 😂😂😂

    • @TigerChamp99
      @TigerChamp99 3 роки тому +27

      Except that guy can't handle the power of the mighty Viper

    • @williamsugerman505
      @williamsugerman505 3 роки тому +5

      @@TigerChamp99 I mean Doug has owned an original Dodge Viper so...

    • @TigerChamp99
      @TigerChamp99 3 роки тому +28

      @@williamsugerman505 I was talking about the character from Tokyo Drift, not Doug :)
      EDIT: I'm talking about the son of the owner of the Viper in Tokyo Drift

  • @klockwerk187
    @klockwerk187 9 місяців тому +1

    Was fortunate enough to have grandpap, dad and a dozen other family members as owners/employees of a Dodge franchise from the 80s-10s and I can remember the first time my dad brought home an RT in like 93, I was 10, and it was a ride I'll never forget. (Have owned/driven MUCH faster stuff since then but still..) It was like a street-legal race car to me.. such an iconic, "in it's own league" type of car.

  • @alexwoolridge94aw
    @alexwoolridge94aw 3 роки тому +106

    This guys description of this car and how "dangerous" it is makes me want it even more. Can't beat a bare bones car with power.

    • @pcakes1878
      @pcakes1878 3 роки тому +5

      id rather have 150 hp, awd, all wgeel control, abs, tcm, siri, gps, seatbelt alatms, etc....😅 did i mention im a vegan?

    • @patricioperez7323
      @patricioperez7323 3 роки тому +3

      This is more like a vehicle that was STOLEN more than any average car. It’s amazing how somebody can just reach in, pull the handle and use a screwdriver to steal the car.

    • @powkaishot8876
      @powkaishot8876 3 роки тому +1

      @@kng_drripmd5579 he's clearly ironic dawg

    • @kaptinkurvbal9169
      @kaptinkurvbal9169 3 роки тому

      @@patricioperez7323
      There is a wonderful tool called an idiot switch AKA a kill switch.
      Also, a smart owner will include a silent alarm triggered by the unlocking of the doors.
      Never a bad time for a good SMACKDOWN!

    • @kaptinkurvbal9169
      @kaptinkurvbal9169 3 роки тому +3

      I have a ‘65 GTO optioned to GO!
      Six barrel, four speed, optioned light and geared low.
      Certified truck scale says 3440 lbs with the spare in the trunk, five gallons in the tank, and the registration in the glove box.
      For a mid-sixties intermediate, that is gaunt, and with about 375 horsepower to go, it’s definitely no joke! Snap’s your neck if you punch it, tach swings like a windshield wiper,
      scares the hell out of the unsuspecting. Really overcomes the vehicles weight easily.
      Of the first, and still the origin.
      An entire race of giants.
      Unfortunately, the less than stellar all around drum brakes means you have no brakes above sixty mph.
      And, yes. I can say “death trap”, especially when in the rain.
      To know this simple fact is to retain the car intact.
      I’ve had “Belle” for the past 31 years.
      She’s beautiful. And, she cooks!

  • @macs2765
    @macs2765 3 роки тому +418

    Doug’s high school grad quote was “In 14 years, Check out Cars and Bids”

    • @oskaveli662
      @oskaveli662 3 роки тому +23

      "THIS...is my senior quote"

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 3 роки тому +3

      14 years? lol more like 24 years

    • @dt_mag
      @dt_mag 3 роки тому +8

      @@raidermaxx2324 Doug´s like 31 though he looks way older

    • @marcusborderlands6177
      @marcusborderlands6177 3 роки тому

      @@raidermaxx2324 he is really really young lol.

    • @BlackOxSkateboard
      @BlackOxSkateboard 3 роки тому

      Cars and Biiiiíds

  • @syntaxerorr
    @syntaxerorr 3 роки тому +46

    I remember siting in a viper at a car show in ~94 and thinking..Wow..the outside is amazing. The inside is similar to a Neon!

    • @donpininfarina
      @donpininfarina 2 роки тому

      Who cares about interiors, the really important is under the trunk

  • @JamesesGraves
    @JamesesGraves 9 місяців тому +3

    Always had a thing for the viper, I fell I love with the 1989 concept, I want that one

  • @brianbonnell4849
    @brianbonnell4849 3 роки тому +195

    A friend of mine once lied about having a date to the prom so his uncle would let him take his viper. My friend just ended up driving around town all night, he said it was one of the greatest nights of his life.

    • @xzqzq
      @xzqzq 3 роки тому +6

      Smart guy.

    • @themodsify
      @themodsify 3 роки тому +9

      "Bueller?... Bueller?"

    • @ahobimo732
      @ahobimo732 3 роки тому +9

      Sounds like a far better night than any prom in history.

    • @chieftenphatts7048
      @chieftenphatts7048 3 роки тому +1

      And $200 bucks later in Gas lol

    • @florianju5638
      @florianju5638 3 роки тому +4

      @Ryan 9638 Excuse me? I think there is a big big misunderstanding here. He says this was in 2009, so a decade ago. Furthermore: Why would you not want to talk about it?! What the heck, we are talking about his brother here, not a stranger. He did not actually steal the car for real.

  • @PhilBender612
    @PhilBender612 3 роки тому +142

    I remember when these came out. I also remember Al Bundy was to win a new Dodge Viper from Dodge because his "Dodge" Plymouth Duster, turnned 1 million miles and Dodge wanted it in their commercial rolling over a million...

    • @rockydubois1052
      @rockydubois1052 3 роки тому +9

      Yea lol I member that

    • @michaelmireles4480
      @michaelmireles4480 3 роки тому +3

      “Let’s rock”

    • @PhilBender612
      @PhilBender612 3 роки тому +4

      @@michaelmireles4480 😆lol ....ya, as soon as he said that you heard the audience yell "ya Al"

    • @MaxPowers2.0
      @MaxPowers2.0 3 роки тому +1

      This video exemplifies why till this day I will never buy an American car

    • @aidendoescoasters
      @aidendoescoasters 3 роки тому +4

      @@MaxPowers2.0 A car from 30 years ago?

  • @Efferheim
    @Efferheim 3 роки тому +220

    It’s almost like they built the car around the engine...

    • @guardrailbiter
      @guardrailbiter 3 роки тому +13

      What do you mean "almost"?

    • @carlosidelone8064
      @carlosidelone8064 3 роки тому +3

      It is a beautiful design, though !

    • @timmyboy2495
      @timmyboy2495 3 роки тому

      It’s almost like they built the car around a flaming bag of human excrement then dropped an engine on top of it...

    • @00vulture
      @00vulture 3 роки тому +2

      "Aye bro I got this sick V10"
      "..."
      "No"
      "..."
      "Pls no"
      "..."
      "...ok fine!"
      "YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

    • @aborted4196
      @aborted4196 3 роки тому +3

      All they had was an engine from a truck LOL

  • @alpe6228
    @alpe6228 2 роки тому +2

    Not only the viper is one of the most beautiful car of all times ,it also has one of the greatest badge ever.The viper is just straight badass.

  • @AlCasa52
    @AlCasa52 3 роки тому +43

    10:22 pretty sure those “exposed screws” are buttons to snap an interior cover into
    18:23 thought he was going to crush the hood in the front bumper

    • @jamskatelake
      @jamskatelake 3 роки тому +6

      Yes, they’re for the tonneau cover.

  • @zew1414
    @zew1414 2 роки тому +60

    This was the car I learned to drive MT on in 1995 at 17y/o. And yeah I almost lost control immediately! But after gaining control of the power and handling, it was a fantastic learning device for me. I could drive ANYTHING after mastering this vehicle back then. 👍

    • @3LionsCoaching
      @3LionsCoaching 2 роки тому +1

      That’s funny, I learned to drive in the SRT10 Ram truck. I feel like it paid off getting to learn from such a powerful motor

    • @ryanscarz
      @ryanscarz Рік тому +1

      dude you lived my dream! i want a gen 1 dodge viper

    • @4EyeFoxbody
      @4EyeFoxbody Рік тому +2

      rich kid

  • @roybans12
    @roybans12 3 роки тому +21

    Love how that Petersen Museum Ford Explorer comes blasting up once Doug gives the Viper a little juice. "Sir, we talked about this!"

  • @VibeXplorer
    @VibeXplorer 2 роки тому +4

    I remember reading Road & Track's Exotic Cars edition featuring the prototype Viper and it literally had red and black leather baseball for a shifter grip.

  • @stormxfactor2245
    @stormxfactor2245 3 роки тому +130

    “Has everything to do with cars”
    *Proceeds to show lightning McQueen from cars*

    • @benbot5173
      @benbot5173 3 роки тому +4

      Has everything to do with cars, and has everything to do with Cars (2006)