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l3it3r · 08-15-2007, 09:39 AM

how do they get off bastardizing the viper like that.. that's just... wrong!

suzq044 · 08-15-2007, 10:07 AM

interesting exhaust setup..

silverviper · 08-15-2007, 11:13 AM

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Quote: Originally Posted by l3it3r

Quote: Originally Posted by hemidakota

Question: what would the new CEO of Chrysler be driving down Woodward? LOL

lol ^ thats my desktop right now..

That is what the next Gen Viper should look like!!!!

l3it3r · 08-15-2007, 12:16 PM

If the next gen viper looks like the ME 412 I'd be SOOOO happy.. that'd put my dream car in the next bracket down and I could feasibly own one some day lol

hemidakota · 08-15-2007, 12:18 PM

The Viper owners won't go for it....it will be a reversal design [hint]

MoparMan · 08-15-2007, 12:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hemidakota

The Viper owners won't go for it....it will be a reversal design [hint]

Nope - it's gotta be front-engined. Although use of a transaxle to help perfect the f/r weight ratio might be well received...

georgejetson · 08-15-2007, 01:02 PM

Steve, did you mean reversal = retro, as in back to the curves and forms that worked so well in the 1990s? I think THAT would be well-received.

stowaway · 08-15-2007, 01:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by georgejetson

Steve, did you mean reversal = retro, as in back to the curves and forms that worked so well in the 1990s? I think THAT would be well-received.

That is what I've heard, more of a gen 2 look instead of the current more angular look the vette has copied.

hemidakota · 08-15-2007, 03:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MoparMan

Quote: Originally Posted by hemidakota

The Viper owners won't go for it....it will be a reversal design [hint]

Nope - it's gotta be front-engined. Although use of a transaxle to help perfect the f/r weight ratio might be well received...

I was referring to the design cues....

hemidakota · 08-15-2007, 03:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by georgejetson

Steve, did you mean reversal = retro, as in back to the curves and forms that worked so well in the 1990s? I think THAT would be well-received.

Yes...

georgejetson · 08-15-2007, 03:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hemidakota

Quote: Originally Posted by georgejetson

Steve, did you mean reversal = retro, as in back to the curves and forms that worked so well in the 1990s? I think THAT would be well-received.

Yes...

Cool. Good move on their part. IMO the early GTS is one of the best-looking American cars ever...

l3it3r · 08-15-2007, 03:27 PM

X2 I'd also be happy with that. I've Always wanted a Gen2 GTS in blue with white stripes.. the most amazing looking cars IMO.

veritas · 08-15-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by l3it3r

X2 I'd also be happy with that. I've Always wanted a Gen2 GTS in blue with white stripes.. the most amazing looking cars IMO.

Hell yeah, perfect color combo and everything!

hemidakota · 08-15-2007, 04:53 PM

click above image for high-res gallery

AUTOBLOG.COM - Everyone fawned over the Jeep JT Concept when they saw what it could actually do. Jeep fanboys and casual admirers alike all recognized that such a small, light-duty pickup would do wonders for the Jeep brand, and if these spy photos from KGP Photography are anything to by, then it appears Jeep is listening. Read the report from KGP below and check out the gallery of high-res spy shots that confirms Jeep is at least developing a Wrangler-based pickup.

We got up-close and personal with what appears to be a mule for a Wrangler-based pickup truck, right along the lines of the Jeep JT truck concept. The rear doors of a four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited have been welded shut, and the black composite roof structure has been extended forward to the B-pillar. The roll-down side glass has been replaced with a solid window.

[Photos: KGP Photography]

Gallery: Jeep JT

Gallery: Jeep Wrangler JT Concept

A peek inside shows what appears to be a makeshift truck bed, with a load floor that has been extended, allowing no room for any rear seats. More details that suggested a pickup truck are new leaf-springs that have been added, to accommodate heavier payloads in the rear.

Jeep's JT concept was designed to use as much of the existing Wrangler Unlimited's platform, to allow for a seamless transition from concept to production. From what we have seen here, it looks like that process is under way.

hemidakota · 08-15-2007, 04:54 PM

Gallery: Jeep JT Pickup - spy shots