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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles avait présenté un concept annonçant une version de la Viper optimisé piste, lors de la dernière édition du SEMA Show de Las Vegas, au mois de novembre 2014. L’element à retenir c’était le revival du badge ACR en référence à : the American Club Racing. Il y a quelques jours, FCA via Dodge a présenté la 2016 Dodge Viper ACR. The team focused its efforts on three areas: aerodynamics, chassis and tires to maximize grip, producing never-seen-before handling capabilities and unprecedented lap times. May 8, 2015, Detroit: The next chapter in the history of the ultimate street-legal, track-focused, hand-built American supercar begins with the return of the new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR.
// EN / This post is available in English, with the text in French, but it is not a translate, here. //
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR start
‘The Viper has always been more of a street-legal race car than a track-capable streetcar, and the new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is the fastest street-legal Viper track car ever. Our goal is to arm our enthusiasts with the ultimate Viper track car to dominate road courses around the world.’
- Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO – Dodge Brand and SRT Brand, FCA – North America
#Viper ACR—The next chapter in our history of street-legal, track-focused, hand-built supercars begins. pic.twitter.com/C48ir34O2b
— Dodge (@Dodge) 8 Mai 2015
2016 Dodge Viper ACR debut video
Dodge and SRT Brand President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Kuniskis talks about the newest member of the Dodge Viper family, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR. With advanced aerodynamics, massive tires and a race-spec suspension, the new Dodge Viper ACR is poised to be the fastest Viper yet and take aim at track records.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR Reveal Highlights
Tim Kuniskis – President and CEO, Dodge Brand – reveals the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR at Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, Michigan on May 8, 2015.
The SRT engineering team that developed the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is well-stocked with members who race their own cars, as well as learning from the factory-based racing Viper GTS-R that competed in the American Le Mans Series and IMSA United SportsCar Championship from 2012-2014, capturing the GTLM class driver and team championships in 2014. For the new Viper ACR, the team focused its efforts on three areas: aerodynamics, chassis and tires to maximize grip, producing never-seen-before handling capabilities and unprecedented lap times.
Le design de la Dodge Viper ACR
Le design intérieur de la Dodge Viper ACR
Ajout d’éléments en Alcantara sur les panneaux de portes, le volant, l’accoudoir central, entre autres et du cuir que l’on retrouve au niveau des sièges baquets, associé à de nombreux éléments en carbone pour affiner cet intérieur, le tout rehaussé de surpiqûres rouges du plus bel effet !
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – inside with racing whell / intérieur avec volant
Alcantara team up with Dodge
The instrument panel cluster hood, lower instrument panel and door armrest panels of the race-inspired interior are wrapped in unique Alcantara suede. A new, ACR-exclusive Alcantara wrapped high-grip steering wheel with color racing stripe and unique badging sets the ACR apart from other production models. New high-grip seats also carry the Alcantara inserts, while the unique dash plaque is finished in carbon fibre. Customers can choose between Silver or Header Red accent stitching throughout the interior.
Le design extérieur de la Dodge Viper ACR
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – front / avant
Reconnaissable avec sa large bande noire centrale et une fine bande rouge latérale, courant sur la longueur de la caisse du capot avant à l’arrière jusqu’à l’aileron, le team a travaillé sur un Extreme Aero package :
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – top / toit
Extreme Aero package: racing-first
The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR with the available Extreme Aero package produces the highest aerodynamic downforce of any production car. During on-track testing, development engineers have experienced nearly 1-ton of downforce at top speed of 284 km/h (177 mph).
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – rear / arrière
The Extreme Aero Package includes a huge (1.8 metre wide) adjustable dual-element rear wing, rear carbon fibre diffuser, unique SRT hood with removable louvers, detachable extension for the front splitter and four dive planes. The Extreme Aero rear wing, specifically designed for air flow around the Viper’s body, stands taller, sits further rearward and features unique end-plates and gurney lip to produce maximum downforce while minimizing straight line drag. The Extreme Aero package delivers more than three times the downforce of the Viper TA (Time Attack) 2.0 package.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – rear wing / aileron arrière
The rear carbon fibre diffuser extends forward of the rear axle. It includes six removable strake extensions, designed to rub against the track surface for increased straight-line stability and optimized downforce. Removable hood louvers over the front tires reduce air pressure in front wheel wells to provide additional downforce. The detachable front splitter extension and dive planes work with the rear aero treatment to provide outstanding grip and balanced performance on the track.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR
Extreme Mechanical
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – side face / profil
La 2016 Dodge Viper ACR reçoit également freins en céramique de 15 pouces by Brembo, une suspension ajustable en 10 positions by Bilstein et des pneus by Kumho développés spécifiquement pour cette voiture.
Still haven’t seen enough of the 2016 #Dodge #Viper ACR? pic.twitter.com/g5z2CYj8x7
— Dodge (@Dodge) 8 Mai 2015
Brembo, Bilstein, Kumho team up with Dodge
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – Brembo
Track duty can punish the brakes. The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR features new Brembo Carbon Ceramic Matrix brakes for optimum braking performance with unprecedented brake fade resistance, and greater handling capability through reduced un-sprung weight. The system uses 390-millimetre (15.4-inch) two-piece front rotors and 360-millimetre (14.2-inch) two-piece rear rotors. Front brakes use six-piston Brembo calipers while the rear brakes use four-piston calipers.
The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is fitted with Kumho Ecsta V720 high-performance tires designed specifically for the car with unique tread pattern and compounds for front and rear. In testing, the new tires produce laps times that are 1.5 seconds faster than off-road-only race tires.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – Kumho
Low-profile front tires measure 295/25/19 and are mounted on wider 11-inch wheels. When combined with the 355/30/19 rear tires, these tires provide the largest combined tire patch available on any production car. On the sidewall of the new tires is a unique, raised ACR logo.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – Bilstein
Aluminum bodied, double-adjustable coil-over Bilstein race shocks are designed specifically for the Viper ACR and work in conjunction with ride height adjustment for optimal control of weight transfer and handling performance. Each shock provides independent 10-way rebound and compression adjustability. The suspension package also provides more than 7.6 centimetres (3 inches) of ride height adjustment.
Le moteur de la Viper ACR
Dodge Viper ACR – engine / moteur
Le moteur est issu du nouveau bloc V10 destiné à la gamme de pick-up, Ram, même si le bloc de la Viper est en aluminium, là où les blocs de pick-up sont en fonte. La dernière version de ce moteur est un V10 développant 645 ch. Sous le capot, la Viper ACR est poussée par le V10 atmosphérique de 8.4 litres. Le big-block développe 645 chevaux pour un couple maximum de 810 Nm. Sa vitesse de pointe se situera autour de 284 km/h.
2016 Dodge Viper ACR – V10
At the heart of the 2016 Viper ACR is the handcrafted, all-aluminum 8.4-litre V-10 overhead-valve engine, rated at 645 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque – the most torque of any naturally aspirated sports car engine in the world. Unique exhaust tips have been added to the side-mounted exhaust pipes to provide reduced exhaust pressure. All Vipers are engineered to withstand severe track duty in ambient temperatures of 37 Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) with a professional driver. Power reaches the pavement through the standard Tremec TR6060 six-speed manual transmission.
Bonus the Snake Pit
Surnommée le ‘Snake Pit’, « repaire du serpent », it is Conner Avenue Assembly Plant: Building the Dodge Viper.
Hand-built in Detroit at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant
Manufacturing footage of the Dodge Viper, including the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, from the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, MI
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FCA, Dodge
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