The SRT Division of Chrysler is schedule to unveil its new Viper in the auto show in New York in a few weeks time but that does not mean that the old generation of Viper does not longer pack a potent strike.
The ACR-X or the track only version of the Dodge Viper is the most potent of its kind and recently tested the grounds of the Nurburgring completing its lap in a matter of 7 minutes and 3.058 seconds. It is about 9 seconds faster than the street legal Viepr ACR but it also made a record lap for a race-car rolling out straight from a factory.
The ACR-X which did the test run is a car designed for the Viper Cup series. This vehicle takes the platform of the ACR but some key changes were made. Aside from the V10 engine that gives out 650 horsepower, the ACR-X gets an upgraded exhaust system, roll cage, race seat, and a race-spec fuel cell.
We can only expect the SRT Division to make more potent performance cars so it might not take long before we hear of a Nurburgring run lower than seven minutes.
Watch how the ACR-X zoomed around the Green Hell of Nurburgring.




