Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis reveals that the Viper had ‘reached the end of its lifecycle.’
He said it could ‘hold its own against anything in the world,’ but admitted the car had ‘downsides.’
The new Copperhead isn’t a sports car like the Viper, but a ‘hyper muscle car.’
It has been nearly a decade since Dodge killed the Viper, discontinuing it after the 2017 model year. It was a unique American sports car that the automaker had to discontinue for safety reasons, and the chances of its return are next to nonexistent.
On the latest episode of The DriveCast, a podcast from The Drive, SRT head Tim Kuniskis said the Viper has "reached the end of its lifecycle." He added that a modern Viper would likely have to ditch the manual transmission in favor of an automatic or dual-clutch gearbox.
