• Year of manufacture 
    5/2000
  • Mileage 
    19 900 km / 12 366 mi
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    Switzerland
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Performance 
    389 PS / 287 kW / 384 BHP
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd

Description

We present you today the legendary successor of the AC Cobra, the Dodge Viper. Both cars were designed with an identical philosophy in mind, centered on providing a raw, powerful, and thrilling driving experience. With no driver aids, it is only you, left alone with the wild animal. This GTS version is the Viper you should have if you wish to keep the original design but prefer the car itself improved. A fixed roof, better suspension tailored for track use, more comfort such as air conditioning, power windows, and slight aesthetic redesigns were the changes made to the GTS.
With less than 20,000 km on the odometer, this swiss car was very well kept and maintained and comes with a complete history as well as a maintenance booklet. The condition really makes you feel as if the car came out of a Chrysler dealership yesterday, having been kept under a blanket all these nearly 30 years. The torque is mind-blowing, and you don’t feel the rate at which you are accelerating. It seems as if the engine had its own wheels and didn’t even notice that it had been included in a whole car. Announced in 1996, our GTS is from the year 2000. During its 6-year lifespan, a total of just under 7000 GTS Coupes were built.

In the late 80s, Chrysler bought Lamborghini. The reason was to try to diversify the Chrysler brand by opening it to a more high-performance sports car market. Owning Lamborghini would immediately allow for an instant gain of a foothold in this luxury segment. It would enhance the badge name, allow them to have access to advanced engineering and automotive technologies and engineers, as well as the know-how. Despite all these encouraging aspects, Chrysler dropped the flag in 1994, having added to both companies an interesting chapter in their respective history. The engine wasn't actually developed from scratch. Chrysler used their cast-iron LA V8, an older version of the nowadays well-known LS-variant, and added 2 cylinders to it. Even they themselves knew it, Americans are great at making loads of power and torque but don't have great expertise in fine engine tuning, at least not readily available. Chrysler therefore brought this big lump to the Italians, who magically transformed the cast-iron to aluminum block and heads. With further tweaking adjustments, the 8-liter engine developed 457hp and more than 485 lb-ft of torque! It was 2 liters larger than the Diablo's engine and was built at a quarter of the price. In fact, the connection doesn't stop there. Tom Gale, the designer of the Diablo, also designed the first-generation Viper. In Switzerland however, the power was limited to 383 hp.

This car is therefore a real piece of automobile history and a must-have for any thoroughbred of raw driving experiences.

Financing/Leasing possible.


Andreas Wüest AG
Mauerweg 358
5705Hallwil
Switzerland
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Andreas
Last name 
Wüest

Phone 
+41 62 777 37 77
Mobile phone 
+41 76 480 08 00