История Автомобилестроения

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Страницы истории Dodge Viper : прощание с легендой America is famous for its powerful sports models with huge engines under the hood, which are traditionally called muscle cars ("muscle cars"). Their heyday came in the 60s, but fuel and economic crises almost destroyed this class of cars. Since the 90s, this class gradually began to revive, and the famous Dodge Viper stood at the origins of the new generation of muscle cars. However, now this legend is leaving: from August 31, the cult model is discontinued . Dodge Viper logo depicts an adder The idea of creating a Dodge Viper was born from the president of the Chrysler Group, Bob Lutz. He considered that the concern needs an image flagship sports model and in 1988 instructed to begin its development. They decided to attract the legendary American racer and designer Carroll Shelby to create a car. He became famous in the 60s, as the creator of the iconic Ford Shelby Cobra and modified Ford Mustang. Bob Lutz saw in the new model a kind of spiritual successor to Cobra.

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1 Образец 1898 года

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Гоночный образец 2016 г

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However, in recent years, the demand for a "gluttonous" and difficult to drive car has declined significantly. It was also affected by the lack of an automatic or robotic transmission, even for a surcharge. In 2016, only 630 cars were sold. And from 2017, new safety requirements will come into force in the USA, forcing them to equip all new cars with inflatable "curtains". The design of the Viper roof does not allow this, and this finally put an end to the model