Endowed with
more of everything that makes a Corvette yummy, and officially
recognized as the fastest and most powerful production car that
General Motors has ever produced, the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
Z06 makes 500 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 475 lb.-ft. of torque at
4,800 rpm from a 7.0-liter, hand-built, LS7 V8 that is based on the
standard Corvette's LS2 6.0-liter motor. That's a smidge more than
427 cubic inches, for all you Oldie Oldersons, and you should also
know that the majority of the motor's twist comes online at 1,600
rpm. Whammy, blammy, yowee, zowee!

With a redline north of 7,000 rpm, a six-speed manual transmission,
three-inch diameter exhaust pipes, and a curb weight of 3,130
pounds, the 2008 Chevy Corvette Z06 is equipped with plenty of
firepower to produce sprints to 60 mph in a blistering 3.7 seconds,
making it directly competitive with not only the Dodge Viper SRT-10
Coupe but a variety of exotic machinery priced well into triple
digits. Chevrolet predicts that 100 mph will arrive before the
eight-second mark, and that the Z06 will cover the quarter-mile in
little more than 11 seconds on the way to a top speed that exceeds
190 mph. A dry-sump oiling system ensures vital fluid flow even at
cornering forces exceeding 1 g.
The Corvette C6 and Z06ar.
2008 Dodge Viper
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up to 600 horsepower
For 2008, the Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT will use an 8.4-liter aluminum V-10
engine that produces a full 600 horsepower and 560 lb.-ft. of
torque. 0-60 times are under four seconds, 0-100-0 in under 12
seconds, and braking 60-0 comes in less than 100 feet.
oh20 reported that the 2008 Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC Coupe and Convertible both averaged
over 200 mph around the Transportation Research Center’s 7.5 mile
oval test track in Ohio. The convertible even with 197 mph with the
top down. Both have similar drag (aerodynamic) numbers, according to
representatives of the SRT team.
SRT powertrain engineers had to not only increase performance, but
also comply with regulatory requirements such as federal Tier 2, Bin
5 and California’s Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV) 2 mandates. Working
with specialists from McLaren Performance Technologies and Ricardo,
Inc., SRT engineers began by following the racer’s basic formula for
more power: bigger displacement, more efficient breathing and higher
engine speed.
The new Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10’s deep-skirted V-10 aluminum engine block was
bored out 1 mm, raising the displacement to 8.4 liters from 8.3
liters. With strengthened bulkheads and improved water jackets for
better cooling, the block includes pressed-in iron cylinder liners
and cross-bolted main bearing caps for strength and durability.
Horsepower didn't come only from the engine, the use of a plastic
hood allowed engineers to increase the airflow through the hood
scoop; openings along each side are not just for show, but to
circulate air within the engine compartment, to keep power going
with a warm engine. It also lowered weight and helped keep the Viper
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down. Other body panels are also plastic, and carbon fiber is used
for some structural parts to keep weight down.
The Viper Rentals
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8.4-liter engine breathes through new cylinder heads equipped with
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC)-shaped combustion chambers,
larger valves and Variable Valve Timing (VVT). VVT electronically
adjusts when the exhaust valves are open and closed according to
engine speed and load, allowing the engine to “breathe” cleaner and
more efficiently.
The 2008 Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10 V-10’s two-piece intake manifold combines a
cast aluminum lower with smooth runners for better air flow, bolted
to a die-cast aluminum upper plenum. A revised air-cleaner box with
a low-restriction filter sends air through a dual electronic
throttle control into the intake module.
The air-fuel mixture is ignited by platinum-tip spark plugs fired by
individual plug coils mounted on the cylinder-head covers. The
pistons themselves are equipped with larger-diameter floating pins
with bronze bushings for higher loads. Forged powder-metal
connecting rods are secured with aircraft-quality fasteners for
increased fatigue strength.
Engine lubrication is managed by a larger oil pump and a swinging
oil pickup adapted from
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hard-cornering conditions.
Spent gases exit through tubular air-gap headers, which improve
exhaust flow and ensure quick catalyst light-off. The headers’
stamped stainless-steel outer shell acts as a thermal heat shield
for the individual stainless-steel runners that contribute to better
flow separation and exhaust tuning.
The 2008
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V-10 channels its power through a new, smaller-diameter, twin-disc
clutch (a change from the larger-diameter, single-disc setup). The
new clutch reduces rotating inertia by 18 percent, resulting in
reduced clutch-pedal effort and improved engagement feel.
The TR6060 transmission is the latest evolution of the Tremec T56
six-speed manual. It features 10% wider gears for higher torque
capacity, and a new synchronizer package. A new shifter system
results in reduced shifter travel. There is also now a provision for
adding an external transmission cooler.
2008 Viper Rentals Exotic Rental
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14-inch brake rotors are gripped by Brembo 44/40 dual opposing
piston calipers in the front and by Brembo 42/38 dual opposing
calipers in the rear. Anti-lock braking (ABS) prevents lockup during
hard braking. This system results in a benchmark braking performance
of 60-to-0 mph in less than 100 feet.
The ride and handling of the 2008
Dodge Viper Rentals
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defined by a race-bred, fully independent, four-wheel suspension
featuring lightweight, high-performance aluminum control arms and
knuckles, damped by lightweight coil-over shock absorbers. SRT
engineers retained the tried-and-true Dana M44-4 rear axle and
outfitted it with a new GKN Visco-Lok speed-sensing limited-slip
differential for improved traction.
The Dodge Viper
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SRT10 rides on polished, forged aluminum, 18 x 10-inch front and 19
x 13-inch rear wheels now available in three styles: the five-spoke,
the H-spoke and the all-new Razor wheel with five U-shaped spokes.
The wheels are clad in Michelin® Pilot® Sport PS2 tires. The
four-groove tread-design tires provide maximum grip, reduced road
noise and superior handling in both wet and dry conditions.
2008
Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC styling and bodies The new 2008 Dodge Viper Rentals
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arrive in North America this summer with four new interior color
combinations, and a new wheel design. Buyers can now choose the
bezel finishes on the center instrument panel and console.
The 2008 Dodge Viper Rentals
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still available in Roadster and Coupe forms. Both feature a new hood
with a larger, more efficient hood scoop for air induction and
larger, functional hood louvers to cool the 600-horsepower V-10
engine underneath.
Eight exterior colors will be introduced throughout the model year –
five of which are new - including Venom Red, Snakeskin Green, Viper
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Violet, Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC Orange and Bright Blue. Racing stripes continue to be
an option with six dual painted stripe colors available: white,
black, silver, graphite, blue and red.
In fact, the only body panels shared by the two Vipers are front
fascia and fenders, hood and doors. However, the iconic Viper
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design cues have been maintained, including the crosshair grille,
deep-cut side scallops, swept-back fenders, and lowered hood lines.
The Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10 Coupe’s hard top with its “double bubble” styling
makes it more torsionally stiff than the Roadster; it has increased
downforce and high-speed stability with its sloping roofline and
deck-lid spoiler, as well as an additional 6.25 cubic feet of trunk
space than the Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10 Roadster, for a total of 14.65 cubic feet. The
roof and headliner structure offer more room to accommodate a safety
cage, while maintaining as much headroom as possible.
The 2008 Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10 Roadster and Coupe cockpit retains its
characteristic red push-button starter and performance-oriented,
functional instrument panel with center-mounted tachometer and
220-mph speedometer.
The 2008 Dodge
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SRT10 will be hand-built at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in
Detroit.
2008 Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10 Safety and SecurityThe following safety and
security technologies are featured on the 2008
Dodge Viper Rentals Exotic Rental Cars NY NJ CT PA Philly MA Boston Miami West Palm Beach, Boca Raton South Florida Orlando Fort Lauderdale South Beach Florida and RI DC SRT10:
Adjustable Pedals
Advanced Multistage Front Air Bags with Occupant Classification
System (OCS): Inflates with a force appropriate to the severity of
the impact. The OCS measures the conditions for activation or
deactivation of the passenger side front air bag based upon the
weight of the occupant
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
BeltAlert: Periodically activates a chime and illuminates an icon in
the instrument cluster to remind the driver and front passenger to
buckle up if a vehicle is driven without the driver being properly
belted
Center High-mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL): The shelf-mounted center high
mounted stop lamp uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) for longer life
Constant Force Retractors (CFR): Distribute force or load exerted on
a seat belt, and then gradually release the seat belt webbing in a
controlled manner
Crumple Zones: Designed to compress during an accident to absorb
energy, decreasing transfer of that energy to the occupants
Energy-absorbing Steering Column: The manual-adjust steering column
uses two hydroformed coaxial tubes that can move relative to each
other to allow the column to move forward for enhanced energy
absorption during a crash. The power-adjust steering column employs
a calibrated bending element that deforms during column stroke for
optimal energy management
Interior Head-impact Protection: Interior pillars above the beltline
and instrument panel – including areas around windshield and rear
window headers, roof and side rail structures, and shoulder-belt
turning loops – specifically designed to limit head-impact force
Knee Bolsters: The lower instrument panel and the glove-box door are
designed to properly position the occupant, enabling the air bags to
work effectively
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
Tire-pressure Monitoring (TPM): Pressure-sensor modules within the
valve stems of all four wheels send continuous radio-frequency
signals to a receiver, and the system informs occupants when the
pressure is too low |