I do not like this new Viper.
I loved the original 1st generation from 1992 or whatever, then the slight redesign and making it more street drivable (power windows/steering etc.)
I also loved the redesign to 3rd and 4th generation that tamed some of the angles so to speak, but brought back the door exhaust and keeping the near exotic look. I think the C6 Vette highly borrowed design ques from this generation.
This 5th generation looks like the C6 Vette that ripped from the 3rd gen Viper.
Further, if I could buy one, I would NEVER get a hardtop, performance be damned. This car has always looked better as a droptop IMO.
How can a handful of people on this forum actually have driven/owned Vipers, or even driven cars more expensive? Do people here have that much $$$? Owning one of these cars was a pipe dream I gave many many years ago. And to me, owning a drag car is never worth it in the US because of all of the laws and remoteness of strips.
If I get extra money, I will do the off-roading thing...cheaper and more unpredictable, but that is just me I suppose.