Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

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Jan 6, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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Magnum Force

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Re: Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

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Originally Posted by Evil Turbo SS

I read in one of the rags that the Viper plant was shut down because the dealers just cant sell the Viper. I think DCX is looking at a way to make the Viper's chassis profitable. Its one thing to have a small volume Halo car that brakes even. But when you cant sell them!

there's currently a pretty healthy viper surplus at the dealers...i read a little about it on the viperclub.org board, but I can only stand to read their drivel for so long, so I go there very seldom

Jan 6, 2005 | 05:10 PM

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Re: Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

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The sports car you're talking about is called the Nissan 350Z.

Jan 6, 2005 | 06:29 PM

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Brangeta

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Re: Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

I bet Vipers would sell better if they would quit the idiocy about making it in limited colors. I mean come on, I don't mean to insult anyone (notice the color of my cars in my signature) but who the hell wants just a white, black, silver, or red Viper?! They would sell so many more if they would just come out with a bunch of different colors. I'd want one if they came in teal, in fact I would drool over a teal one.

Dodge has always had a problem with colors. They finally get something right (blue with white stripes) but they have nothing else to offer. I have a picture of an orange viper from a car show and it looks great!
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Jan 6, 2005 | 06:36 PM

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mastrdrver

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Re: Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

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Chrysler killed the project after an internal study completed Monday showed that building and marketing the car would cost "hundreds of millions of dollars" at a time when the company is still rebuilding, said spokesman Jason Vines.

I think they are going to build the ME412, just at a later date(2010?). Also, I believe that the Firepower will replace the Crossfire mostly bcuz of how closely they look alike.

Jan 6, 2005 | 06:51 PM

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WERM

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Re: Chrysler kills ME Four-Twelve supercar

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Originally Posted by Magnum Force

there's currently a pretty healthy viper surplus at the dealers...i read a little about it on the viperclub.org board, but I can only stand to read their drivel for so long, so I go there very seldom

They are only finally wising up and offering a coupe. Odd, since the vast majority of Viper sales were coupes until they redesigned the car and no longer offered them.