As we reported in an article on June 24th, the legendary Dodge Viper program is coming to a close after 25 glorious years. To commemorate and celebrate the 25th anniversary and final year of the Viper, Dodge announced they would be building five special edition Vipers for the 2017 model year; on top of the regular production and 1 of 1 GTC program Vipers they will be building. With the announcement of the order banks opening for these special edition Vipers on June 24th, die-hard Viper fanatics rushed to their local dealerships and within a few days, all 206 units were sold out!
With the news of the quick sell out, Dodge introduced an additional special edition model which they will build 31 units; a Snakeskin ACR Edition which will be available to order in mid-July.
New 2017 Viper Snakeskin Edition ACR
- Color was inspired by the original 2010 Snakeskin ACR
- Features new Snakeskin Green exterior with a custom snakeskin-patterned SRT stripe, ACR Package, Extreme Aero Package, carbon ceramic brakes, ACR interior, serialized instrument panel Snakeskin badge and a custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
“From just 40 minutes to five days, the 25th Anniversary special-edition Dodge Vipers sold out incredibly fast, insuring their future collectability,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America. “Our customers are asking, so we’re adding one more special edition — the Dodge Viper Snakeskin ACR.”
Viper 1:28 Edition ACR – 28 units sold out within 40 minutes
- Pays tribute to the current production car single lap record of 1:28.65 set by champion driver Randy Pobst in a 2016 Dodge Viper ACR at historic Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif., in October 2015
- Features black exterior and painted rear wing with red ACR stripes, Extreme Aero Package, Carbon Ceramic brakes, 1:28 Edition exterior sill decal, ACR interior with red accent stitching, serialized instrument panel 1:28 Edition badge, along with a custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
Viper VoooDoo II Edition ACR – 31 units sold out within two hours
- Modeled after the original 2010 Viper VoooDoo edition
- Features black exterior and graphite metallic ACR driver’s stripe with red tracer outline, Extreme Aero Package, Carbon Ceramic brakes, VoooDoo II exterior sill decals, ACR interior with silver accent stitching, serialized instrument panel VoooDoo II badge and custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
Viper Snakeskin Edition GTC – 25 units sold out within two ordering days
- Color was inspired by the original 2010 Snakeskin ACR
- Features new Snakeskin Green exterior with a custom snakeskin-patterned SRT stripe, Advanced Aerodynamics Package, GT black interior, serialized instrument panel Snakeskin badge and a custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
Viper GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR – 100 units sold out within two ordering days
- Designed to pay tribute to one of the most distinguishable and iconic Viper paint schemes of all time – the white-and-blue combination of the 1998 Viper GTS-R GT2 Championship Edition
- Features Pearl White exterior with Blue Pearl GTS stripes, Extreme Aero Package, Carbon Ceramic brakes, Exterior Carbon Package, unique red Stryker badge decal, GTS-R exterior sill decals, USA flag B-pillar decals, ACR interior with red accent stitching, Header Red seat belts, serialized instrument panel GTS-R badge and a custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
Dodge Dealer Edition ACR – 22 units sold out within five ordering days
- Available exclusively through Dodge’s highest sales volume Viper dealers, Tomball Dodge of Tomball, Texas, and Roanoke Dodge of Roanoke, Ill.
- Features Viper White exterior with Competition Blue center stripe, Adrenaline Red driver stripe, Carbon Ceramic brakes, Extreme Aero Package, ACR interior with red accent stitching and custom car cover that matches the exterior paint scheme and showcases the customer name above the driver’s side door
- Serialized instrument panel ACR badge