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- May 28, 1990: Business Notes:Autos
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- May 28, 1990 Emergency!
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 53
- Business Notes
- AUTOS
- A Viper On the Loose
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- <body>
- <p> Chrysler has tantalized car buffs for more than a year with
- glimpses of a muscular two-seater called the Viper. The
- roadster won rave reviews at U.S. auto shows, but Chrysler
- coyly refused to say whether the Viper would ever become a
- production car. The fan dance ended last Friday when Chairman
- Lee Iacocca said the company will build the car, but only about
- 500 annually. Powered by a 400-h.p., ten-cylinder engine, the
- Viper will be built for speed and handling. Chrysler insiders
- claim that the car will be able to accelerate like a rocket
- sled, zooming from 0 to 160 k.p.h. in about ten seconds, faster
- than the Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. The first Vipers off the line
- should be available late next year at a price of $30,000 to
- $40,000. Chrysler hopes the new vehicle will demonstrate that
- the company is still a creative force in the industry, despite
- its recent decline in sales and market share.
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- </body>
- </article>
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