Dodge announced in 2002 that it would produce a special GTS Final Edition
model to commemorate the last 2002 Viper Coupes to roll off the line later that
year at DaimlerChrysler's Conner Avenue Assembly Plant.
The coupes, which will represent the last 360 cars built on the 2002 Dodge
Viper platform, will be the first production Vipers to wear a Viper red with
dual stone white striped paint scheme. The white over red theme was the same one
that carried the Viper GTS-R/T race car to motorsports acclaim with an outright
win at the 2000 Daytona 24-hour sports car racing event and consecutive American
Le Mans Series manufacturers championships.
 
The Dodge Viper GTS Final Edition is expected to hold special appeal to
sports car enthusiasts and Viper collectors as a landmark in the product's
history. The car is making its public debut at the 2002 Chicago Auto Show.
This is the high water mark for the Viper Coupe. The GTS Final Edition, the
last of the production Viper coupes, is a response to loyal owners who have
asked Chrysler to do something special to close this chapter of the Viper's
history. There other limited-availability models, such as the GT2 Championship
Edition, have been resounding successes among enthusiasts looking for a piece of
American sports car history.
In addition to the special paint striping, a number of other details
distinguish the GTS Final Edition. Inside, red-stitched, black leather steering
wheel and shift knob are unique to the model, with a sequentially numbered dash
plaque (e.g. No. 1 of 360) recognizing each individual car from the series.
Customers may order the Final Edition model with or without the optional
American Club Racer (ACR) performance package.
Production will begin in May and run until the start of 2003 Dodge Viper
SRT-10 production later this summer. Next year's Viper SRT-10 will be available
exclusively in convertible form. Dodge recently offered owners of current model
Vipers first chance at placing orders for the new SRT-10, and the initial year
of production sold out immediately. Dodge Dealers will begin taking orders for
the Viper GTS Final Edition in mid-April, 2002.
 
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