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After the success of the Viper RT/10 Roadster and Viper GTS Coupe, Chrysler then
made the ultimate racing car this was called a GTS-R. The GTS-R was just a GTS
Coupe shape with a rear mounted spoiler and the engine was tuned to perfection.
 
 
 
Initially unveiled at the Monterey Historic Races in August 1995, the Viper
GTS-R made its racing debut at the 1996 Daytona 24-hour event. The Viper
surprised many with the strength of its challenge, leading GTS-1 for several
hours and running as high as third overall, which was brilliant for it’s first
season and it was also racing with cars worth 3 times more than the GTS-R and at
the end of the season it finished 10th.
 
In January 1997, Team ORECA, who had assumed the role of the factory's
development team, came to challenge Daytona. Driver Olivier Beretta set the
GTS-1 pole position, but gearbox trouble relegated the car to a third-in-class
finish (15th overall)
From the beginning, the development of the Viper GTS-R has been a
co-operative effort between Team ORECA and the Daimler Chrysler engineers in
Auburn Hills, Michigan. As part of the platform-team program, the same engineers
who work on the race car also work on the road-going Viper, creating a direct
outlet for the lessons learned on the race tracks of the world. Specific
improvements to the production car gained from racing include the 8.0-litre
V-10's block design, intake manifold and tubular exhaust headers. In 1997 the
GTS-R won the FIA GT2 title and again in 1998 and and have won in the 1999 GT
Championship, They also won the 1997, 1999 and 2000 24 hour La Mans race in the
GT2.
 
 
Spec
- Engine - V10 - 8 Litre
- 0 to 60 3.9 Seconds
- 0 to 100 7.8 Seconds
- Top Speed 225 Miles Per Hour
- 6 Speed Manual Gearbox
- 650 Brake Horse Power
- Power Train Layout - Front Engine/Rear Wheel Drive
 
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