Wow, who remembers this conceptual beast when it debuted at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show? Not us. American Specialty Cars (ASC) and McLaren Performance Technologies teamed up to hook-up this Viper with a McLaren-machined motor sporting 10 wicked velocity stacks good for 615hp. The paint job is a little “meh” but you have to keep in mind this was a show car designed to polarize passersby. The price is, well, $455,000 dollars less than what it cost to create. This Viper is “priced to sell” for $295,000.

Specs:

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THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE VIPER
ASC (American Specialty Cars) has a long history of developing vehicle prototypes with innovations designed to showcase the company’s expertise in vehicle design and performance materials. ASC showed its expertise at the 2006 North American International Auto Show by unveiling a supercar made even more super by the addition of a mostly carbon-fiber body. A ‘snake’ with an all-new skin, the ASC Viper Diamondback is super-light and super-fast. It’s fitting that ASC, which helped the Chrysler Group bring the new Dodge Viper SRT10 coupe to life, would, with the aid of McLaren Performance Technologies, show how the Viper coupe might be taken to an all-new level of ‘extreme’.

The 2006 615-horsepower Diamandback Viper features a carbon fiber roof, deck lid, rockers, fascia inserts and body trim. It also sports a massive OmniCarbon™ hood that shows off ten unique trumpeted air intakes, with individual port throttles peeking through. This is a McLaren Performance Technologies feature, reminiscent of McLaren Can-Am engines of the past.

The hood is comprised of compression-molded carbon fiber, both painted and woven. It’s displayed beautifully, with a broad, clearcoated racing stripe down the Arctic White painted expanse, subtly outlined by “Viper Blue” and “McLaren Orange” pinstripes. In all, ASC removed about 85 lbs. from the vehicle — the hood alone weighs about half of the standard production model. Taken together with the performance modifications by McLaren, the resulting power-to-weight ratio is estimated to yield an incredible 0-60 time — in just 3.5 seconds!

ASC MODIFICATIONS:

Custom McLaren Performance Technologies engine tuning, resulting in 615 Horsepower
 
Exterior racing-type kill switch
 
Custom ASC OmniCarbon™ hood, with carbon-fiber roof, hatch, front chin spoiler, rear fascia, side rockers, deck spoiler, side venting gills and interior accents
 
Custom in-hood tumpeted air intakes,
with individual port throttles
 
1.25″ lowered suspension
 
4-point racing harness
 
Custom stainless-steel, quad outlet exhaust
 
Custom carbon-fiber racing stripe, with “McLaren Orange” and “Viper Blue” accents
 
“Arctic Ice Pearl” paint
 
Custom 3-piece forged and painted 19″ aluminum wheels

(Source: WCF via dodgevipersforsale.com)