Viper Announces End of Production with 50 Final Edition

The current Viper saga is finally coming to a close. Last year, the future of the car was in doubt as Chrysler hit financial hard times.

After they attempted to sell and only received one long-shot bid from the now-defunct Devon Motor Works, many thought they would be shuttered.

However, the Viper plant was actually the first Chrysler plant to resume production after the bankruptcy. It was then announced that a new model would be introduced in 2012, in cooperation with "Italian operations."

The current model's production is being ended soon to preserve the value of the current run. As such, the last run of current Vipers is set to end this summer, with the 50 Final Edition models.

As far as special models go, the Final Editions are pretty standard issue. There is to be 20 Final Edition Coupes, 18 Roadsters and track-ready ACRs. Each will be in one color: Graphite Clear Coat with a black center hood stripe outlined in red, along with six-spoke wheels for the Coupe and Roadster models.

ACR models get special black Sidewinder wheels. Coupes and ACRs models will also get a black windshield surround that the Roadster does without.

The interior continues on with the color theme, with the cars getting side sill badges, red accent stitching on the black surfaces, and red surrounds on the gauge cluster and bright stainless steel screws in center stack bezel.

Each car will be numbered, with a plaque on the shifter surround. Viper Final Edition floormats round off the package.

Far as power goes, the Final Editions stick with the same 8.4-liter V-10 engine making 600 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque. . As for pricing? We don't know that yet. Dodge says production is slated to start this summer. No word on if there will be a unique buying process either.