SRT Viper GTS

Don't ever go easy with this venomous snake...

The ***SRT Viper GTS*** is the standard model of the fifth generation (Phase VX I) Dodge Viper sports car.

The prototype Viper was unveiled on September 14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida at a Chrysler dealer conference. Production of the Viper started in late 2012 under the brand SRT (Street and Racing Technologies), but re-entered production in the third-half of 2014 as the 2015 Dodge Viper after a brief pause. The Viper ceased production in 2017 due to low sales and failing to comply to the revised U.S. federal safety standard.

It appears in *Need for Speed: No Limits* as a super class car.

## Usage

The Viper is a decent supercar for players who want to enter for the Super class, however, the player should soon upgrade to the McLaren 650S or a special event supercar eventually unless if the player prefers the Viper. It is one of the most useful cars in the series.

One of the SRT Viper's main purposes is to obtain legendary parts in Tuner Trials. The player needs to upgrade his/her Viper to around 690-700 PR to make things easy.

The Viper is included in two Car Series, Snakebite and Brawn vs Brains (competing with the BMW M4 and the Razor M4).

The Viper is also a decent choice for finishing the later stages of the campaign, as its the first campaign car the player unlocks that can break Marcus King's PR barrier, without installing any scanners. Meaning that the player will not be required to build and upgrade the Pagani Huayra (a source of scanners and another car that could be obtained through the campaign) (which can be a very time consuming process) in order to finish the campaign.

Another decent use for the Viper is in Blackridge Rivals. Its acceleration and nitro focused performance makes it a very quick car and therefore highly competitive on most tracks.

## Blueprint Details

25 BP's to build at 3 stars. 648 PR, can fit rare parts.

20 more BP's to stage up to 4 stars. Can fit epic parts.

20 more BP's to stage up to 5 stars. Can fit legendary parts and upgrade rare to epic.

25 more BP's to stage up to 6 stars. Can upgrade epic to legendary.

25 more BP's to stage up to 7 stars. Can fit black edition parts and upgrade legendary to black edition.

40 more BP's to stage up to 8 stars. 960 PR.

Tuning is unlocked by upgrading all black editions and can bring the car up to 1097 PR.

## Availability

The blueprints for SRT Viper GTS can be obtained in Chapter 16 by racing Sofie (formerly Beck in Chapter 14).

The car would also be automatically unlocked by beating all Powerhaus members, there are also at least several Delivery races involving this car which could both give one blueprint each.

Blueprints of the Viper can also be obtained from the Black Market with both cash and gold. It's currently one of the few cars who's blueprints can be purchased with cash at the Black Market (the others being the Ford Fiesta ST, Toyota 86, Mazda RX-7 FD and the Dodge Challenger SRT8).

## Customization

The SRT Viper GTS features the most visual customization options out of any super class car, ranging from bodykits, spoilers, hoods, roof scoops, mirrors and wheel rims. Like most other cars, the Viper's body color, livery, rim color, brake caliber color and window tints can all be customized.

### Stock Color Scheme

* Body: Fire Engine Red Candy
* Rims: Gunmetal Grey Metallic
* Callipers: Silver
* Windows: Standard

## Notable Owners

* Sofie, a member of the Blackridge Royals, drives a SRT Viper GTS. Her Viper, has a gold paintjob with the Cheetah wrap which could be obtained by unlocking 3 supercars, unlike the other Royals' cars, which have crew colors. This could be a parody to leopard print pants, which is a common female fashion item.
* Josh, a Powerhaus member, drives a Viper in the Tidal Run special event. It's visually stock.
* Bridget owns a orange Viper with a black stripe.
* Kelly drove a dark blue SRT Viper GTS in the Rebel's Gambit special event, the player must beat her and her car twice on day 7. The player also delivers a Viper to her in Chapter 9.
* Kai owns a matte black SRT Viper which he names “Black Snake”.

## Trivia

* The car is usable in the career intro, which you race the opponents and escape the cop chase.
* The SRT Viper GTS also appears in *Real Racing 3*, another game developed by Firemonkeys Studios.
* The SRT Viper has also appeared in several other Need for Speed games, including *Most Wanted (2012)*, *Rivals*, 2015 reboot and *Payback*.