Dodge Viper Car Crash Video

Looks like this was one of the earlier non-ABS Viper models.

1. do you reguarly drive on gravel or other loose surfaces?

2. is the viper in this video (the one which is being commented on) on gravel or another loose surface?

if you can answer yes to those statements, then your comments apply.

i never stated that ABS doesn't give a driver better control under heavy braking, but if you think that ABS doesn't reduce braking and stopping distances in day to day conditions then i invite you drive a car without ABS.

i'd also like to turn your attention to this video which shows the Volvo outbraking its counterparts, which can be attributed almost solely to its ABS and that's despite the fact the Volvo is a heavier car than the other 2. (4:20 or so onwards)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXJDqjbroI&feature=related

i also ask you to explain why it's now a safety requirement in Europe, and why pretty much every car company from a major manufacturer offers it as standard? what would people think if they found out that under regular conditions it doesn't slow you down as quickly?

if you want to be pedantic, then you're right. there are some cars out there that don't have ABS and brake harder than cars who do. limited number sports cars for example. also, if you want to be pedantic, the rally drivers amongst you might not want to opt for ABS. but if you're a normal person, ABS is the way to go. any other silly statements, migass?

Poor Viper.

Also, Vipers are fast, but that's it. They fail at everything else.

Pot, meet kettle.

Maybe he had no grip - Cold day??

Btw the Van had its brakes on - good on him - avoid a 10 car pile up.

ABS should make the car more controllable.

In that senario, the stopping distance of a car with ABS would have most likely been shorter than a car with 4 locked wheels skidding out of control (no traction).

Secondly, such massive engines alot the Viper more torque than it has horsepower, without the help of a supercharger or turbo like other cars use(my beloved SL55 is a prime example). We all know the benefits of such massive torque especially around corners.

Third this torque means that the car can be given a gearbox with extremely wide 5th and 6th gears and have constant pull in 5th, until the car reaches speeds where stock power can't surpasse aerodynamic drag(this happens to all cars save for the most efficient-drag free designs).

The 6th gear can then be used on the freeway where the Viper, even new ones return 23mpgs highway, due to the fact that they rev at only 1300rpm and maintain constant speed, burning very little fuel.If you compare any european car with similar power to even the Gen 1 Viper or even worse for Europeans, Gen IV Vipers(600hp), they fail to make as much power as the Viper save for very expensive cars(SLR/599/Murcielago) and they offer worse fuel economy than the Viper with its re-engineered truck engine across the board.

The Viper uses a big engine because its better on all fronts than its competition.

Im not even going to touch your comment about no brakes and handling when the Viper trashed cars that cost 3 times as much on a course thats all about braking and handling, not to mention stability, the Nurburgring. Ignorance is bliss for your European cars eh PauL ? Nahhh, i'ld say stupidity.

While my current car may be economic, my next car will be of my choosing, not society, and that choice will very likely be a "dinosaur". My conscience unaffected by "green" societys rhetoric. Obviously cars like this don't help but they're not the smoking gun to todays enviromental issues. Furthermore, if compared to its competition, the Viper is really no more pollutant.

I do retract my comment about "all fronts"...that was exaggeration on my part.