2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 Final Edition

Dodge took the wraps off its 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition models on Tuesday. The company said it will build 20 coupes, 18 roadsters and 12 ACRs when the Final Edition models debut in early summer.

True to their name, the Final Edition models celebrate the Viper's final year of production. Output will be significantly less than the 2002 Viper Final Edition coupes and ACRs, which totaled 360 units, the automaker said. Pricing has not yet been announced.

Each model gets a Graphite Clear Coat body with a painted black center stripe outlined in red. Coupe and roadster models get six-spoke wheels painted in anthracite, while ACR models will come with five-spoke, black "Sidewinder" wheels.

The black interior has custom red accent stitching, red painted halo surrounds on the gauge cluster and bright stainless-steel screws in the center stack bezel. You'll find an individually numbered plaque on the shifter bezel.

The Final Edition models are equipped with the usual 600-horsepower 8.4-liter V10 engine.

Dodge Charger challenges Ford for police fleet market

Dodge Charger police car

Chrysler Group LLC will make a bigger play for the police fleet market with the all-new Dodge Charger coming later this year.

"We will go after that market hard," Peter Grady, Chrysler's head of network development and fleet said Tuesday in a speech before the NAFA Fleet Management Association at Cobo Center.

The announcement ramps up the competition among Detroit automakers to sell vehicles to police departments nationwide.

2010 Dodge Demon

2010 Dodge Demon Review and Prices

The 2010 Dodge Demon borrows styling from the V-10 Dodge Viper and would likely carry over with little change from the Demon concept. Ditto dimensions, which are very close to the Pontiac Solstice. Take a look at pictures of future sports cars.

Consumer Guide's Impressions of the 2010 Dodge Demon

Dodge does a devilish little sports-car concept th­at could reach showrooms in 2009, and the latest word from Chrysler is that the production version will be front drive.

What We Know About the 2010 Dodge Demon

The Dodge Demon Concept is a "compact, nimble 'roadster with attitude'" and "an attainable dream car," according to its maker. To us, it was Chrysler's answer to the Honda S2000, Mazda MX-5, Pontiac Solstice, and Saturn Sky. In early 2008, Chrysler announced the production version will use a front-wheel-drive chassis sourced from Chinese automaker Chery, so the Demon's sporting pretensions may be in question.

Dodge Viper to get a Final Edition

The Dodge Viper is not slithering off into the desert unnoticed.

Chrysler Group LLC is preparing to start production of yet another limited run. This time it is the 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition; 50 will be made, each with numbered dash plaques.

The Final Editions will be built in three body types: 20 coupes, 18 roadsters and 12 ACR (American Club Racer) models, all marked by a black center stripe traced in red and unique side sill badges and floor mats. Red accents continue inside, in the stitching, on gauges and the center stack.

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Powering the Vipers is the same V-10 that is in other SRT10 versions of the sports car that is in its final lap, with production at Detroit's Conner Avenue plant to cease by July.

Assembly of the Final Edition models begins in early summer.

Chrysler last month began making 50 Viper SRT10 ACR-X limited-edition models.

The automaker is exploring whether to revive the Viper name in 2012, but no decision has been made.

Dodge Viper SRT10 taking a final

The Dodge Viper is coming out in a flat-black edition as it makes its swansong

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What is it about this spate of low-gloss black cars? We recently showed you the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition. Now comes the "graphite" Dodge Viper SRT10 "Final Edition." Just 50 of them.

Dodge Viper goes for the black-on-black look

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Whether it is Viper coupe, roadster or the ACR or American Club Racer model, all will come in the graphite clear-coat body paint with a glossy black center stripe rimmed in red. The wheels are black, too. The interior? Surprise, surprise:

It's black -- with red accent stitching, red painted halo surrounds on the gauge cluster and bright stainless steel screws in center stack bezel. There is a numbered dash plaque located on the shifter bezel just above the unique Viper Final Edition floor mats.

Dodge Viper ACR-X production begins

Dodge CEO Ralph Giles quickly announced their intent to offer a few special edition models of the Dodge Viper in 2010 – the last year of the current generation of Dodge’s supercar. One of those special editions was the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X, which combines the performance of the 2010 Viper ACR with the race-ready safety features of the Viper Competition Coupe and yesterday the very first 2010 ACR-X rolled off of the assembly line at Dodge’s Connor Ave plant.

This 640 horsepower Viper features a tuned version of the “normal” Viper V10, offering 40 more horsepower than the standard Viper ACR and the suspension components have been tuned to optimize the track capabilities of the ACR-X. The MSRP of the 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is $110,000 and although that is a healthy chunk of change, Dodge is offering the Dodge Viper Cup featuring only ACR-X Vipers and this ten-race series offers ACR-X buyers the chance to win back some of that money.

2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X - Gallery

Dodge also used the press release announcing the first production ACR-X to remind us of the special edition ACR 1:33 models as well as the Voodoo edition Dodge Viper (which is limited to just 20 units). Dodge states that there will be pricing available on the entire Viper lineup later in the year and at the of today’s press release Dodge teases us with this comment: Additional special-edition models will be announced closer to their individual introductions – leading us to believe that even more limited edition Dodge Vipers will be offered in the final year of this generation of the Dodge Viper.