The reason for that was mismatch safety standards.
Italian-American Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced the termination of serial production of the legendary Dodge Viper sports car due to a technical impossibility to bring it into compliance with modern safety standards.
However, not everyone agrees with the decision of the administration group. The legendary sports car almost repeated history of off-road Land Rover Defender – in the world there were people willing to buy the concern’s intellectual property rights for this car and assemble it yourself.
About it journalists were told by well-known designer and collector James Glikenhaus, which was involved as a third-party expert in the negotiations between the official representatives of the concern FCA and some private group of investors. According to him, investors made a tender offer to purchase all rights to a sports car for the organization of own batch production. Moreover, investors wanted to buy and the company itself, where you are going and Dodge Viper.
In contrast to the leadership of Jaguar Land Rover, which replied with a categorical refusal for a similar proposal of the SUV Defender, the leadership of the FCA has welcomed the proposal of the investors. However, according to James Glikenhaus, the deal for unspecified reasons, did not take place.
We will remind that the serial production of the Dodge Viper is completed in 2017. The reason for this decision was the new safety standards adopted in the United States. Under the new rules, from next year all cars in the American market must be equipped with side airbags, which does not allow for the design of the Dodge Viper.
