Why did Dodge do this with the Viper?

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First-gen cars had them.
 
Wow that looks nice in this image, so neat.

Anyway if you would take this onto the track blast it around a few laps and then put some ugly perspex covers (as seen in the Ford GT in a post above) over the fog lights and go again you would have to be 1million times better than schui to notice any difference at all.

I don't think they're ugly. In fact, I prefer the 2nd-gen Vipes, as they did have those covers, and I think it looks great, as does the Ford GT's foglights.

While it may not make a big difference, it certainly would've been a cheap fix. All this talk of aerodynamics is making my head spin. In short, if Dodge had actually done good wind tunnel testing, they could have improved the viper even more, and made a true track-car killer.

However, I think what they did with the ACR-X goes to show that it's not entirely about aerodynamics.
 
Yeah see you point, I dont think its all about aero, the only cars that really need aero is crazy overpowered cars like the veyron. Not saying aero dont make a difference cause it does in many factors like tyre wear, fuel efficiency and so forth, but think some people think aero is the be all and end all of cars. look at the Skyline around nurburg and its 8min pass, its far from the most aerodynamic car in the world, but still has other manufactures with million dollar wind tunnels scratching there heads.
 
1992-95 was first gen, and did not have them.

1996-2002 was 2nd gen and most did.

3rd gen lost them again.

Maybe instead of giving the $$$ Rebate they should just go ahead and spend the extra $60 for the covers and sell more Vipers. :sly: if that is what's holding the buyers from buying because of the drag problem. :crazy:
 
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