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When the 2013 SRT Viper debuted last Wednesday, SRT CEO/President Ralph Gilles discussed the basic specifications of the new American supercar but to get into the real nitty-gritty of the new Viper, the Chrysler Group has put together a series of short videos walking us through pretty much every aspect of the 2013 Viper.

A faulty fuel tank assembly could cause Patriot and Compass SUVs to catch fire in the event of a crash.

The ink hasn’t dried on the press releases from the 2012 New York Auto Show as the general public begins to pour into the Javits Center in NYC but the automotive world has already looked forward – with the Chrysler Group announcing a pair of wild looking concepts based on production models headed for the 2012 Beijing Motor Show that opens later this month.

Everyone knew that the new 2013 SRT Viper would make its debut this week at the 2012 New York Auto Show but SRT CEO and President surprised the motorsports world when introduced the new SRT Viper GTS-R – a purpose built race version of the new Viper destined for the ranks of the American LeMans Series (ALMS).

After leading the division in January and trailing the Ford Mustang in February, the Chevrolet Camaro battled back in March 2012 to claim the title of best selling muscle car for the month – beating the Mustang by a narrow margin of just 246 units.

The Chrysler Group announced the details for their 2013 Ram 1500 today with a slight facelift, more power from the Hemi, the new Pentastar V6, an air suspension system, start/stop technology and an 8-speed automatic transmission for both engines that is expected to help increase fuel economy by roughly 20%.

Today at the New York Auto Show debut of the 2013 SRT Viper, SRT brand CEO Ralph Gilles announced that the folks at Turn 10 Studios had indeed rendered the Viper images that hit the internet last night – as Xbox 360’s driving simulator Forza Motorsport 4 will soon be offering the 2013 Viper in both gameplay and Autovista modes via the upcoming Viper Pack.

The automotive world has known for ages now that the 2012 New York International Auto Show would introduce the world to the next generation of the fabled Dodge Viper-turned SRT Viper but when the press conference ended just a few minutes ago, the world was not introduced to one but rather three new versions of the gorgeous 2013 SRT Viper – the standard Viper, the Viper GTS and the new Viper GTS-R race car.

Even though rally champion Travis Pastrana announced his new partnership with Chrysler and SRT Motorsports which has him racing the new 2013 Dodge Dart Rally Car just over a week ago, we already have our first (rally good) look at the new Dodge compact race car in action – tearing around the Chrysler Chelsea Proving Grounds in a Ken Block style video.

The folks at the Inside Line introduced these pictures earlier today, showing what looks like the 2013 SRT Viper in a computer generated world with graphics that strongly resemble something that would be seen on the Xbox 360’s Forza Motorsport 4 – giving us our best look yet at the new American supercar hours before the car is formally introduced in New York.

When FIAT came to revive ailing Chrysler, it was puzzling to see how the Italian would fare where the Germans had failed, especially in the Jeep market.

Just a few minutes ago, the DriveSRT Facebook page issued the newest teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper, giving us a shadowy look at the hood and roofline of the new supercar but with a little quick image enhancement – a great deal more of the new Viper becomes visible.