Launching Every Dodge Viper Ever Made to 60 Mph Makes for One Exciting Video

For the first generations, the American automaker couldn't be bothered with any active safety trickery. Therefore, you won't even get ABS if you opt for an older one, not to mention launch control. Thus, you will have to lie on your skills when abusing that right pedal, regardless if it is in a quarter-mile sprint against a different quick ride or at the local racetrack for some corner feasting.

Dodge made the first generation Viper from 1991 to 1995, and they introduced the second one in 1995. The third-gen came out in 2002, and the fourth five years later. In 2013, they gave it one last shot at the famous moniker, with the model retaining its rear-wheel drive and naturally aspirated V10 recipe throughout the years, albeit with the occasional boost in power and tweaked visuals and mechanicals.

There have been numerous rumors about a possible comeback of the Dodge Viper with an entirely new generation, and some have gone as far as believing it will adopt either turbocharging or perhaps a partially electrified powertrain. It's clear by now that the carmaker has no intention to bring back the nameplate from the dead, but who knows, maybe down the line, they will relaunch it, preferably with a rear mid-engine layout like the C8 Chevy Corvette and perhaps some electric trickery to take on the E-Ray variant of the bowtie brand's sporty model.

But enough babbling about the Viper, as it is now time to reveal the reason behind dedicating yet another story to it. And this time, it is due to a video put together by CarWow, which recently had the chance to test each generation of the car. Well, test may be an overstatement, as Mat Watson only launched them to sixty miles an hour (97 kph), trying to figure out which one is faster. Thus, get ready for over thirty minutes of Viper action in the footage embedded at the bottom of the page, sprinkled with each generation's magic numbers, like the output and torque, sprint times, and so on. He also got to chat with the owners of all five cars, and each one got to reveal what they like about their ride.

So, without further ado, this is the part where you should scroll down and click the play button, and after you watch the video, tell us which generation is your favorite. Would you go for a basic older one, or would you get the latest and greatest?