Hot Wheels ’96 Dodge Viper GTS, Black | HW Torque

Description

The 1996 Dodge Viper GTS marked a genuine turning point for the Viper nameplate, adding a proper coupe to the lineup alongside the raw, spartan RT/10 roadster that had launched the model back in 1992. Design of the GTS drew heavily on Pete Brock’s legendary 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe, complete with a distinctive double bubble roofline shaped to accommodate drivers wearing racing helmets and a kicked up rear spoiler, giving the Viper genuine motorsport pedigree in its very design language. Under that dramatic bodywork sat an 8.0 litre V10 producing 450 horsepower and 490 lb ft of torque, paired exclusively with a 6 speed manual transmission, propelling the GTS from 0 to 60 mph in around 4 seconds flat and through the quarter mile in just 12.2 seconds.

Beyond straight line performance, the GTS represented a genuine engineering leap over the original Viper, with an aluminum suspension and a stiffer chassis structure that gave the coupe noticeably sharper handling than its roadster sibling. The Viper GTS quickly proved itself in motorsport too, serving as the pace car for the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and forming the basis for the factory backed GTS-R race car, which went on to win the FIA GT Championship’s GT2 category five times and claimed class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1998 through 2000. All told, the second generation Viper’s blend of raw American V10 power and genuine racing success cemented its place as one of the defining supercars of the 1990s.

Hot Wheels brings this legendary American supercar into its HW Torque series, finished in a sleek Black paint that highlights the Viper GTS’s dramatic double bubble roofline and muscular, wide body proportions at 1:64 scale. This casting celebrates a car that proved American manufacturers could genuinely compete at the highest levels of international motorsport.

Why You Should Own It?

• Represents the 1996 Dodge Viper GTS, a genuine American supercar with real racing pedigree
• Part of the Hot Wheels HW Torque series
• Sleek Black colorway that highlights the GTS’s dramatic double bubble roofline
• Represents a real, historically significant American V10 supercar
• Great pickup for Dodge, American supercar, and 1990s performance themed collections
• Durable die cast metal build with authentic Hot Wheels detailing