The Dodge Viper Roadster (RT10) of the 1990s proves that you do not need airbags or common sense when you have a monstrous engine up front. This car arrived in the world without any safety systems—no traction control, no ABS, not even exterior door handles or proper glass windows (instead, you got a fixed plastic window held in place with clips).
Beneath the enormous bonnet sits an eight-liter V10 whose aluminum block was developed with help from Lamborghini, then owned by Chrysler, and which produced 400 hp.
Dodge created an analog monster that accelerates to 100 km/h in four seconds. That is faster than the Ferrari 550 Maranello, comparable in size and power but not in weight—and certainly not in price, as the Viper is significantly cheaper, with prices today ranging from $50,000 to $90,000.
