The classical low-stance and extreme cab rearward proportions that comprise the unmistakable Viper silhouette return on the 2013 SRT models. So, too, do the dramatic fender "gills," another traditional Viper design cue that actually has a practical purpose: helping extract heat from the engine compartment.

The 2013 Viper models feature a contemporary take on the traditional "double-bubble" roof configuration that maximizes headroom for the driver and passenger while maintaining a low frontal area. This allows for additional room for helmets during recreational competitive driving.

Dual-function, bi-xenon projector headlamps are tightly packaged with white light-emitting diode daytime running lamps and LED turn signals in a sinister "snake eye" configuration. Functional "blisters" incorporated into the 70-m.m. projector headlamp lenses create a three-dimensional view that gives Viper a distinctive glare.

The lower-front grille is designed as an evolution of the traditional Viper low-profile cooling opening configuration and carries a discrete V-shaped structure.

The exhaust system continues to exit forward of the rear wheels, now carrying further refinement with cast-aluminum, sill-mounted exhaust bezels.

For the first time, the 2013 SRT Viper models have LED tail lamps that integrate stop-and-turn illumination in one element. Snakeskin texture in the lens carries the surface work seen in the gills and hood textures. With dark-masked lenses, the horizontal lamps appear dark until the LED elements fire. Each lamp carries 50 LEDs that provide a unified "crystallized" illumination effect.