# Dodge Viper Confirmed for 2012... in favor of a design with a little more balance

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> **[Report: Next Dodge Viper confirmed for 2012 rollout, won't be Alfa 8C-based](https://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/01/next-dodge-viper-confirmed-for-2012-rollout-wont-be-al/)**
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> Ralph Gilles and D'Ann Rauh with the final Dodge Viper – Click above for high-res gallery

[![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/finalviper630.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/finalviper630.jpg)](http://www.autoblog.com/photos/final-dodge-viper/)  
_ **Ralph Gilles and D’Ann Rauh with the final Dodge Viper – Click above for high-res gallery** _

According to _The Detroit News_, most of the rumors we’ve been hearing about the next [Dodge Viper](http://www.autoblog.com/model/viper+srt10) aren’t true. The meanest of the [Dodge](http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge) models won’t be riding on a modified [Alfa Romeo](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alfa%20romeo) or [Ferrari](http://www.autoblog.com/make/ferrari) platform when it bows anew in 2012 as a 2013 model. The Pentastar has said while there may be some similarities to the [8C Competizione](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/8c%20competizione), the Viper will make use of entirely unique underpinnings and will carry significantly different proportions compared to the Italians. Part of that means doing away with the snake’s iconic long hood in favor of a design with a little more balance.

What’s more, Dodge head Ralph Giles tells the Detroit daily that the Mopar supercar won’t utilize a Ferrari engine for its power, though he stopped short of saying whether or not the old 640 horsepower V10 will survive the vehicle’s rebirth. That means that a new lump may surface, though the number of cylinders and how much horsepower it will produce remain a mystery. _Thanks for the tip, Prhime._