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Dodge Viper GTS-R GT2 White 1997 Maisto 1:18

Dodge Viper GTS-R GT2 White 1997 Maisto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Dodge
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
50316
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About the Dodge Viper GTS-R GT2 White 1997 Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast reproduces the Dodge Viper GTS-R in white, the 1997 GT2-class race version built from Chrysler's road-going V10 sports car. Diecast construction captures the widened bodywork and aerodynamic addenda that separated the race car from its street-legal namesake.

America has rarely built a purpose-made GT race car with the same brute simplicity as the Viper GTS-R, a car that took a straightforward V10 road car and turned it loose on European race tracks.

From Road-Going Viper to GT2 Racer

Chrysler's Viper GTS coupe already had presence on the road, but the GTS-R race version pushed that further with flared box arches, a towering rear wing and a deep front splitter developed specifically for GT2-class competition in the late 1990s. The transformation from street car to race car is dramatic, and this diecast's widened bodywork and aero package reproduce that shift clearly against a standard road-going Viper casting. Finished in white, the model shows off the GTS-R's aggressive surfacing without a heavy factory livery competing for attention, letting the shape itself do the talking.

Diecast Presence for an American GT Racer

Maisto's diecast delivers genuine metal weight and the widened arch proportions that made the GTS-R such a distinctive silhouette on European circuits more used to seeing Porsche and Ferrari GT entries. At 1:18 scale it holds a substantial footprint next to other late-1990s GT cars, and displayed beside a road-going Viper coupe, the transformation into a full race machine becomes obvious at a glance. For an American motorsport-themed shelf, the GTS-R stands as a rare, genuinely competitive entry against Europe's more established GT manufacturers.

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