Hand-built in low volumes, the V10 in the Dodge Viper was one of the most iconic production engines of all time, used to propel one of America’s ultimate sports cars. By the time the Viper left us in 2017, the 8.4-liter V10 was producing 645 hp. In the years that followed its departure, advances in forced induction, electrification, and engine design would see a new wave of American performance engines handily boot the Viper from the horsepower ranking lists it once dominated, paving the way for modern machinery approaching quadruple the Viper’s horsepower level.
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