Dodge Viper ACR

Only 9 of the 600 cars in Dream Car Garage pair a V10 engine with rear wheel drive, which makes the Dodge Viper ACR a rare architectural choice within this collection. That layout places the emphasis on a specific formula: a naturally aspirated 8.4 litre V10 sending power through the rear wheels, rather than relying on a different path to performance. The trade-off is clear when viewed against the wider catalogue. This is not a car defined by chasing every headline number, but by the combination of engine character, layout and focus that very few catalogue entries share.

The ACR sits 142nd out of 600 for power, placing it within the top 24 percent, with 645 bhp and 814 Nm of torque. Its 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.5 seconds is faster than 401 cars in the catalogue, placing it 199th overall. Those figures show a car that remains highly capable against a broad field, while its top speed ranking of 330th out of 600 shows that outright velocity is only one measure of its identity.

The unusual part is the engine and drivetrain pairing. Only 21 cars in the catalogue use a V10, and just 19 combine that engine layout with natural aspiration. The Viper ACR sits inside an even narrower group because its V10 is matched with RWD, a combination shared by just 9 cars in the collection. That makes its place in a 600 car garage less about a single specification and more about how many uncommon decisions are gathered together in one machine.

As a two seater fixed head coupé from the USA, the Viper ACR brings a distinctly focused shape to the collection. Its 2016 to 2017 model years, 8,382 cc displacement and £160,000 used price position it firmly in the supercar category, with a cost per bhp of £248. The price ranking of 225th out of 600 means it sits above 375 cars in used value, while still remaining within reach of a significant portion of the catalogue.

The Viper ACR occupies an interesting point between extremes. It is not the catalogue leader for power, acceleration or top speed, yet its V10, naturally aspirated engine and RWD combination separates it from almost every other option. For a collector building a 600 car dream garage, choosing this Dodge places a distinctive mechanical formula alongside the broader spectrum of performance cars, preserving a place for a supercar built around a very specific set of choices.