Detroit Auto show in January of this year, I believe. I think it was Jim Colletti, head of SVT who said that. Sadly, I don't think that any Vipers that line up against a GT44 will terribly mismatched. A new Viper can be made to yield in excess of 500 hp with mere bolt ons, at a total cost far below that of a new GT44. If Ford insists on using the modular 5.4 V8, I really wish they'd use twin turbos rather than a blower.