Some people know that model, but the Viper's one of Dodge's highest-grossing models in their modern days.
It's european counterpart, the Ford Sierra, has more or less disappeared from our roads, but it's still well-remembered...
No, that was like an attempt to give Chrysler a decent product lineup for once. By tasking the Japanese to develop it for them.
And no one still bought it. You do have to remember no one really liked having a Japanese car in the 70's and 80's.
Of course. They were still "green" in the '70s. It was the same in Europe. History kinda repeated itself with korean cars 15-20 years later. Look where they are now...