New Dodge Challenger SRT8

[cwp_sedan]

I was on the 400 going up to Muskoka when I saw this black monster coming up behind me. Talk about a sweet looking ride. I am really impressed with the look of the new Challenger. Pis could be better but here they are.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/cwp_sedan/challenger1.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/cwp_sedan/challenger2.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/cwp_sedan/challenger3.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/cwp_sedan/challenger4.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/cwp_sedan/challenger5.jpg

[Unoriginalusername]

when they make em with a manual instead of a ladymatic i might have more drool for them.

[Scottobot]

when they make em with a manual instead of a ladymatic i might have more drool for them.

PWNED! +1000 lol :bana

[cwp_sedan]

PWNED! +1000 lol :bana

:loco

[Garu]

when they make em with a manual instead of a ladymatic i might have more drool for them.

Doesn't it come with a 6 speed manual option?

[x_o_k_x]

looks good, but then again its a shitty car, he is probably going to the service in that pic

[cwp_sedan]

looks good, but then again its a shitty car, he is probably going to the service in that pic

Didn't they just come out? Who has determined it a shitty car? Plates were from Alberta.

[x_o_k_x]

Its dodge lol, all it got is big numbers, people like them for its name. Its a monster on the road

BTW its 5 speed manumatic transmission, 425hp, 6.1L hemi V8, 0-100km/h in 5.2 sec

Also what I found interesting was the stereo system. Its 322w, 13 speakers with 200w subwoofer.
As well as 14.2 inch diameter rotors with 4 piston Brembos.

[CanadaGTO]

when they make em with a manual instead of a ladymatic i might have more drool for them.

6 Speed is going to be available for the 2009 Model year (curent ones are 2008.5).

I gotta love the "hate dodge" crowd. Not only the 300's, Chargers, Magnum's, Challengers great cars, their made in my hometown of Brampton.

[Unoriginalusername]

6 Speed is going to be available for the 2009 Model year (curent ones are 2008.5).

I gotta love the "hate dodge" crowd. Not only the 300's, Chargers, Magnum's, Challengers great cars, their made in my hometown of Brampton.

no i know they are coming down the road

[Scottobot]

I like Chargers and Challengers myself.. they look nice and aggressive. And there's no disputing the Challenger SRT8's performance.
My wife wanted a Charger for a while, but they're rather impractical (fuel economy, storage space.. really big for a commuter). I think you can get much better cars for the price.

[aris]

My parents nebour just got his a couple of weeks ago....it is am amzing car

[Wild Weasel]

I love these things! There's one just up the road from my house and I drool every time I see it. :bana

And it's not even an SRT...

[condor888000]

Really? The 09's out now?

[zedtech]

6 Speed is going to be available for the 2009 Model year (curent ones are 2008.5).

I gotta love the "hate dodge" crowd. Not only the 300's, Chargers, Magnum's, Challengers great cars, their made in my hometown of Brampton.
100% ditto. I live 5mins from the Bramalea Plant, love seeing trailers full of them. Saw an orange one this morning on the 407 just before the 410 exit... had gunmetal rims w/ a chrome lip... holy sweet! And I too just love the instant knee-jerk hate towards anything "domestic".

[06Touring3]

i saw one last week and also have pics of it...foreign cars are my pref but can't knock raw american muscle

[BLKOUT]

This is a beautiful car! If I had the money to fill her up, I would definately be all over it when my lease expires...lol

[RallyPlaya]

This Car is meant to be driven with the Colour Black...... Its Got a really agressive look and meant to intimidate.... I Like the Black Colur with the Yellowish headlights gives a nice feel

[Scottobot]

Orange for me please. General Lee FTW

[condor888000]

The General was a Charger, not a Challenger. :chuckle

I'd like to see one in white, just like in Vanishing Point.

[ramboh]

I had a Chrysler 300 for several years as a company vehicle and my company uses Chargers as fleet cars now too. They may look ok but they're not built well. I could tell many horror stories that my coworkers and I have had with Chrysler products, including the Jeep Liberty which was the worst of them all.

Stay away from the 300, Charger and any other car built on the same platform. I think the Challenger shares much of the same underpinnings.

[mEtH]

I saw an Orange one a while ago, and it looks wicked in person. I just wish they did something a little more with those taillights. I mean their going for the old school look but it can still use an update.

[laksman91]

i've seen one on a back of those new-car trucks a few days ago

[iconicrocket]

The General was a Charger, not a Challenger. :chuckle



LMAO.

Silly cityslickers can't tell the difference. lol.

[Soyabean]

not really feeling this car, i like the charger more

[dentinger]

there was one at hutches the other day, in orange.

we got him to do a burnout haha. it was seriously intense. loud, and lots of smoke, instantly.

[Flagrum_3]

Got a ride in a Black R/T the other day, just some guy I seen at the gas station, started talking cars and he offered to show me what it could do!.....Holy Chit this thing crushes you into the seats, Ladymatic or not these cars are beasts, and I gotta say imo its one of the meanest looking cars out there.

I'd like to see one in the original OEM Purple, now that would be Hawt!


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[Garu]

This will be one of my collection when I win the lottery.

[zedtech]

The 2008 Challenger SRT8 will be the one to collect. Only 500 Challengers were allotted for Canada and were all spoken for long before they were being delivered to dealerships.

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

I'd be curious to know how the Challenger actually handles and how it reacts when you try and transmit all of that power to the road. American manufacturers for years, have only cared about big HP, large displacement and straight line performance. Most of them have less than desirable build quality and are totally shit track cars on any track where you need to turn, the Z06 and Viper excluded from this list.

This said, I do like the retro and aggressive look of the car.

[Unoriginalusername]

I'd be curious to know how the Challenger actually handles and how it reacts when you try and transmit all of that power to the road. American manufacturers for years, have only cared about big HP, large displacement and straight line performance. Most of them have less than desirable build quality and are totally shit track cars on any track where you need to turn, the Z06 and Viper excluded from this list.

This said, I do like the retro and aggressive look of the car.

its over 4,000lbs... theres only so much suspension and tires can do with that much mass.

[Garu]

its over 4,000lbs... theres only so much suspension and tires can do with that much mass.

Well you know what they say about big engines...

[x_o_k_x]

Well you know what they say about big engines...

Eat lots of gas?

[craigrodrigues88]

A guy at my place of work has one...kinda funny as I work for Ford haha

[Unoriginalusername]

Well you know what they say about big engines...

owner has a small penis

[Mafty]

lots of dodge hate here? i would of thought everyone would love this car. i think this is one of the nicest things dodge has ever built. it looks so similar to the 70s challanger, i love how they kept the image true to what it was. ive seen a bunch on the road lately. a few orange and a few black, the orange just looks amazing. interior is kinda lacking though, but outside i love it.

[Fobio]

if I can rent one of these in a convertible next time I'm in vegas...

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

its over 4,000lbs... theres only so much suspension and tires can do with that much mass.

Exactly...

[alhope34]

Really not liking the rear end. Also really don't like how Dodge comes out with these new retro cars (charger, challenger), using the name of their previous products just to try and make a few extra bucks off retiring baby boomers. But it's their names, they can do what they want with them. I'll never buy a Dodge so I don't have to worry about it, I guess.

[FONZ]

I saw the exact one in Mississauga at my work. It was pretty nice.

[b3GS]

we have one in for testing here at work

I have to say.. I like it. But my dad had a '71 when I was growing up that I remember riding in. So maybe I'm biased.

I'm hoping to get some better shots next week that will be going in the mag. These were just grabbed in our parking lot since it just came in yesterday.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/GASCAP.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7693.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7706.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7712.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7719.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7728.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/IMG_7734.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/bzride/09%20Challenger/rear.jpg

[Nick]

nice car, something about it that doesn't make it look that spectacular, not dull looking either, i just can't put my finger on it =]

[06Touring3]

ride height....maybe sit 1" lower and it would look much more aggressive IMO

[Wild Weasel]

Really not liking the rear end. Also really don't like how Dodge comes out with these new retro cars (charger, challenger), using the name of their previous products just to try and make a few extra bucks off retiring baby boomers. But it's their names, they can do what they want with them. I'll never buy a Dodge so I don't have to worry about it, I guess.

This is as fitting an application of the name as there's ever been in the history of cars!! This is as fitting as the Camaro or the new Beetle.

I fully agree with you when it comes to crap like the Monte Carlo or countless other shameless name rehashes or even just putting an SS badge on a crappy Malibu with no actual performance... but in this case, I think the car can wear the badge with pride. It's a great name on a wicked car.

As for 4000 lb cars making turns... well... I know for sure they can turn left reasonably well and twice a year I enjoy watching them turn right a few times as well. :)

[Go_Habs_Go]

I saw one in Montreal yesterday on the Metropolitain highway. It looked nice, definitely stood out compared to all the other cars, but at the same time something seemed off about it? Can't put my finger on it but something about the body just seemed fake? Like instead of using metal it looks like they are using cheap plastic parts on it? Again, this was just a first impression I got while driving next to it and behind it so maybe when I get better look I may change my opinion.

[b3GS]

alot of the flat black parts on it are plastic. Also the fake carbon vinyl they stick on it cheapens it a bit

[JMAK74]

Its dodge lol, all it got is big numbers, people like them for its name. Its a monster on the road

BTW its 5 speed manumatic transmission, 425hp, 6.1L hemi V8, 0-100km/h in 5.2 sec

Also what I found interesting was the stereo system. Its 322w, 13 speakers with 200w subwoofer.
As well as 14.2 inch diameter rotors with 4 piston Brembos.

There is no replacement for displacement...

[alhope34]

There is no replacement for displacement...

I don't think they needed 6.1L to get 425hp, especially since thier own SRT4 makes 285hp with 2.4L, lol.

So lets calculate this.

6.1/2.4= 2.54

285hp*2.54=724hp

So now if that 6.1L V8 made 724hp and not 425hp, THEN I'd be impressed.

There are a couple replacements for displacement. Either turbo/supercharger, and proper tuning.

I just did the calculations, and even the 2L mazda 3 engine is tuned better than the 6.1L hemi in the SRT8.

6.1/2=3.05

152hp*3.05=463.6hp.

haha.

[Unoriginalusername]

I don't think they needed 6.1L to get 425hp, especially since thier own SRT4 makes 285hp with 2.4L, lol.

So lets calculate this.

6.1/2.4= 2.54

285hp*2.54=724hp

So now if that 6.1L V8 made 724hp and not 425hp, THEN I'd be impressed.

There are a couple replacements for displacement. Either turbo/supercharger, and proper tuning.

I just did the calculations, and even the 2L mazda 3 engine is tuned better than the 6.1L hemi in the SRT8.

6.1/2=3.05

152hp*3.05=463.6hp.

haha.

the common way to look at it is to calculate HP per litre. SRT8= 69hp per litre vs. 66hp for a mazda3. MS3 is 114hp per litre but you can't really compare FI to NA

[alhope34]

The 2 litre mazda 3 engine is 76hp per litre. lol. The tuning of the 6.1 hemi really isn't amazing at all, especially for a performance car. To me it's just another over-sized, over-priced engine for an over-hyped car. But to each their own.

James, I got 69hp per litre for the 2.3 Mazda engine. Where did you get 66hp per litre?

[Unoriginalusername]

the 2 litre mazda 3 engine is 76hp per litre. Lol. The tuning of the 6.1 hemi really isn't amazing at all, especially for a performance car. To me it's just another over-sized, over-priced engine for an over-hyped car. But to each their own.

James, i got 69hp per litre for the 2.3 mazda engine. Where did you get 66hp per litre?

153/2.3

[condor888000]

2.0L is 148hp/2.0 = 74hp/L

2.3L is 156hp/2.3 = 67.8hp/L

[alhope34]

Ok, I looked it up and I got my numbers a bit wrong. the 2.0 is 148hp, the 2.3 is 156hp.

2L = 74hp/L
2.3L = 67.8hp/L

My opinion still stands that 69hp/L is not something to be raving about for a performance NA engine.

Another example. The Japanese KLZE engine put in the 93-97 MX6 and 626 (2.5L V6) makes an even 200hp, making it 80hp/L. If Mazda can put that engine in cheap production cars in 1993, why can't Dodge make an equally tuned engine for their expensive car in 2008?

[Unoriginalusername]

Ok, I looked it up and I got my numbers a bit wrong. the 2.0 is 148hp, the 2.3 is 156hp.

2L = 74hp/L
2.3L = 67.8hp/L

My opinion still stands that 69hp/L is not something to be raving about for a performance NA engine.

Another example. The Japanese KLZE engine put in the 93-97 MX6 and 626 (2.5L V6) makes an even 200hp, making it 80hp/L. If Mazda can put that engine in cheap production cars in 1993, why can't Dodge make an equally tuned engine for their expensive car in 2008?

you are forgetting about torque

[condor888000]

Because American companies are all about big engines which rev low.

The Mustang GT is 65hp/L while we're at this. Not very impressive in your terms.

[alhope34]

What's the torque number on the 6.1?

The RX-8 and new Civic SI are pretty fast cars, and both have almost nothing for torque.

Call me closed minded or whatever, but there's honestly no convincing me this is a spectacular or even decent car.

[condor888000]

And both the RX-8 and SI need to be kept on a boil to make ANY power.

Torque allows you to just surf the powerband, put the throttle down anytime and move the car.

[alhope34]

But are both cheaper and use less gas when you dont need 425hp and 1200 torques.

Like I said a few posts ago, to each their own, but I just don't like or see a point to 6.1L engines. I would much rather get an FI 4 banger, which I DID get.

[prospectjtaz]

It's nice, lines up nicely weith the new stang and camaro, theres one always at the parking lot of the plaza complex at Dufferin and Steeles, decked out in black.

[b3GS]

couple more shots I took

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2861129712_2b8714c1f2_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2865479611_0e7b5f9fb0_o.jpg

rode in it and wasn't impressed with how it felt.
considering how LARGE the vehicle is, it was really cramped inside.
The exhaust is not loud enough for the car.

overall.. it felt like a very plain car while riding in it.

this car is about Nostalgia though.. not truly about performance

and it doesn't matter what we all say about it.. they sold every single one they made (although they did keep the production numbers very low)

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

Saw one today on the 404 and got a good look at it as we were in the lanes next to each other for a good distane.

I like the aggressive look of the front end. The back of the car looks like my mother in law's ass. Way too big and clumsy.

Overall, the car left me very unimpressed visually. The Mustang Shelby and Cobra's have a nicer look than this car. Also felt that it looked a little cheap and that something was missing.

Frankly, don't see what all the hype is about.

[Sean80]

The new Camaro SS will walk all over the Challenger SRT8 and Mustangs....

[condor888000]

Only time will tell.

[brecker]

I walked away from an Orange SRT-8 while racing... I agree - sweet looking car!!

[jaimie08mazda3]

i worked on the dashboards for those cars the srt 8 and the charger and police vehicles and the 300 C. beautiful dashboards. even when i saw the dashboards i was kinda drooling. they looked sweet. they are made in guelph ontario lol

[kevcol74]

I walked away from an Orange SRT-8 while racing... I agree - sweet looking car!!

Was he aware that he was "racing" you? :chuckle

[Unoriginalusername]

Was he aware that he was "racing" you? :chuckle

have you been in a cobb stage 2+ car? The SRT8's don't stand a chance unless its off the line

[kevcol74]

I've never been in a Mazdaspeed3 , let a lone something like that! My brother's 07 Stang is tops for me at this point... Well, that and the 63 Vette Stingray I was in when I was 13! Besides, I'm banned from the stang since I drove it like it was my own! lol

[Unoriginalusername]

I've never been in a Mazdaspeed3 , let a lone something like that! My brother's 07 Stang is tops for me at this point... Well, that and the 63 Vette Stingray I was in when I was 13! Besides, I'm banned from the stang since I drove it like it was my own! lol

4200lbs is what is keeping the srt8's from being great cars.... that and well the current auto only tranny until later in the year

[wantboost]

looks good...

I was watching a car show and they were comparing the 5.9L to the new accord v6 couple and how they did the same 1/4 mile time almost. Could u imagine having the big beast like that and a accord blowing by you lol.

OR better imagine honda making huge engines like that and how fast they would be. I guess its GM not stepping up to modern style engines??

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

looks good...

I was watching a car show and they were comparing the 5.9L to the new accord v6 couple and how they did the same 1/4 mile time almost. Could u imagine having the big beast like that and a accord blowing by you lol.

OR better imagine honda making huge engines like that and how fast they would be. I guess its GM not stepping up to modern style engines??

Ah, save your money and just get one of these instead...it will blow the doors off of just about anything. The best part is it's only powered by a 125CC Honda engine too... :chuckle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0ASiwDfPc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFpsuQ2zI24&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rPpoK3A8aE&feature=related