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Chrysler is reviving its classic Super Bee and Yellow Jacket monickers at next week's LA Auto Show. Based on the Charger SRT8 and Challenger SRT8 respectively, both cars get a fresh coat of "P***y Magnet" yellow paint, and a slew of badges and similarly-colored interior bits n' pieces. More »
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Considering the possible alternatives, we'd just as soon autocross a 19th century lake schooner as a Challenger 392. And yet, considering how spry this thing looks in the cones, maybe we've been a bit hasty. Add this to the to-do list. More »
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The power of a heat lamp too close to the assembly line turned this nearly finished Dodge Challenger into something you might find if you left a baked potato in your oven for a few hours. Maybe FIAT ownership is rubbing off on Chrysler this week. More »
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Even the great Mopar muscle cars were not immune to the effects of increased emission devices and rising fuel costs in. This 1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye was, like so many vehicles of this vintage, a significantly less powerful version of the famous muscle car produced a few years earlier. More »
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The accident above happens so quickly it's not entirely fair to blame the driver for taking his eyes off the road to nod to the camera-wielding passenger in the other lane, but one should always stare into the mirrors when you stop to make sure everyone else is stopping. (Hat tip to Jay!) More »
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Dodge again dips into the past and pulls out a classic color for the Challenger R/T. Mopar fanatics will recognize "Green With Envy" from 1969 Chargers and Superbees. It was a limited color then, and it is now. Act fast. More »
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For the first time since 1985, the Chevy Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang over an entire year, with 81,371 buyers to the Mustang's 73,716. It's a great day not just for muscle cars, but for America. Here's why. More »
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The 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 isn't the random number license output from Arizona's DMV, it's a limited edition 475hp Challenger we told you to expect last month. But where's the three-second 0-to-60 time Dodge's CEO allegedly promised? [Chrysler] More »
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This Dodge Challenger built for Cult Energy drinks is set to debut in November at SEMA. Built with a one-off, hand-fabricated widebody kit, some Mopar forum fan-boys claim power output's in the 1000 horsepower range. [Not Bland Photography] More »
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For the gentleman drag racer: the 600 HP, 8.4-liter V10 from the Dodge Viper has been shoehorned into the surprisingly capacious engine bay of the 2011 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak. A snip at $85,512. More »
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Leaked documents from last week's dealer product event claim power output on the newly-6.4-litered 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is a whopping 475HP. Dodge brand CEO Ralph Gilles even claims it'll break the three second range in the 0-to-60. Umm, how? More »
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Mopar fans aching for your own convertible muscle car, DropTop Customs is creating a Dodge Challenger RT Convertible. Other than open-air tire smoke baths, it's got structural reinforcements, a new fascia, hood scoop, and probable power improvements. [Zercustoms] More »
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A Plum Crazy Purple Roadrunner looks on as a Plum Crazy Purple Challenger approaches. Somehow, we suspect the old-timer wishes its relative was a little more of a wild child. More »
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This is the first image of the refreshed 2011 Dodge Challenger. No, we're not foolin' — front-end changes are limited to the lower grille being flipped upside down from a smile to a frown. Comparison image below. More »
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Ever wonder what would have happened if BMW had been the German automaker to buy Chrysler back in 1997? Now you know. Eww. [JetGirlArt via LooneyCars] More »
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According to Chrysler insiders, the new 6.4-liter V8 planned for the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 will produce a stonking 480 hp, up 55 galloping ponies. Also, something about a V6 they're calling Pentagram...Pentagon...Penta-something. Whatever... Hemi! Woo! [Allpar] More »
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Online car geeks got their chance to prove their automotive fanboy claims were legit at the race track during season one of The Forum Wars. The overall winner is not the car you're thinking of. More »
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To commemorate US playing England in the World Cup, Chrysler's pitting three Dodge Challengers against the Redcoats in a commercial titled "Freedom." More »
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Another visitor to Alameda's downtown makes it into Down On The Street. More »
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Crazy Swedish drifter Samuel Hubinette's as-yet unreleased Dodge Challenger SRT8 2010 Formula Drift car was spotted by reader n1ftyneil testing at Adams Motorsports Park yesterday. The sound of the 410 c.i. methanol motor revving to 8500 RPM is glorious. More »
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Everyone involved in the eBay'd $29,100 Challenger SRT8's been pointing fingers and denying fault, with nothing being resolved. Now, both dealer and bidder tell us they'll be sitting down to possibly work things out on Saturday. We'll be watching. More »
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The eBay'd $29,100 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is still sitting at the dealer, who's alleging more shenanigans with eBay listings, saying the same loss-of-reserve issue happened with a Mustang too. eBay's found no faults and given us an official statement. More »
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Two days ago we told you about a ChallengerTalk forumite who may have been getting screwed by a dealer on a cheap eBay'd 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8. The dealer claims an eBay malfunction caused the cheap deal. Here's what happened. More »
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Thanks to a craptastically-configured auction, a member of the ChallengerTalk forums snagged a steal-of-a-deal on a usually-goes-for-$45K Dodge Challenger SRT8 for just $29,100. Now the Signal Hill, CA car dealer's trying to back out of the deal. More »
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It seems like the new Camaro and Mustang have stolen the Challenger's dim spotlight. No More! Dodge has revealed some strap-on aftermarket silliness for the Mopar muscle car. Who needs real performance when you can get the appearance of performance? More »
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Perhaps attempting Kissingeresque détente in Muscle Car Wars, this modeler has combined the latest generation of Mustang, Camaro and Challenger to create the Camustenger... Muchallaro... Challustangero. More »
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In case you hadn't noticed, the Dodge Challenger is already pretty retro, but the fellows at Heide Performance Products have turned the retro up to 11 with the HPP Daytona, a Dodge Charger Daytona re-imagined on a Challenger chassis. More »
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The Dodge Challenger 1320 concept was designed with one thing in mind: drag racing. 1320 feet equals a quarter mile. The 556 HP car's been stripped of everything that won't make it go fast in a straight line. More »
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What do you do when you have one remaining exciting car in your lineup and seem to have little product coming down the pipeline? You go Plum Crazy! Introducing the 2010 Plum Crazy Challenger R/T. Full-sized render below. More »
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Ontariostreetcar.com's claiming the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 will get the bigger 6.4-liter HEMI V8 already rumored destined for Dodge HD trucks. Chrysler's offered us no comment on the 475-525 HP mill which supposedly gets better fuel economy. We'll see. [OntarioStreetCar] More »
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The new Chevy Camaro beat the newly-redesigned Ford Mustang and now-already-a-year-old Dodge Challenger in sales for September. It's the fourth straight month it's done so. Our phallic graph showing the bowtie-branded Muscle Car War dominance below. More »
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Think a Challenger looks giant and menacing in America? Here’s one parked in Budapest behind a Suzuki Swift—which you’ll recognize as the Geo Metro. More »
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A brief exposure to the current gamut of muscle cars has left our Euro car boy with a new appreciation of European interiors and straight line Americana. More »
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For the third straight month, the Chevy Camaro beat the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger in the latest volley of the muscle car wars — sales. Full numbers below. More »
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We’ve already shown you the general pace of the cruise, it's comparable to a person walking. Click through for a video of what happens when a gap opens up on Woodward Avenue. More »
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Tiptoeing away from the high revs and the circuit races of the old continent, our crazy Euro car boy has landed in America—and came face to face with a Dodge Challenger. More »
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