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more about #2009dodgechallenger more comments → CardiffGiant: Great review guys but after reading it I find that I don't want any of these cars. I thought I did but now I'm looking to other alternatives, like a 3... more » medrick: I'd be temped by the camaro once they get the convertible out to fix the visibility issues, until then the Mustang Convertible wins for me. more » Braff: So by coming in last... the Challenger actually represents what makes a Muscle Car great, in that it isnt very good at many things - but provides a bl... more » danio3834: I'm still waiting for by B5 Challenger. I know what it feels like to be a bit of a chubby chaser. What? I just like big cars. more » Novaload: Challenger. I just can't help it. more » WheatKing: How Jalop are these rides? (omitted cup holder as I have no idea how many cupholders they have.. plus as a mullet mobile, you need a place to put your... more » TriShield: I actually think the Challenger is the best overall package of the three. It should get way more love than it does because there is a lot to love abou... more » sos10: Great test, I'll take the new VW Golf GTI. more » peakay: No track pack on the Mustang?!? That pretty much invalidates the test. Its such a cheap option that nobody here would really order one without it an... more » Steve Arnold: I didn't know Krewson was such a Mustang fanboy. I had no idea he had a mullet and ford belt buckle. lol more » Dollarbill4: Level the playing field, instead of the Challenger R/T, use the SRT8. I know that its a premium version, but it is more on an equal footing when it co... more » Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: "frankly putrid" Harvest Gold Metallic?! Krewson, you're dead to me. more » SerialThriller: These reviews are nice and all, but I think the target audience for these cars are "MOPAR guys" or "Ford guys" or "Chevy guys." In other words, folks ... more » Maxx Cracker: C&D had the 'Stang beating the other two by a sizable margin. I was impressed how well it kept up with the Camaro, while being down more than 100 ... more » Flagrant German Fanboy: Dear Challenger, why must you look so good, yet handle and drive like a bowl of tomato soup? I immediately fell in love with it when Road and Track to... more » -
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Muscle Car Wars: Camaro vs. Challenger vs. Mustang
Here's what you've been waiting for — the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS, 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and the 2010 Ford Mustang GT — reviewed by us, together at the same time and place. Time for the Muscle Car Wars! More » -
#camarocityboy
Not yet following our fearless leader's week-long Camarogasm? You may want to now! [Twitter]
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#carcrash
This Is What A Totaled Dodge Challenger Looks Like
What's left of this Dodge Challenger was spotted outside a Massachusetts body shop earlier today. Apparently the owner was either "doing a drift or a burnout." Yes, into a wall. [Smash's World] -
#carpocalypsenow
Surplus Dodge Challengers Stored At Old Canadian Military Base
Showing you what some automakers are doing with unsold cars revealed these reader-submitted shots of dozens of unsold Dodge Challengers stockpiled at an old Canadian military base. Apparently Chrysler's taking the Muscle Car Wars seriously. More » -
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Vizualtech Renders Dodge Challenger GT
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#mopardriftdodgechallenger
2009 Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger Slides Into SEMA
In an attempt to expand the appeal of the 2009 Dodge Challenger to every corner of the automotive enthusiast world, Chrysler has unveiled the Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger that will be piloted by Samuel Hübinette during the 2009 Formula Drift season. In order to prep the car for FD, the Challenger dropped a significant amount of weight with the use of carbon fiber everywhere and received a bit more safety equipment than your average SRT8. Under the hood is a custom-built Mopar A8 aluminum engine that should pump out 850 horsepower and 849 lb-ft of torque. They've also installed a minor tweak in order to let them drift along the walls, which we highlight below the jump. More » -
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#2009dodgechallenger
2009 Dodge Challenger
Last month's review of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 may have seemed to some a blinding orgy of Detroit love. Having just moved from Detroit to New York City, I was homesick and was seemingly in need of a shot of Motor City muscle. Still, I offer no apology, because despite the rose-colored glasses, I managed to outline the three glaring issues with the low-volume '08 model year Challenger SRT8 — the outdated interior, the weight and most importantly, the automatic transmission. After spending a day this past week driving the new 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T, SRT8 and SE on the roads of New York City and on the Raceway Park track at Englishtown, NJ, Dodge has fixed at least one-third of the Challenger's problems. That's a good thing for Dodge, because I left the rose-colored glasses back in Detroit. More » -
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2009 Challenger Brochure Hits Web, Gives Us A 70s Flashback
The brochure for the new 2009 Dodge Challenger has hit the automotive webosphere and Mopar-mad fan-boys are drooling over an item we think will be an instant classic. The car? At this point, unknown. But the brochure will totally hit the "Found on EBay" pages shortly. That's because Dodge has created a gorgeous piece of showroom lit — with the fonts, photography, and graphic touches that channel the 70's Challenger. But as always, it's what's inside that counts. And inside the brochure is shot after shot of the new pony car from Dodge in all sorts of variations — each more amazingly retrosexual than the last. There's the R/T Classic Package Challenger, complete with old-school Challenger badging and a set of strobe-style side stripes. But it's the the new "Track Pak" for the quarter-mile fans that gets us going this morning — featuring a made-for-the-drag-strip package complete with 3.91 rear gear, a set of 20s, and the all-important 6-speed manual gearbox. Hot dogs, apple pie and Hemis, baby! Complete gallery below. More » -
#customcars
Steve Saleen Is Back, Reveals Limited Edition Supercharged Challengers
They may have taken his company, his cars and even his name, but they'll never take Steve Saleen's desire to customize cars to make them look so radically similar to the originals, they're virtually identical to all but the most carefully trained eye. Saleen and his new company SMS have just revealed the new company's first two custom cars. The twin set of Challengers, dubbed the SMS 570TM Challenger and the SMS 570XTM Challenger will, as Phil Frank, the company's Chief Creative Officer puts it "help define our design DNA." So we guess that means more of the same, eh? Anyway, these first two products of his new "Signature Series" of "ultra-high performance vehicles" are based off the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and will feature a SMS-supercharged 5.7-liter Hemi engine under the hood with power ratings purported to go from 500 to over 700 HP. Full press release after the jump. More »
