<![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> This car is cool and all, but in time will it just be one of a zillion, like the current Mustang? Or worse yet, an aberration like the SSR?

(I don't follow 'mercian cars much, so apologies if the quantities have been splashed about these pages already.)

Al Navarro

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> It looks like a big ol' boat from the seventies.

Oh. Um, never mind.

velocecrat

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> You are not TriShield.

Or are you :eek3:

petedmeatv

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> They will start producing this car with a manual transmission this summer.

They are building 2008 SRT8s from now until summer then they will start slapping together 2009 SRT8s, R/Ts, and V6 bases. Here's the breakdown from allpar.

Dodge Challenger Drivetrains

(2009-up)

3.5L HO V6 (250HP)
4-speed auto
42RLE VLP 3.64 N N
17x7.0

Optional
18x7.5
P215/65R17

Optional
P235/55R18 ASP
P225/60R18

R/T

(2009-up) 5.7L V8 VCT (380HP)
(with MDS) 5-speed* auto 2.82 N N
(without MDS) 6-speed** manual 3.73 LS Y Y
18x7.5

Optional
20x8
P235/55R18 ASP

Optional
P245/45R20 ASP

SRT8

(2008-up) 6.1L V8 (425HP)
5-speed auto 3.06 LS N N
6-speed** manual 3.92 LS Y Y
20x9 P245/45ZR20 ASP

Optional
245/45ZR20
255/45ZR20

LS = Limited Slip. Trak Pak = marketing name for the transmission, shifter, and gearing. VCT = Variable Cam Timing
* W5A580 with AutoStick ** TREMEC six-speed manual

TriShield

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @wyatt_1st: Manual trans will be out by fall. I'll have a six-speed 6.1 Challenger in my garage months before GM has Camaros at dealerships.

georgejetson

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @GSPALDIN: Should've waited for you.

ZWECK

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Bravo Chrysler...no manual even for this? At least the body style and crap interior hold true to the original.

ZWECK

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @wyatt_1st: So wait for the '09's the 6-speed is an option for '09.

@reefer:I seriously doubt the markup is going to be an issue for those who are patient. Dodge is going to build something like 10000 of them this year. I'll bet you will be able to get an '09 under invoice if your willing to put in the effort. Oh and the Challenger is going to be in the low 13's in the quarter and sub 5 seconds to sixty.

@teargas: The STI's will give it a good run but they will consistently get beat.

MΩJΩ

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> The left pipe works.. the right one is where you tap off the moonshine.

Kuang

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Check out the Dodge website for a cool video and a bunch of other info and pics:
[www.dodge.com]

ShudaCudaWuda

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> how hard could it have been to put on the steering wheel from the routan? they are distant cousins, or even closer. that alone whould have improved the interior drastically.

stiltsdance

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> There will be a lot of kids with STI's out looking for these things. A lot of old men being emasculated in front of their wives and kids.

Comrade Teargaskov

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> I think i'm the only person here that wouldn't mind that interior...

Of course, the newest car that i own is a 1993, and i wouldn't mind the update to say.... 1995.

Ohshi- what year is it now?

93celicaGT2

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> i think that ought to have put the steering wheel off the routan on this. how hard could it have been being long-distance cousins and all? that alone would improve the interior drastically.

stiltsdance

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @jaydez: The relentless gray plastic interior is wretched, but the Evo and STI also got away with spartan treatment. There's no excuse for a steering wheel that big though...what, did they nix the hydraulics?

brandegee

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @FreeMan: Will I have to jump through the windows?

El Ojo

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @parramore46:
Man Machine?! You mean GAY MAN machine. Automatic Tranny. GMAB.

sliderule

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Matt!! Can you take a pic of the black one and post it? Heard it looks better than the 'Ernge one.

Mustang lovin' non-redneck...not that there's anything wrong with that.

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @reefer: That's assuming someone would even want to be seen in a base Corvette rather than this man machine.

Parramore64

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Well, on the plus side, the fact that it already weighs over 4k means that the extra 2-300lbs from my planned/dreamed Cummins V8 diesel swap will be barely noticeable...

AndyDuncan

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @jaydez: It's a good homage to the original E body interiors. Hoever, they were super boring except for the instruments and the pistol grip, so maybe that wasn't the best thing to pay homage to. Hopefully the seats aren't like the originals and they'll have put more than a plastic panel over the doors so they don't clang and rattle like the old ones did.

HoubaHouba!

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @Skydiver: The corvette is moderately faster, and after dealer markups on the Challenger... probably cheaper too.

2008 'vette:
0-60: 4.3sec
top speed: 190mph
1/4 mile: 12.5 !!!!11!!

12.5 is damn quick no matter what anyone says... Challenger might put out mid-high 13's... I beileve my inline six with half the liters can come pretty close to that.

reefer

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Can anyone at the show get a good look at the interior and see if its really that borring in person and if its made out of old Play-school toys?

jaydez

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> How the fuck is that a charger interior? The only thing they share between the two is the seats, steering wheels, and radio/sat navs.

ReppintheTempo

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @Novaload: My wife would probably tag in from time to time!

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> It appears to be plugged in. Ohmygod it's a limp-wristed hybrid! No, needing to feed the lights does not explain this.

They must prove to me that this behemoth guzzles gas or there's no way I'm paying $150,000 for it in 30 years at Barrett-Jackson.

cyclopticgaze

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> ops i mean they ! see im too mad to speel lol

wyatt_1st

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Is a muscle car still a muscle car without a stick? Not ! wake up Chrysler. Advantage Camaro unless the piss me off too !

wyatt_1st

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @POLAR: Does your wife know you're lusting after a plump new fast girl?

NovaloadMissesPolar

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @cgarison:
cgarison, the mirrors were taken directly from the shape of the 1970 Challenger mirrors, and then they were given an aerodynamic treatment.

ShudaCudaWuda

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Damn! Those Mirrors like they were ripped from a Malaise Era Buick LeSabre and painted orange.

cgarison

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @POLAR: That's no way to talk about Paul Jr.

Rick Astley

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> She may be a bit of a porker, but I'd still throw it in her.

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> @estern: It will be cheaper than a Corvette with a similar price-to-performance ratio. It will be slightly more practical since it has a rear seat and larger trunk. Since it will be available in a price range like the 300, I expect to see a bunch of them in the suburban house-farms.

Skydiver

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Put a Rebel flag on the roof and it'll jump much higher.

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> WHAT!!! The Teutuls show up without the OCC Challeger Motorcycle. What frickin' blasphemy.

cgarison

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Ok, enough with the Challenger already..... It's here, it's Orange, It has a Charger Interior, You can get a HEMI. Is there any other cars at this show?

UDMan

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> OH SNAP! Pictures of the Challenger! REVEALED! I was wondering what this thing looked like. And now I know.

cyclopticgaze

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> By the time anyone gets their hands on one it will be too expensive to drive.

.: R32-PΩWER ™

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> Every time I see "SRT8" I sort of see "STR8" and think it's some sort of subliminal chest-thumping homophobia. Which isn't far from Dodge's normal marketing.

/still on cold meds

The Name's Ash78, Housewares

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live And In The Shiny Orange Flesh]]> I would have thought any one of the cast members of Celebrity Rehab would have been better choices... I mean, shit, Jeff Conaway was in the movie Grease.

Rick Astley

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