Dodge Challenger - News
Dodge Challenger To Start At $37,995
The return of the Dodge
Challenger pony car is set for Spring, with the hottest SRT8 version leading the
way.
The 2008 production Challenger was previewed as a concept car on the show
circuit in 2006, and it resembles the original Challenger sold 1970-74.
In releasing a few teaser photos, Dodge announced the base price for the
Challenger SRT8: $37,995. Dealers have been accepting orders since Dec. 3,
the carmaker said.
Prices for other versions will be announced later.
The Challenger SRT8 has the same 6.1-liter V-8 as the Charger SRT8, which in the
latter delivers 420 hp. But Chrysler won't announce any technical
specifics for the Challenger until the production model is unveiled in February
at the Chicago auto show.
The Challenger shares basics with - and will be built in Canada alongside - the
Dodge Charger and Magnum and the Chrysler 300.
- Tom Incantalupo, Newsday,
Friday, December 14, 2007
Chrysler Meets Its Challenge(r)
Chrysler Group says it will
build a production version of the concept Dodge Challenger shown here, to go on
sale in 2008.
Reprising a name and a few styling cues from the early 1907s, the two-door
Challenger is expected to hold true to the American muscle car formula, with a
big V-8 driving the rear wheels.
Chrysler provided no technical details, but the concept vehicle has a 6.1-liter
Hemi producing 425 hp and a zero-to-60 time of 4.5 seconds.
At 197.8 inches, the concept Challenger is slightly longer than the Chrysler 300
and Dodge Charger sedans, with which it shares basics. It debuted in the
fall of 1969 as a 1970 model offered in hardtop and convertible versions.
It shared basics with the Plymouth Barracuda, although the Challenger's
wheelbase was 2 inches longer, creating more interior space. The last
Challenger was produced in April of 1974.
- Tom Incantalupo, Newsday,
Friday, July 14, 2006
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