Dodge Challenger Update - Page 2
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Challenger
SE
2.7L, 200 horsepower V6, mated with both a 4-speed
automatic and possibly a 5-speed manual transmission,
estimated price could be around $24,000 |
Challenger
SXT
3.5L, 250 horsepower V6, mated with a 4-speed
automatic transmission, estimated price could
be around $26,000 |
Challenger
SXT
3.5L, 250 horsepower V6, mated with a 4-speed
automatic transmission, estimated price could
be around $26,000 |
Challenger
SRT8
6.1L, 425 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 4-speed
automatic transmission, or a 6-speed T56 Tremec
manual transmission, estimated price could be
around $33,000-40,000 |
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Should option 2 be the direction with which
DCX takes the Challenger, this is the most likely, just based
on what we have seen in the current RWD models offered by
DCX. There are rumors of this 5-speed automatic transmission,
as well as a new 5-speed manual transmission in the works,
but there is no support for that, but for insurance purposes,
the 5-speed manual would likely only be mated to the base
model engine. The trim lines mentioned are exactly what are
offered of the current RWD models, and some FWD models. Even
though the Challenger R/T displayed at the various Auto Shows
carries the 6.1L Hemi, if they were to mass produce the Challenger,
it is more likely that the Challenger SRT8 would share the
engine of the other SRT8 products. However, due to this 6.1L
R/T show car, we have established Option 2b. |
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Challenger
SE
3.5L, 250 horsepower V6, mated with a 4-speed
automatic transmission and possibly a 5-speed
manual transmission, estimated price could be
around $26,000 |
Challenger
SXT
5.7L, 345 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 4-, or
possibly 5-speed automatic transmission, estimated
price could be around $28,000-30,000 |
Challenger
R/T
6.1L, 425 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 6-speed
T56 Tremec manual transmission, estimated price
could be around $33,000-40,000 |
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This option is based off of the hope that the Challenger will be
a full production car, and is also based on the fact that the Challenger
R/T displayed at the Auto Shows has the 6.1L Hemi and 6-speed transmission.
But, like with Option 2a, there are questions, such as "Why would
the Challenger not have an SRT8 model, if the other RWD platform
cars have them?" Some reply with" there would be no engine upgrade
available if the 6.1L was in the R/T models", but at the North American
International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the 1970 Dodge Challenger packed with their new 6.4L,
510 estimated horsepower, Hemi crate engine. They also had this
engine on a stand for viewing. Well, that is where option 2c comes
into play.
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Challenger
SE
3.5L, 250 horsepower V6, mated with a 4-speed
automatic transmission and possibly a 5-speed
manual transmission, estimated price could be
around $26,000 |
Challenger
SXT
5.7L, 345 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 4-, or
possibly 5-speed automatic transmission, estimated
price could be around $28,000-30,000 |
Challenger
R/T
6.1L, 425 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 6-speed
T56 Tremec manual transmission, estimated price
could be around $33,000-40,000 |
Challenger
SRT8
6.4L, 510 horsepower Hemi, mated with a 6-speed
T56 Tremec manual transmission, estimated price
could be around $45,000-55,000, but based on the
price of the Dodge Viper, prices for this unlikely
model could climb as high as $70,000, especially
considering that the performance could be similar
to that of the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 |
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All Dodge enthusiasts KNOW that the 6.4L exists, we just don’t know
why. You would think that in designing this monster motor, they
had more than just crate sales and engine swaps in mind when they
were working on the design. This option is based mostly on hope,
as this Challenger SRT8, if equipped with the monster 6.4L Hemi,
would officially be one of the most powerful muscle cars ever rolled
onto a showroom floor. This would be a vehicle to rival the COPO
Camaro's, the SVT Cobras, and even the Original Hemi Challengers.
If this did happen, the SRT8 would likely be very, very expensive,
as it would be competition for the Dodge Viper, but it would still
be one mean machine.
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