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WAR HORSE: Mustang ponies up

29.01.10

In this masses, it's muscle that matters and those who have it tend to count it over those who don't. The Mustang's 210 horsepower 4.0-liter V-6 was, on form at least, simply no match for the 250-horsepower Challenger SE's V-6 or the 304-horsepower Camaro V-6.

Similarly, the Mustang GT's 315-horsepower 4.6-liter V-8 sounded vigorous, but had no hope of fending off the Camaro SS's punchy Corvette-based 6.2-liter V-8 with up to 426 settle-pounding horsepower. The Challenger R/T and SRT8 also came to engage with 376 and 425 horsepower, each to each.

Now it's a whole new ball game.

This spring, the morose-oval automaker replaces its underperforming powertrains with some new hardware. The new base engine will be a 305-horsepower 3.7-liter DOHC V-6 with 280 produce-feet of torque, which, if you're paying concentration, produces peak horsepower numbers that are within remarkable distance of the 4.6-liter V-6.

The new V-6 delivers its consummation power at 6,500 rpm and can be pushed to 7,000 rpm, a pull down that goes beyond most nonracing engines. To repeat a Ford powertrain engineer, the 3.7 "loves to be pushed hard-nosed."

Source: Las Vegas Review - Journal

Home / Auto News / News article: Petty's Garage Dodge Challenger SRT8 Sells ...

25.01.10

This one-of-a-affectionate 2009 Dodge Challenger model from Petty’s Garage marries the unchanged beauty of the 60’s and 70’s stock cars from Petty Enterprises and the craftsmanship of today’s Mr Big fabricators and is being sold to benefit the Insignificant Family foundation. This is serial number 0001 and is the very first circle car to come from Petty’s Garage which is located in the famed Level off Cross, NC facility. This challenger is titled in Richard Cheese-paring’s name and powered by a late dummy 426cid HEMI from Arrington Engines with 585hp, 560ft/lb of torque and breathing through a 90mm Arrington throttle cadaver and cold air intake. Painted in the trademark Niggling Blue by BASF R-M, which is not to be mistaken for B5 Melancholy or Grabber Blue. This is 1 of only a handful of roadway cars to ever be painted Petty Smutty. The car has been completely disassembled, placed on a rotisserie and repainted, including all eviction components, which are painted “Trifling Parts Blue.”

Source: AutoGuide.com

Rolling grape? Chrysler Group brings back the purple Dodge Challenger

11.01.10

Perhaps it's a godlike idea or maybe it's meant due to scare us, but Chrysler is reviving the most polarizing of car colors: purple.

In a bow to nostalgia, Chrysler is letting untied the "Plum Crazy limited-issue 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Excellent." It also comes in a hot SRT8 performance coupe variation. Yes, that thing has got a Hemi. The purple colouring is just the start of the pain they are inflicting on all who set eyes  on their Challengers:

The leather seats are convenient in a retro bright white with Bonus Crazy purple piping around the edges.

So as to not wholly damage onlookers' retinas, the People People-Eating cars have stiff-side R/T stripes in matte black. But you can also have them in a new vivacious white. Completing the look are "Challenger" fender badges in leading script, 20-inch gifted-aluminum heritage wheels with all-edible performance tires, a classic egg-crate grille with inheritance "R/T" badge, body-color ass spoiler, functional hood together and racing-style chrome provocation filler hatch.

Source: USA Today