Dodge has made some nice changes to the Challenger for 2011.
Specific outputs have been put to engines in the 2011 Dodge Challenger lineup, and the increases are substantial at the bottom and the top of the range: the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 will turn out 305 horsepower and 268 pound-feet, the 5.7-liter Hemi will crank 379 hp and 410 lb-ft., while the 6.4-liter Hemi tops the charts with 475 hp and 460 lb-ft.
That’s a 50-hp and 18 lb-ft. rise for the 3.6-liter V6 over the current 3.5-liter, which ought to make Dodge’s muscle car much more competitive with base models of the Camaro and Mustang. Moving up, there is a 50-hp bump in ponies alongside a 40-lb-ft. increase in torque for the top-shelf 6.4-liter that should help the SRT8 compete with Ford’s GT500. The man in the middle, the 5.7-liter, makes do with an increase of seven horsepower and ten pound-feet.
There is 2? wow, thats a crazy huge number. Mopar os the 60s-73 were amazing. I would love to have one someday, My dad had a 73 Dart Sport with a 4 speed and 340. Car was my dream car growing up. That being said, the current Dodge point of view on performance yeilding heavy ass cars, putting the Charger legendary name plate on a 4 door sedan, killing the Viper, etc have all been retarded moves.
I am actually excited for the new chrysler/dodge line up. With fiat roots they should be beautiful looking cars hopefully they aren’t murdered too much by American styling.
