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• SEMA Preview: Dodge Mopar Challenger Targa and Blacktop

  Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA , Tuners , Coupes , Dodge Click either image for a high-res gallery of Dodge's SEMA-bound Challengers While a V10-powered Challenger is devilishly delectable, our Mopar-loving hearts beat for something a bit more balanced with a healthy dose of motorsports cred. To that end, Dodge created the Challenger Targa to campaign in the Targa Newfoundland enduro earlier this year. Affectionately known as "Samantha," the Challenger began its existence as a Mopar Challenger drag race car, complete with a 392 HEMI V8 crate motor putting 540 hp and 490 lb.-ft. of torque to the rear wheels via a Tremec six-speed manual and a modified rear diff. The green hue of the Challenger Targa is pulled from the Viper, but the snake's influence doesn't stop at aesthetics. A KW race-ready suspension, six-piston calipers with 380mm Stop-Tech rotors (front) and 355mm, rear discs with four-pot calipers are all culled from the V10 'Ring-slayer. In addition to... Posted Oct 14 2008, 08:02 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Tuners, Aftermarket, Coupes, sema, Dodge, Challenger, mopar, targa, DodgeChallengerTarga, dodge challenger targa, blactop, DodgeChallengerBlacktop, dodge challenger blacktop