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Paul, Sr. and Paul, Jr., Teutul, of Orange County Choppers and American Chopper fame, were around to introduce the new Challenger . As far as celeb/car introduction pairings go, this one was mostly inoffensive and made some sort of sense as this car will be popular with those buying a third car as a way to blow some disposable income, which are the same people that buy custom bikes. Unfortunately, it lacked the uncomfortable sexuality of old people and Amerigasm potential of previous introductions. galleryPost('doanepaulteutulsrpaulteutuljr', 3, 'The Teutuls Shill For Challenger');
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Auto show profiteering hits Chicago as the first press kit hits eBay for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. You want one? Buy it now for a mere $400. Yes, the muscle car wars may be on, but they certainly ain't cheap. But you're lucky -- you don't need a press kit, you've got all the deets you could ever want on the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 right here. [ eBay ]
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newVideoPlayer("ChallengerLIVE_jalopnik.flv", 475, 269,""); Here it is! ...again. The 2008 Dodge Challenger . But this time we have video! And mustaches! Hoo, mamma! galleryPost('doanechallengersrt8reveal', 9, '2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Live Shots');We'd have to label all this Challenger material we've been posting, Posting! POSTING!!! of late some kind of steady build to this cargasmic moment. Obviously, with previous coverage, you've been forced to ponder, perhaps question some of the performance data, skeptically consider the Challenger's true aerial capabilities, and of course study many, many still pictures. But now you can just kick back and watch as we inaugurate the Challenger Channel.
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Viva la revolution! After years of looking at spy photos , renderings and concept versions &mdash the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is here, for real. Powered by the 6.1-liter HEMI V8, this HEMI orange muscle car puts out 425 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. for a total of 69.8 horsepower per liter. How fast is it? Good question. The performance "targets" were a 0-60 mph time in the low fives, a quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds, at least 0.88 g's on the skidpad and a 60-0 mph stopping time of about 110 feet. However, you -- like us -- are waiting to see the actual performance numbers to see how close they got to the targets. To make the SRT8 trackworthy, engineers employed a multilink short and long arm suspension up front. In the back, the Challenger sports a five-link independent suspension with multiple bushings, allowing it to be tuned for ride or comfort. It's your choice of tires on the forged aluminum 20-inch wheels that will be keeping the 4,140-lb monster...
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A reader at the Allpar forums has gotten his hands on three interior shots of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 that look to be official. We're supposed to see the new Challenger later this week, so this is a bit of an embargo break. From what we can see it looks to be a mixture of modern needs, automatic transmissions and a gigantic muscle car steering wheel we've been expecting. Oh, and seats with SRT8 logos! Look for many more official photos at the official release date sometime this week. galleryPost('challengerallparint', 3, 'Dodge Challenger Interior Shots'); galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8P', 3, 'Dodge Challenger SRT8 Production Shots'); [ Allpar ]
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A reader over at CarScoop managed to catch a pair of production-looking 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 muscle cars hanging out at Roush, tuner of most things Ford. There are a couple of interesting things going on here. First, there don't appear to be any racing stripes, which could lead you to think these aren't SRT8's, though we think they area. Second, they're hanging out in front of Roush. galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8P', 3, '2008 Dodge Challenger Production'); Is this a couple of engineers with Challengers paying a visit to mock Roush and their Mustang entrant into the Muscle Car Wars ? Is Roush going to be tuning the next generation of Challengers? Did the drivers stop to take a leak? We don't know, but we're happy to speculate. [Oot via CarScoop ]
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Thanks to the kind folks over at Autoweek -- and via the folks at the Line on the Inside over at Edmunds -- we can now add an official press shot of the 2008 Dodge Challenger to our growing collection from the broken embargo . The main difference between concept and reality is the loss of the LED rear lights. The tips on the twin exhausts also become single rectangles, there's some added detail in the bumper, the reverse lights are a nifty single, central unit and the rear spoiler is all black. You can compare and contrast the changes in the galleries below. Don't forget, we'll be bringing you live coverage from the Challenger's official unveiling from the Chicago Auto Show next week. galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8P', 6, '2008 Dodge Challenger'); galleryPost('DodgeChallenger', 6, 'Dodge Challenger Concept');
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Yup, more evidence that the Muscle Car Wars are on! After we showed you that single shot of the new 2010 Ford Mustang interior and after we ran the two covers Car & Driver saw slip out way too early, we happened upon the above shot of the interior for the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T on a few of the forums all about the new muscle car from the Ram-headed brand. So what do we see? Well -- we see a lot of standard instrument panels, radio units and HVAC controls. But check out that silver plastic around the instrument cluster. Most importantly, check out that leather-and-chrome wrapped shifter. Now that we like. Click the jump to see a larger shot and remember, we'll be bringing you coverage of the official reveal live in just two weeks at the Chicago Auto Show . galleryPost('2008ChallengerSRT8Snow', 6, 'Spy Photos - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8');
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Everyone had so much fun with the Honda Pilot Sketch v. Reality that we thought we'd look at the production Challenger SRT8 leaked photos and the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 concept car to see what's changed, what's stayed the same and what we have to look forward to at the Chicago Auto Show . 1. CROSSHAIRS GRILLE &ndash The most obvious immediate change is the concept's crosshairs grille, which gets dropped in favor of a blacked-out mesh job similar to that found on the original Challengers. 2. B-PILLAR &ndash The B-pillar seems to exist on the production model, though small and black. 3. FRONT FENDER &ndash Though more pronounced on the silver SRT8 seen testing , there's a small lip spoiler on the edge of the front fender that doesn't appear to be on the concept version. 4. WHEELS & TIRES &ndash Unfortunately, the production model might have treads on the tires as opposed to the nearly treadless slicks on the concept version. 5. REAR LIGHTBAR...
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The buff boys over at the buff book named Car und Driver appear to be needing some crucial reader input on their April issue. They, or a duly-sworn representative, appear to have taken it upon themselves to send out some versions of their cover to a small clinic group of readers to determine which shots should get the limelight of being an actual C&D cover. What's really funny to us is we remember overhearing a conversation involving Editor-in-Chief Csabe Csere at Narita Airport in the Northwest Worldclub waiting for our flight back from the Tokyo Auto Show. Csaba was loudly proclaiming how his publication is very careful with embargoed information, never -- ever -- letting outsiders have access to covers. We also remember hearing him say that other outlets (in the case being talked about, it was Motor Trend 's accidental embargo breach on the Nissan GT-R) need to be more careful with covers that reveal sensitive information -- and that Car & Driver doesn't ever run...
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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Production_2008_Dodge_Challenger_SRT_8_fully_uncovered_2'; Apparently anything Chevy can do, Dodge thinks they can do better. Just as quickly as "Maximum" Bob Lutz revealed he'd be revealing the cover off the 2009 Chevy Camaro during testing, Dodge lifted the skirt off the Challengers out testing in the winter wonderland of Metro Detroit. Like this silver and black Dodge Challenger SRT8 caught for the first time completely undisguised before it's official Chicago Auto Show debut at the beginning of next month. Full report from the spy shooters at KGP below the jump. More pictures coming shortly. UPDATE: Full gallery added below. galleryPost('2008ChallengerSRT8Snow', 6, 'Spy Photos - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8'); We just caught the first completely uncamouflaged prototype for the Dodge Challenger running outside of the Chrysler Tech Center. Perhaps with the Media days of the Detroit Auto Show officially behind...
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This official dealer invoice's the closest we'll ever come to owning one of Dodge's new muscular muscle cars, the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, so we're savoring it now. As expected, the invoice shows factory pricing (with MyGig!) at just over $40,000. Full dealer markup doesn't look to be too tough on the wallet -- just less than $2,000 more -- bringing the total price up to $41,985. Now just heap on t he extra $20K for actually getting your name on a list to buy one and you're positively golden. galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8D', 3, 'Dodge Challenger Detail Shots'); [via Allpar ]
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Buyers are getting desperate to ensure one of the five thousand 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8's initially rumored to be available for purchase will end up nestled snugly in their garage. We've already told you about the pricing details on the SRT8 Challenger , and the impressive presale orders of Dodge's new muscle car , but now CNN is reporting buyers are bidding up to twenty grand on top of sticker for one of the reborn legends. The Mopar madness is reaching a fevered pitch folks. galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8D', 3, '2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Official Detail Photos'); Let's add this up. Base sticker is $37,995, gas guzzler tax will probably run another $2,000, and now top it all with a premium of $20,000 - grand total $59,995. If you throw in destination, title, and all that baloney, it's comfortably over sixty thousand dollars. We don't know if anybody is paying attention here, but that puts the new Challenger in the same price range as a very...
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Although we already broke the detail photos of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to you first two days ago, it now seems "The New Chrsyler" has deemed it safe to get in the act. Dodge has gone and revealed the same shots today -- only this time in high resolution. So check the photos out below in their full glory -- and note again the crossbar-delete option they've added since the concept car design. We'll of course be there live to see the official unveiling at the Chicago Auto Show in just two months. galleryPost('08DodgeChallengerSRT8D', 5, '2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Official Detail Photos');
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Dodge just issued a release exclaiming how excited they are over all of the excitement for the Dodge Challenger SRT8 (yes, the same Challenger we just revealed the first detail shots of earlier today, and first to show you a commercial on last week ) -- an excitement instigated by their release of pricing for said muscle car earlier this week. In fact they've already had a whole 6,000 folks drop a deposit down since Monday, with 4,300 slapping their piggy bank on the table on the first day alone. They're also claiming that they'll be revealing some form of "eye candy" later this week. All of this is fine and good -- and we'll even let them slide for using our service-marked and patent pending phrase " Muscle Car Wars " at the end of the release below the jump without charging them the usual $2 per use we normally charge. Ain't we a nice buncha guys? galleryPost('DodgeChallenger', 3, '2008 Dodge Challenger Concept'); 2006 Dodge Challenger...
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