Dodge/Chrysler News

ckrock946 · Post by **ckrock946** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:39 pm

http://jalopnik.com/here-is-proof-that- ... 1610846639

Happy Dance!!!!

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:20 pm

707-hp 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat revealed

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/70 ... dailydrive

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:49 pm

She's going to be a handful but OMG those numbers.... and only at $60K

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:39 pm

That haven't announced pricing for the Charger SRT Hellcat yet. It weighs 100lbs more then the Challenger Hellcat, yet it out performs it in the quarter and top speed?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:06 am

Yup, a little added weight helps traction.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:39 pm

Possibly less drag than the challenger? That would help top speed, weight would have no impact there, unless it was still spinning the tires.... And the weight difference was actually on the rear tires.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:46 pm

Top speed is helped by the more aerodynamic front end, quarter mile is helped by more weight, allowing it to get more grip. The more weight is closer to the rear than the front since that's where you have extra space over the Challenger.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:52 pm

Welcome back Sean!

The weight helping top speed was a bit of sarcasm. IDK if 707 hp is enough to spin the tires in the top gears @204 MPH. Maybe on the salt? Probably not capable of the rpm in the lower gears.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:09 pm

I'm not "back", my friend. I just pop in occasionally on threads I'm following. (This one and a few build threads, mainly)

I can't tell sarcasm on the intrawebz anymore... the Avenger forum I'm on is pretty dead nowadays so I'm so out of practice!

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:27 pm

occasional demons wrote:The weight helping top speed was a bit of sarcasm. IDK if 707 hp is enough to spin the tires in the top gears @204 MPH. Maybe on the salt? Probably not capable of the rpm in the lower gears.

Higher top speed is more likely due to aerodynamics than weight, although the Charger is slightly heavier than a Challenger, it also has a longer wheelbase,
so it's unlikely to have more weight on the rear wheels.

200 mph in a Dodge Charger isn't anything new

Wikipedia wrote: Buddy Baker in the #88 Chrysler Engineering Dodge Charger Daytona was the first driver in NASCAR history to break the 200 mph mark on March 24, 1970 at Talladega.

wickedgood4684 · Post by **wickedgood4684** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:21 pm

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... n-trans-am

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:37 am

theColonel wrote: 200 mph in a Dodge Charger isn't anything new

Going 200+ and meeting today's emissions/saftey/and especially warranty requirements it is.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:54 am

occasional demons wrote:
theColonel wrote: 200 mph in a Dodge Charger isn't anything new
Going 200+ and meeting today's emissions/safety/and especially warranty requirements it is.

Road & Track wrote: Because its longer than the Challenger, the Charger Hellcat 0.35 drag coefficient is 12% lower than the Challenger, which is what enables the higher top end.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:31 am

wickedgood4684 wrote:

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... n-trans-am

http://www.modernmoparmagazine.com/wp/2 ... torsports/

JeffB#2 · Post by **JeffB#2** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:14 am

I'm more interested in the Charger at this point. I'm just not a big fan of the Challenger body. And the damn things are everywhere here.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:19 pm

Opposite here. Chargers are everywhere. The cops are Chargers here! LOL. I love the Challenger retro look more so then the Charger. Not really diggin the front end on the new Charger. :/

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:22 am

Dodge Previews Mopar Drag Pak Challenger

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/do ... dailydrive

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:32 pm

Challenger Hellcat dealer ordering open, with a twist -

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/ch ... hRYJU.dpuf[/b]

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:48 pm

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Media/Ho ... or-charity

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:16 pm

$1.65 Million Hellcat

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/201 ... news10.php

bstc00 · Post by **bstc00** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:02 pm

http://jalopnik.com/the-dodge-dart-srt- ... 1642069475

I can only hope the srt dart looks something like this.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:31 pm

300 horsepower isn't impressive in a car as heavy as the Dodge Dart. The ill-fated Dodge Caliber SRT-4 had 285 horsepower, but was discontinued due to poor sales.

BTW, the 230 horsepower Dodge Neon SRT-4 was faster

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:57 pm

theColonel wrote:300 horsepower isn't impressive in a car as heavy as the Dodge Dart. The ill-fated Dodge Caliber SRT-4 had 285 horsepower, but was discontinued due to poor sales.

BTW, the 230 horsepower Dodge Neon SRT-4 was faster

Depending on the driver, only by a tenth. I ran my bone stock SRT to a 13.8, where most only went 14.0-14.2. I had a friend who had never went to the track run a 14.0 and 14.1 in their heavy caliber. Same track, similar conditions.

FWIW, the heavy caliber's curb weight was 3,052, where the small SRT-4, weighs in at a svelte 2900lbs.

The AWD dart SRT will only weigh 400lbs more than the SRT-4 neon. WIth 70 more HP and AWD, it will be way more fun to drive than the SRT.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:38 pm

Dodge pulls plug on factory-backed Viper racing program in Tudor Championship

See more at: http://autoweek.com/article/united-spor ... hCCeZ.dpuf

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:21 pm

Yeah, same news on allpar.com. What is up with this?

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:06 pm

Oh come on Gentlemen, we all know they are funneling the funds to bring the neon back.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:40 pm

^^Yee-haw! Sell a coupe of the Giulietta with a hatch and voila, the next Neon.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:20 pm

http://chrysler200factory.com/?refresh= ... AAQWtFIgIg

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:48 pm

Yeah, the

bailout

was a mistake.

Unbelievable for a company that was a carcass left for death just a few years ago.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:32 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:^^Yee-haw! Sell a coupe of the Giulietta with a hatch and voila, the next Neon.

I've been staring at this for a while now. I have it bookmarked