Dodge Challenger News, Pricing and Review (Page 9)

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat which previous set the record for the quickest self-shifting Hellcat car in the world reset that record this past weekend, running an 8.79 at 156.77 miles per hour – and he did it with the original transmission and rear differential.

The world’s quickest Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat just keeps on getting quicker, with the team of Leon, Jason and Logan Epling resetting the quarter mile record with a new best time of 8.68 at 155 miles per hour.

The configurator tool for the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody is live on Dodge.com, allowing us all to build and price our ideal extra-grippy Mopar muscle car – and to begin working on a plan to buy the 707hp machine.

The December Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat and Demon Facebook Group is the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat shown above, owned by David Baker.

The Ford Mustang beat the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger in November 2017 sales, marking the first time that the Motor Company has led the segment since July – while also all-but-securing the 2017 annual title.

Muscle car is a survivor. It has gone through its golden age, decline and perhaps to a new golden age of Corvette Z06, but it also faces new challenges in the future, while having a lasting appeal.

If you have been dreaming of buying a Dodge Challenger or Dodge Charger with the 707hp Hellcat Hemi, now could be the time for you to score your supercharged muscle car, as both used and new-old-stock prices have gotten to their lowest points since these Mopar muscle cars were released for 2015.

As the current generation of the Dodge Charger sedan nears the end of its run, the Mopar community wants some new, “special” packages for the high performance sedan to go along with the newest packages for the Dodge Challenger.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is an incredible performance car, but an owner in Michigan has gotten his supercharged Mopar muscle car into the 10.0s with nothing more than a good engine tune and a few simple drivetrain upgrades.

The world record for the quickest Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat quarter mile time was once again reset this past weekend, with the Epling Garage team reclaiming the top spot with a run of 8.71 at 157.439 miles per hour – which is the lowest ET and the highest trap speed by a factory Hellcat-powered car to date.

This past weekend, Josh Schwartz drove the HHP-built 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat known as TopCat into the 8-second range for the first time – becoming the first automatic transmission Hellcat car in the 8s while once again becoming the quickest Hellcat Hemi-powered car in the world.

This past weekend, Michael Cole’s Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat blasted down the quarter mile in just 9.05 seconds, making it the quickest automatic transmission Hellcat car in the world – and the odds are good that this supercharged Mopar muscle car has the capabilities to run in the 8s.

The 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owned and driven by Steven Ripa laid down a stunning 9.34 at 143mph, making this the quickest blower-only Hellcat Challenger in the world while being the third-quickest overall – trailing only the Epling Garage car and the Hellcat Challenger known as TopCat.

The Hellcat-powered Plymouth Superbird at the 2017 SEMA Show is one of the coolest super-sleeper Mopar muscle cars ever, combining what is likely the most famous classic Chrysler Group vehicle with one of the most popular Chrysler Group engines ever.

The Chevrolet Camaro beat the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger in the October 2017 sales race, beating the cross-town rivals for the 2nd month in a row – but the Mustang still leads the annual sales race by a massive margin.

One of the most unique Mopar muscle cars at the 2017 SEMA Show is the Hellcat-powered 1972 AMC Javelin AMX from the Ring Brothers, packing 1,100 supercharged horsepower and a unique carbon fiber-heavy exterior design – creating what is likely the most unique AMX in the world.

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats around the country keep laying down more impressive numbers on the quarter mile with the latest being the Mopar muscle car piloted by Simon Haddad - which ran a 10.43 at 132mph with stock power and without any weight reduction.

The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody is reaching dealerships around the country and while some people online insist that the wider tires can’t make any real difference, more than a thousand miles in the gorgeous Octane Red Mopar muscle car above proves otherwise – as this car offers far better traction than the “normal” Hellcat Challenger.

This past weekend, the Epling Garage Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat reset the record for the quickest quarter mile time for a Hellcat-powered car while also becoming the first Hellcat car to run in the 8-second range – and they did it with a manual transmission.

It was recently announced that the Brampton Assembly Plant was ending production of right hand drive vehicles, effectively ending any chance of the Australian market getting the Hellcat Hemi in the Chrysler 300, the Dodge Challenger or the Dodge Charger as the company prepares to phase out those brand Down Under.

Last month we brought you the story of Malcolm Zack, who drove his stock-powered Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to a stock-powered Hellcat record when he ran a 10.47, but this past weekend, Zack broke his own record, laying down an awesome 10.39 at 135.58 miles per hour.

Last month, we brought you the news of David Crockett’s 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 setting the record for the quickest quarter mile time for a modern Mopar with a clutch-controlled manual transmission, but this past weekend, Crockett and his street-driven Challenger smashed his own record – laying down a 9.28 at 151.98 miles per hour.

The Chevrolet Camaro had a big month in September while the Dodge Challenger fell far from the month before and the Ford Mustang stayed relatively steady – allowing the Camaro to lead the muscle car monthly sales race for the 2nd time this year.

If you have a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and you would like to have your supercharged Mopar muscle car beefed up by one of the biggest names in the history of American motorsports, Petty’s Garage can increase the output up over a thousand horsepower.

This past weekend, David Crockett and his 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 rocketed down the quarter mile in just 9.53 seconds during the Modern Street Hemi Shootout event at Virginia Motorsports Park – setting a new world record for the quickest modern Challenger with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Production numbers for the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat have arrived online and while they are not official numbers, the lack of official numbers of a particular trimline leaves us to rely on these unofficial numbers for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car – just like we have done for the 2015 and 2016 model years.

Last month, I was one of the people who bought a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, helping the brawny Mopar lead the muscle car segment in August sales, and today I want to talk about why I opted for the supercharged Challenger after spending time in many of the market’s spiciest performance cars.

While the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat don’t get any major changes for the 2018 model year, there are some aesthetic differences which will likely draw in more buyers who want a slightly different 707 horsepower muscle car.

August 2017 sales numbers from around the industry are in and for the 2nd time this year, the Dodge Challenger has outsold both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro – allowing the brawny Mopar muscle car to pull into 2nd place in the annual muscle car segment sales race.

FCA has announced a recall for select 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat models over a concern that one of the oil cooler lines could fail, possibly leading to a serious oil leak and – in the worst case scenario – engine failure.