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After Dodge has focused on air flow in teaser images for the 2019 Challenger and 2019 Charger in Hellcat trim, I have to wonder if this focus on air flow might be a hint to more horsepower for the new model year – possibly numbers that will rival the new Corvette ZR1 and the upcoming Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang.

A Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat nearly got into the 9-second range this past weekend and while that is impressive, what makes this Mopar muscle car newsworthy is the fact that it got so close to the 9s without any major changes to the vehicle – just wheels and tires, a stronger driveshaft, a tune of the engine and transmission and the oh-so-important driver mod.

The street legal Dodge Challenger owned and driven by Todd Barber is the quickest example of the modern Mopar muscle car with and independent rear suspension setup, running in the 8.30s at the most recent Modern Street Hemi Shootout event – and we have video of the action.

Dodge already has a police version of its popular Charger, now it is adding a pursuit-rated version of its powerful 2018 Dodge Durango. Yeah, it's got a "HEMI" in it!

You could win a Ram 1500 powered by the 707 horsepower Hellcat Hemi crate engine for just three dollars thanks to the Dream Giveaway charity sweepstakes group.

Courtney Force grabbed her second Wally of the year this past weekend in Atlanta, winning the Southern Nationals in her Chevrolet Camaro after a battle with the Dodge Charger of Matt Hagan.

Dodge has revealed the grille of the 2019 Hellcat Charger and while much of what we can see in this image appears to be the same as the current version, the new model year has an added air inlet port in the grille right next to the driver’s side headlight – likely funneling fresh air towards the supercharged Hemi.

Spy shots floating around the internet show what appears to be a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with heavy camouflage on the front end – suggesting that the highest performance sedan in America might soon be getting a facelift.

FCA announced today that when the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat arrives later this year, it will wear a new dual hood scoop design that is unlike anything we have seen on the modern muscle car – one which should bring extra air intake the engine bay.

The sales numbers for April 2018 are in and for the second month in a row, the Ford Mustang has beaten the Dodge Challenger to lead the muscle car segment, with the Chevrolet Camaro being absent from this piece due to GM’s new reporting system.

There are a great many rumors floating around the internet pertaining to the future of the Dodge Challenger, so we have put together a list of the most popular rumors right now and today, we will take a look at the likelihood of these rumors.

Wesley Motorsports has announced that they will campaign a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody production-based race car in a variety of road racing series this year, with Bilstein providing support as the 707-horsepower Mopar muscle car takes on the likes of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and the GRIDLIFE series.

Yesterday afternoon, Michael Cole and his Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat ran a 9.13 quarter mile at more than 150 miles per hour, setting the new world record for a Hellcat car running without the assistance of nitrous oxide.

The modern Dodge Challenger was introduced for the 2008 model year, so with the arrival of the 2018 models, the modern Mopar muscle car is officially more than a decade old yet sales numbers continue to climb from year to year and today, we look at how FCA has kept this 11-year old car selling so well.

The March Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat and Demon Facebook Group is the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat shown above, owned by yours truly.

The Dodge Challenger posted its best sales month of the modern era in March, but the Mopar muscle car finished second in the monthly sales race to the Ford Mustang – while the Chevrolet Camaro finished a distant third and fell far behind the other two competitors.

A long list of items from the Conner Ave Assembly Plant where the Dodge Viper was built are being auctioned online right now, with the proceeds going to benefit the United Way – with everything from the sign over the front doors to autographed hoods to items from the gift shop being sold to benefit charity.

The 2018 Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida saw a final round battle between the Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny cars of Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan, with “Fast Jack” grabbing his first win of the season.

The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has a slightly lower starting price, but the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat still leads the American premium performance market in bang-for-the-buck – costing less per horsepower than any of the other big-power models from Detroit.

FCA has announced that all 2018 Dodge Charger models and select versions of the 2018 Challenger can now be ordered in B5 Blue or Plum Crazy, most notably including the 707-horsepower Hellcat variants of each modern Mopar muscle machine.

If you own a Hemi-powered Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee or any other 2005-newer go-fast machine from an FCA brand including the Dodge Viper, you can sign up to participate in one of the 2018 National Muscle Car Association drag racing events for free – with an entire class designated to the Mopar-powered vehicles.

I first wrote about the problem with a forced software update on 2015 and 2016 Dodge Challengers in January. The owners complain that a software update eliminated the Sport Mode on their performance cars. While some owners have been able to recoup all of their Sport functions, others say they have been left out in the cold.

There have long been rumors that FCA is working on a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with a widebody kit similar to the one offered on the Challenger so today, we take a look at why a widened version of the world’s fastest sedan makes sense.

The sales numbers for February 2018 are in and the Dodge Challenger has comfortably outsold the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro by a comfortable margin as muscle car sales begin to grow as spring nears.

The February Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat and Demon Facebook Group is the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat shown above, owned by the man known online as SRTMush.

If the Dodge brand wants to sell even more Hellcat Hemi-powered Challengers and Chargers as the modern generation ends, a stripped-down “Core” or Super Bee version would almost certainly lead to a big spike in sales – packing 707 supercharged horsepower into a lightweight, low-price package.

We have previously talked about how the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat could get a bump in power, but the popular rumors suggest that the extra engine output could come with some other features to improve performance on the drag strip.

This past weekend was an unusual one for the folks with John Force Racing, with the patriarch of the team being involved in a scary crash in his Chevrolet funny car while daughter Courtney drove her Camaro to her first event win of the season – beating the Dodge Charger of Tommy Johnson Jr.

The documentary detailing the Dodge Viper ACR’s most recent attempt at the Nurburgring production road car record has arrived online, taking us along for the ride as the team turns in the incredible lap time of 7:01 – falling just short of the 6-minute goal.

A pair of videos showing the Dodge Challenger and Charger in SRT Hellcat trim hitting 195 miles per hour on a 2-mile airstrip show that these Mopar muscle cars are more than just quarter-mile machines – turning in better top speeds than several supercars.