The new Dodge Challenger is the heavy artillery of the modern muscle car war.
It’s big, it’s powerful, it’s only offered in the high-performance SRT-8 trim level, and you can have it in any color you want, as long as it’s Hemi orange, silver, or black.
Unfortunately, the interior suffers from a severe case of rental-car-itis, but when it’ll do this all day:
Who’s really going to look closely at the seats anyways?
For a full rundown, driving impressions, and big, bold and beautiful pics, check out Motive’s coverage of the new beast.
The new Challenger, which will debut in 2008, is scheduled to arrive in SRT8 trim at a comparatively cheap $37,995. (Comparatively, because the 6.1L HEMI V8 will be making an estimated 425 horsepower.)
Initially available in only three colors (black, silver, and HEMI orange) the Challenger SRT8 will also feature the concept car’s carbon fiber hood stripes for extra style points.
Though the original is going to be tough to beat, I wouldn’t mind parking one of these in my garage in between stoplight sessions:
