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Old 07-02-2014, 06:03 PM
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Not a Vett but thought it was interesting. 707Hp Challenger

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I like it.
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We are living in a great era of cars
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I especially like the bit about how the valet key restricts the output to "only" 500HP.
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Originally Posted by Gsmooth33
We are living in a great era of cars
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We are living in a great era of cars
Yes, but they ain't cheap.
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Originally Posted by Gsmooth33
We are living in a great era of cars
Even though I'm not a Chellenger fan, I am a fan of technology and performance. It's cool to see these stock cars putting out these kinds of numbers.
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Sounds like it will be a badazz car, just not sure what the price is going to be.
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All that and it will still be a brick.
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Originally Posted by FrankLP
Even though I'm not a Chellenger fan, I am a fan of technology and performance. It's cool to see these stock cars putting out these kinds of numbers.
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All that and it will still be a brick.
Yep, just like the Shelby GT500.
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This is good though, pushes others, maybe the C8 will be a 900hp hybrid AWD. :-)
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I love watching the bar get raised and I don't care who does it; Ford, Dodge or Chevrolet. It benefits all of us!
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I think the Challenger is one of the best of all of the retro looking Muscle Cars.

Chrysler does a great job in respect to this car.

It will be a BEAST!!

It is a heavy car, but with this much power, it will go in the 11s in the quarter.
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I think I just found my new dd - or, at least, the replacement for the wife's C5 I recently sold.
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I love the new retro Challengers, but I wish they had done the same thing with the Chargers!! I hate that they put the name on those sedan sleds that they are selling now!! My very first car was a '69 Charger R/T, 440 Magnum, 4 speed car and it was fabulous!!!! I loved it!!!

I don't care how many hood and door scallops, and full width tail lights you put on that abortion, no self-respecting Charger had four doors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chargers were never intended to be cop cars.......they are supposed to run from cop cars!!!!! (Yeah, shameless Dukes of Hazzard reference. I was a kid and I loved it!!)

If they had done the same thing with the Charger that they did with the Challenger, I would be driving one right now and my C5 would have a stable mate.

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Originally Posted by Lee DeRaud
I especially like the bit about how the valet key restricts the output to "only" 500HP.
That's around what it takes to get that huge tank moving

Kidding of course, its a very cool car

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Originally Posted by Mr.Bill
All that and it will still be a brick.
And won't handle well either.
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Originally Posted by FrankLP
Even though I'm not a Chellenger fan, I am a fan of technology and performance. It's cool to see these stock cars putting out these kinds of numbers.
I appreciate all American Muscle. But this one scares me a little. Challenger's are not light and tight in the corners. I hope whoever buys it knows how to drive it. I test drove the Camaro, the Challenger, and the Mustang. All several times. The upgraded Mustangs were surprisingly easier to handle in the corners than the other two, by far. And the Mustang does not compare to the Corvette in the corners (obviously). :p And I did buy the Mustang.. Both man and car need to know their limits. 700hp in a Challenger, that's a track car, and that's all it is.

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Counting down the minutes till someone states "I have a cold air intake and cat back exhaust on my coupe, I know I'm a lot lighter than these so it should be a close race, right??"


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