You might as well ask if the SRT is worth basically twice the price of the SEs. To me, no. From Day 1, I've wanted the new Challenger for its LOOKS, not its racing ability. My '70 had a 318. I bought it because I still consider the '70 Challenger to be the best-looking car ever built. Frankly, for racing (and, yes, a good part of my college career was financed through street racing), I preferred the '68 Coronet R/T with a 440 Magnum, not to mention automatic. With the longer wheelbase, the Coronet was one hell of a lot more stable than the Challenger could ever dream of being. All of this, of course, is my PERSONAL OPINION. To MANY people, the Challenger is all about speed. For speed, I'd go with the SRT. It all comes down to whatever YOU want and whatever YOU envision the car as being.