demort71

Who cares about the "mundane" 425 horse 6.1 liter? If you just want to have a little fun on the cheap, then buy the 5.7 for $10G less (R/T vs. SRT). Then hop up the 5.7L a little by reprograming it and throwing on a fresh air intake and some low restriction muffs. That will cost less than a grand. You will be knocking on 400 HP with those mods, which ain't too far off of 425. Add a 6 speed to an R/Tfor more driving excitement.

The real news appears to be that in '10 there might just be a V10 SRT Challenger! Yeah daddy! At the very least a 6.4L will likely be a reality and how tough will it be to bump that incarnation up to 500 HP or more? Probably not very. Think that new Maro is gonna be fast then? GM should know after forty years that there are only so many ways to breath more life into what is essentially a 350 V8, designed in the mid-60s as a low buck V8 for the masses. There answer is bore and stroke the crap out of it and then supercharge it till it pukes.

Now the dark side of the Gen III Hemi is just starting to be tapped boys and girls. I would expect to see some more ponies squeezed out of it before we are all driving electric cars in a few years as daily drivers. Even Chrysler has the edge on the EVs it appears. Even if the electrics prove to outdo the internal combustion engine, there's still nothing like the sound and the fury of a gas-sucking, tire shredding V8 from Detroit! These new Challengers are a blast to drive and be seen in! Mopar to ya!