[quote]ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11
2006 Dodge Challenger Super Stock Concept
Is this SEMA concept a glimpse at the Dodge Challenger SRT8?
By ROGER HART
6:00 am, December 29, 2006
One of the models that caught our eye at this year’s show was the Dodge Challenger Super Stock (“Red, White & Bad,” Nov. 6, 2006).
Sure ...... the latest version of the Challenger, the concept version of which was unveiled at last year’s Detroit show. But what really got our imagination in gear was the 6.4-liter Hemi under the hood cranking out 525 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque..
“This is built to conform with NHRA standards, with a full roll cage, fuel cell, all the safety stuff,” Gilles said.
Gilles’ team worked .... in putting together the show car that is based on the yet-to-be-released production Challenger, a descendent of the 1970-74 muscle cars. Even though the production car is still more than a year away, Gilles said this one-off concept’s dimensions are true to form with what customers will buy in 2008.
“All the proportions are correct,” he said. The chassis came from a cut-down Magnum SRT8 platform. The body panels were hand-built, working from the concept car dimensions. The fabrication was done in-house by DCX employees in Auburn Hills.
AT A GLANCE:
2006 DODGE CHALLENGER SUPER STOCK CONCEPT
DRIVETRAIN: 6.4-liter, 525-hp, 510-lb-ft V8; rwd, three-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 3596 lbs
I find this information VERY VERY INTERESTING!!
First, the Dodge Challenger Super Sport Concept is built off a cut-down Magnum SRT8 platform.....is this indicative of the real-world 2008 Challenger?
Secondly, its got the NHRA safety equipment....how much does all this stuff weigh?
Finally, the curb weight is listed as 3596 lbs.......That is amazing low! What did they take out or leave out that the production Challenger will have? If the production Challenger weighs in at 3600 lbs we will have a true heavyweight in the muscle car division (pun intended)[
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My point is that the 2008 production Challenger could be a lightweight!
All the better for superior handling, better gas mileage, and maybe a smidgen better acceleration!
