halsflying

Can not figure what a the fuss is about weight. Back in the early 70's B&E bodys with hemis in them were 3800 to 4000 lb and drove aufull. The A bodys with RB engines weighed 3400lb. I have had race cars all my life and know weight means alot in race cars. I run 1/8 mile and 100lb means about .080 to .090 sec difference (that is 8 hundreths of a sec). Two exact cars off the assembly line will have more difference in time than that. So lets wait and see before we become p-----.

2007HemiCuda

A tribute to Dodge that only two people out of a hundred don't like the Challenger. We'll settle it on the track or street when you get your Camaro in 2010.

anthem SS

Weight - I fluctuate between 240-260, oooohhhh..... the Cahallenger, no not one bit. i've driven a lot of heavy cars in my life and have made them faster than they should have probably gone. Last year i sold my '95 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham that had been produced with the same engine as the Corvette/Impala SS/Camaro (LT1 350) and it was a fast car before i did some engine bolt ons, 17" impala wheels & tires and tightened up the suspension. That car would surprise many a BMW, Mercedes, Audi as well as some domestics and MANY a Mustang GT. She weighed 4300lbs.
With all the EPA and other agencies now that scrutinize production cars nowadays, it's amazing these cars can move at all but engine developement has come along leaps & bounds.
I'm sure there is weght to be cut off this car but to appeal to a broad customer demographic and compete, they did a great job in giving us something we'd be proud and want to drive.

cncpt2prod!

Apples to apples I only compare the Challenger to the Camaro and the Mustang - the Challenger is better looking than both. I look forward to reading track comparison tests, but highly unlikely to sway me from the Challenger.

Andre@Edge

No one seems to mention the best thing about the Challenger at ANY weight. A Hemi! A detuned one at that. This car can gain 90+ hp on a tune, intake and exhaust!

Weight to HP ratio is proven, and yet the 4400 pound 94-96 ImpalaSS has such great transfer that with a couple bolt on's it will take launch harder then the same year corvette with the same motor and mods.... I dont think Chevy intended to have this lead sled do what it does, but the fact remains.

On a single 67mm turbo and the 426 conversion the Challenger will produce 725hp and 750pf of torque! Thats with a 11.30 1/4 mile and a top speed just over 170mph!
All this for just under 8,000.00 and some labor.
The best part is that you retain the manners of a every day driver, and still come in at the 4200lb range. The all race version of the 2008 challenger has a race weight of 3600+ pounds and 525 hp.

Give me hemi math in the mustang, or camaro and we have something to discuss....

Ask anyone who drives ANY make, and they will bow to the Hemi even if they dislike Dodge. The production Challenger is a good start.... let the mods begin!

Jeremiah 29:11

Seems to me that anbody now just discovering the Challenger is heavy, just hasn't been keeping with the news.

See here in the thread "Why is the Challenger so heavy" posted over 2 years ago.

https://dodgechallenger.com/forums/fb.asp?m=116

If you want to talk about it some more put it there.


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