VIDEO: Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept... moving and stuff
Click above to view video of the Challenger SRT10 after the jump
We left last week's SEMA Show in Las Vegas with a much deeper respect for the Dodge Challenger. We're so used to seeing Mustangs dominate the automotive aftermarket trade show and expected the new Chevy Camaro, which was actually the Official Car of SEMA this year, to make a big splash. But it was the Challenger that was on hand in droves, be it from independent shops and tuners who got their hands on one to play with or Dodge itself, which showed up at SEMA with three Challenger concepts, the most impressive of which was arguably the Challenger SRT10 Concept (the other two were the Challenger Targa and Blacktop). Imbued with the Viper's 8.4L V10 producing 600 horsepower, as well as functional upgrades like a ram air scoop, carbon fiber front splitter, Bilstein shocks and bigger wheels and brakes, the Challenger SRT10 arrived in Vegas ready to do business. Unfortunately, the business at hand was looking pretty in Dodge's display. Thankfully we found this video online of the Challenger SRT10 doing what we want it to: convert solid rubber into a gaseous state. Follow the jump for a video of the Challenger SRT10 not only doing burnouts, but hustling around corners and blasting down straights like it was meant to do.
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Challenger SRT10
Gallery: Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept
[Source: Road2Road.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
MachinaDC5 5:15PM (11/10/2008)
Something tell me it doesn't need all that downforce in the *front*
Total driftmachine...
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Domestic 6.0 7:55PM (11/10/2008)
Looks and Sounds Amazing !!!!!
TJ 5:18PM (11/10/2008)
Is there any vehicle on the planet that doesn't jump to 10 shades of awesomeness when the Viper V10 is shoehorned in?
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Michael 6:19PM (11/10/2008)
Honda Civic.
jv2k 7:22PM (11/10/2008)
Is someone could fit a Viper engine into a civic, that feat alone would be awesome. As would the little car destroying itself either as a direct result or indirect result of the engine.
Donnie 5:29PM (11/10/2008)
That car is amazing.
The V-10 sounds really muscular, more so than the setup in the Viper, in my humble opinion.
Something else I noticed: The Challenger stays really well planted in the turns, and is pretty neutral from what I saw. Body roll seemed minimal. Maybe not Ariel Atom neutral, but definitely very stable in the turns.
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Franz 5:40PM (11/10/2008)
It's funny... I was thinking the exact opposite. They weren't really pushing it through the turns & a little body roll was still visible. Much better than the stock Challenger mind you, but still present. The Challenger is a big heavy car though so I doubt they'd be able to dial it all out without lowering it a bunch ruining the handling & comfort. Not knocking it though... I think it's pretty darn good nevertheless.
Zero 12:51AM (11/11/2008)
Did you not hear the tires squealing? That is body roll at work. Don't get me I totaly LOVE this car, and the fact that it has a V10 (Chrysler should drop the Viper and upgrade all SRT8 models) makes it a whole lot better. But dropping in a motor like that and probably not even reworking the stock (SRT8) suspension probably attests to the tires making noise around a corner like that.
MajorGeek 5:39PM (11/10/2008)
Build it and i will come, as i did for the SRT8. For all the troubles Dodge has been having it never ceases to amaze me how many people approach me or stare at this beautiful car. So well done.
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Lucas521 9:51AM (11/11/2008)
Build it and they will come... and look, but not buy. I see so many Challengers sitting on the lot. A V10 right now makes no sense to me, no matter how bad ass it is. Let the aftermarket take care of the demand for it.
MajorGeek 9:59AM (11/11/2008)
All the more reason I would want it, would love to have one of the last 2 original retro inspired cars before Dodge closes up shop.
Torrent 5:47PM (11/10/2008)
Nice, but can I get an official weight?
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happy_penguin 7:01PM (11/10/2008)
Official weight? We don't need no official weight! This is big, fat American muscle, baby. None of that pussyass Eurotrash or Crapanese finesse crap. Just pure, big, American muscle.
Move bitch, get out the way, get out the way....
Torrent 7:25PM (11/10/2008)
If it's 8700 pounds, I'd care.
happy_penguin 7:56PM (11/10/2008)
Wimp. :)
Torrent 8:11PM (11/10/2008)
I just don't want it to be the equivalent of a Hummer Coupe. Does that make a sense? even a little?
I love that song, btw.
happy_penguin 8:17PM (11/10/2008)
Considering that the current production model is a *ehem* svelte 4,100 lbs I doubt it would dress out at double in this version. :)
MajorGeek 11:11PM (11/10/2008)
Good project for you; Take 4100 pounds, then find out the weight of the 6.1 Hemi and the V10, subtract the difference between the two, add it to the 4100. Either way, that motor can be made to toss out 1200 HP so it can afford a little beer gut, you know? ;) I would assume were talking no more then a couple hundred pounds, but not sure.
TJ 9:36AM (11/11/2008)
The 5.7 Hemi weighs 485lbs, last gen viper 8.3 V10 weighed ~500, with the current 8.4 even lighter.
Not a big difference.
Torrent 1:31PM (11/11/2008)
We shouldn't just count the weight of the engine. It has other parts.