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Dodge Challenger Concept
The new Challenger keeps a lot of the good: the signature horizontal “thrust” line that creases the fender and door and kicks up just ahead of the rear wheel; the wide look at front and rear; and the long, low hood accented by twin diagonal scoops fitted with functional butterfly valve intakes. Inside, deep gauge holes, a leather-wrapped steering wheel (with ribbed steering column, of course) and a pistol-grip shift handle evoke Challengers of old.
Like Challengers past, this concept packs more than its share of muscle under the hood in the form of an SRT-tuned 6.1-liter, 425-hp, 420-lb-ft Hemi V8, linked to a six-speed manual transmission. Chrysler estimates the fully functional concept should rocket 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, clip the quarter-mile in 13 seconds and attain a top speed of 174 mph.
Type of vehicle: Two-door coupe
What's cool: Retro pony car pays homage to its 1970 predecessor. Six-speed manual mated to a 425-hp, 6.1-liter Hemi V-8
Production possibility: Enthusiasm inside and outside the company. But Chrysler is maxed out on production capacity for LX-platform vehicles.
Designer: Micheal Castiglione; design chief Trevor Creed is shown.
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