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Re: What will be the Top-of-the-line?
Based on the current Dodge branding and model naming strategy, here is the most likely breakdown of models:
Challenger: Base model, V6.
Challenger R/T: Performance model, V8
Challenger T/A: Performance, specail appearance package. Slightly tweaked V8.
Challenger SRT8: Top end, all-out performance. Biggest V8
Hopefully, those V8 options won't be exactly the same as the Charger options. Perhaps, they'll give the T/A the 440hp 6.1 (currently the SRT8 Charger/300/Magnum engine) and drop 392 (S/S!) into the SRT version.
I'd like to think that something along those lines is a distinct possibility. Because, while the Charger name is a throwback to muscle car days, at its heart the new Charger is Dodge's family sedan. The Charger SRT8 is a family sedan with some "kick."
The Challenger is clearly a muscle car, performance vehicle. While some people will be strapping the baby seat in the back, for most it will be a dedicated "fun" car. Or everyday car for folks without kids, or who have wives with a minivan capable for family outings. With that target market in mind, they have more leeway to bump the power even more.
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I'm MOPAR to the core.
A direct quote from Team SRT and why I love MOPAR all wrapped up in one:
The 5.7l engine was designed to be a balance of cost weight and power. The SRT 6.1L engine was designed to kick ass.
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