2012 Challenger information thread

[ResumeSpeed]

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2012-2013 Dodge Challenger - Features and options
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Exclusive information for ChallengerTalk.com
Compiled by ResumeSpeed
Last updated: May 2012

**2012 Order banks closed as of May 2, 2012**


2012 order banks open: June 7, 2011

Last day of production for 2011 models: July 26, 2011

2012 production start: July 27, 2011

2012 sales Launch: September 1, 2011

Last day of production for 2012 models: July 13, 2012

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2013 order banks open: June 6, 2012

2013 production start: July 23, 2012

2013 sales Launch: September 1, 2012

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2012-2013 Models:

USA and Canada: SXT, SXT Plus, R/T and SRT8

2012-2013 Engines:

3.6L Pentastar V6 (SXT/SXT Plus) (305 HP / 268 Lb-Ft Tq)
5.7L VVT Hemi (R/T manual trans) (376 HP)
5.7L VVT Hemi (R/T automatic trans) (372 HP)
6.4L Hemi MDS (SRT8 automatic trans) (470 HP@6000 RPM/470 Lb-Ft Tq. @4200 RPM)
6.4L Hemi w/o MDS (SRT8 manual trans) (470 HP@6000 RPM/470 Lb-Ft Tq. @4200 RPM)

2012-2013 Transmissions:

5-sp auto W5A580 w/AutoStick (SXT, R/T and SRT8)
6-sp TREMEC manual (R/T and SRT8)


2012 What's New:

Active Damping Suspension, two mode (standard on SRT)
Active Damping Suspension, three mode (standard on SRT w/auto trans, later build 2012 models)
Heated steering wheel (SRT only, standard)
Park-Sense Rear Park Assist (cancelled)
Ready Alert braking (standard on all models)
Rain Brake Support (standard on all models)
Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters (available)
Uconnect Hands-Free Communication (now standard on all models)
900-watt 18-speaker Harman Kardon sound system
Rallye Redline Edition (production starts April 16, 2012)
SRT8 Yellow Jacket Edition (production starts January 11, 2012, delayed from January 2)

2012 Interior colors: (all models)

Dark Slate Gray
Dark Slate Gray/Radar Red (production starts February 1, 2012)

2012 Exterior colors: (all models unless noted)

- Blackberry Pearl Coat (except SRT)
- Black Clear Coat
- Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat
- Bright White Clear Coat
- Header Orange Clear Coat (August 22 production start, December 5th production end)
- Header Orange Clear Coat (April 2012 production re-start)
- Redline 3 Pearl Coat ($500 surcharge)
- Tungsten Metallic Clear Coat

2012 Upcoming new colors:

- Blue Streak Pearl Coat (2/14/12 production start)
- Midnight Blue Pearl Clear Coat (late availability)
- Stinger Yellow (production start 1/11/2012)

2012 Discontinued colors:

– Billet Metallic
- Header Orange Clear Coat (December 5th production end)
– Toxic Orange Pearl


2012 Challenger confirmed pricing

CHALLENGER SXT $24,995
plus Destination: $825
SXT Plus $2,000

CHALLENGER RT $29,995
plus Destination: $825
5-speed auto trans $995
R/T Plus $1800
R/T Classic $3600

CHALLENGER SRT8 $43,995
plus Destination: $825
5-speed auto trans $995
plus GG tax: $1,000 (6-speed or auto)


Key features and options:

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2012 Challenger SXT
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• 3.6L V6 24V VVT/5-Speed Automatic (26E)
• 12-Volt Center Console Power Outlet
• 18-inch Aluminum Wheels
• Active Front Head Restraints
• Automatic Temperature Control
• Body-Color Exterior Mirrors and Door Handles
• Bright Fuel Filler Door
• Child Seat Anchor System (LATCH)
• Dual Rear Exhaust with Bright Tips
• Electronic Stability Control with Hill Start Assist, All-Speed
• Electronic Vehicle Information Center
• Four-Wheel Disc Antilock Brakes
• Keyless Enter-N-Go with Proximity Sensor
• Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel with Audio Controls and Cruise Control
• Media Center 130 CD/MP3 with Six Speakers and Auxiliary Input Jack
• Premium Cloth Seating
• Rear 60/40 Folding Seat
• Rearview Auto-Dimming Mirror with Microphone
• Remote USB Port
• Luxury Front and Rear Floor Mats
• Six Standard Air Bags
• Six-Way Power Driver Seat with Four-Way Power Lumbar
• Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
• Traction Control, Brake Assist, Ready Alert Braking and Rain Brake Support
• UconnectTM Voice Command

2012 Challenger SXT Options

• 3.06 rear axle ratio
• Delete spare tire
• Engine block heater
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio with one-year subscription
• Sound Group


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2012 Challenger SXT Plus
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Differences/Upgrades Over SXT:

• 3.06 rear axle ratio
• Automatic headlamps
• Bluetooth Streaming Audio
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Fog lamps
• Heated front seats
• Leather-faced seating
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Power sunroof
• Remote USB Port
• Six Boston Acoustics speakers with 276-Watt amplifier

2012 Challenger SXT Plus Options

• 3.06 rear axle ratio
• Delete spare tire
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Engine block heater
• Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Power Sunroof
• Six Boston Acoustics speakers with 276-watt amplifier
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio with one-year subscription
• Sound Group
• Sound Group II
• Sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors
• Super Sport Group
• 900-watt 18-speaker Harman Kardon sound system

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2012 Challenger R/T
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Differences/Upgrades Over SXT/SXT Plus:

• 5.7L V8 HEMI VVT/6-Speed manual TREMEC (standard)
• 5.7L V8 HEMI MDS VVT/5-Speed automatic (optional)
• 3.06 Rear Axle Ratio
• 20-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels
• 245/45R20 BSW All-Season Performance Tires
• Anti-spin Differential Rear Axle
• Mini carbon interior accents
• Performance steering and suspension
• Rear body-color spoiler

2012 Challenger R/T Options

• Anti-spin Differential Rear Axle (w/auto trans)
• 20x8.0 aluminum chrome clad wheels (WPG)
• Delete rear spolier
• Delete spare tire
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Engine block heater
• High-Intensity Discharge headlamps
• Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Mopar Exterior Appearance Group
• Power Sunroof
• Rear Spoiler Delete
• Sound Group II
• Super Track Pak
• Black hood-to-fender stripe
• Silver hood-to-fender stripe
• Red hood-to-fender stripe

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2012 Challenger R/T Plus
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Differences/upgrades over R/T:

• 276 watt amplifier
• 6 Boston Acoustics speakers
• Body color exterior mirrors
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Heated front seats
• Leather trimmed bucket seats
• Power heated mirrors, fold-away
• Security alarm
• Temperature & compass gauge
• Tire pressure monitoring display
• Universal garage door opener

2012 Challenger R/T Plus options

• Anti-spin Differential Rear Axle (w/auto trans)
• 20x8.0 aluminum chrome clad wheels (WPG)
• Delete rear spolier
• Delete spare tire
• Engine block heater
• High Intensity Discharge headlamps
• Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Mopar Exterior Appearance Group
• Power Sunroof
• Sound Group II
• Super Track Pak
• Black hood-to-fender stripe
• Silver hood-to-fender stripe
• Red hood-to-fender stripe

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2012 Challenger R/T Classic
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Differences/upgrades over R/T:

• 20x8.0 aluminum wheels (WRD)
• 245/45r20 bsw as performance tires
• 276 watt amplifier
• 3.92 rear axle ratio
• 6 Boston Acoustics speakers
• Body color exterior mirrors
• Challenger script badge
• Dual black R/T side stripes
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Firestone brand tires
• Functional hood scoop
• Heated front seats
• High intensity discharge headlamps
• Leather trimmed bucket seats
• Power heated mirrors, fold-away
• Security alarm
• Sound Group II
• Temperature & compass gauge
• Tire pressure monitoring display
• Universal garage door opener


2012 Challenger R/T Classic options

• Anti-spin Differential Rear Axle (w/auto trans)
• 20X8.0 Aluminum Wheels (WPX)
• Delete spare tire
• Dual red R/T Side Stripes
• Dual white R/T Side Stripes
• Electronics Convenience Group
• Engine block heater
• Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Power Sunroof
• Sound Group II
• Super Track Pak


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2012 Challenger SRT
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The 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 accelerates from 0-60 mph in the high 4-second range;
Runs the quarter mile in mid-12-second range with the automatic transmission (high 12-second range with the manual);
Goes from 0-100-0 mph in the low 15s;
Reaches a top speed of 182 mph with the manual transmission (175 mph with the automatic);
And stops from 60-0 mph in just 117 feet.

Differences/Upgrades Over R/T Classic:

• 6.4L V8 SRT HEMI/6-Speed Manual TREMEC (standard)
• 6.4L V8 SRT HEMI MDS/5-Speed Automatic (optional)
• 392 Badging
• 20-inch aluminum SRT design wheels (WP3)
• Bright Pedals
• Dual black center stripes
• Heated steering wheel
• Instrument cluster SRT performance info
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Media Center 430 with 6.5 Inch-Touch Screen and 28GB Hard Drive
• Performance-tuned steering
• Power heated foldaway mirrors
• Premium leather-faced seats
• Security alarm
• Severe-duty engine cooling and engine oil cooler
• Temperature and compass gauge
• Tire pressure monitoring display
• Two-mode Active Dampening Suspension
• Universal garage door opener


2012 Challenger SRT Options

• 20-inch Aluminum Wheels (WPA)
• 245/45ZR20, 255/45ZR20 Performance Tires
• Dual silver center stripes
• Dual grey center stripes
• Engine block heater
• Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/NAV
• Mopar Interior Appearance Group
• Power sunroof
• Stripe delete
• 900-watt 18-speaker Harman Kardon sound system
- (available with 430 radio (standard), or optional 430N/730N navigation radios)
• Yellow Jacket package:
- 20X9.0 Aluminum Wheels, five-spoke with black painted pockets
- Black Satin Gloss Bodyside Stripe
- Body Color/Accent Color Grille
- Yellow Jacket Appearance Group
(leather seats feature an exclusive Stinger Yellow accent band with
embroidered Yellow Jacket logo and silver accent stitching)


2012 CHALLENGER PACKAGE GROUPS

Sound Group

• Six Boston Acoustics speakers
• 276-watt amplifier

Sound Group II

• 30gb hard drive w/6700 song capacity
• 368 watt amplifier
• 6.5" touch screen display
• 7 Boston Acoustics speakrs w/subwoofer
• Media Center 430 cd/dvd/mp3/hdd

Premium Audio Group

• Harman Kardon® high-performance audio system
• 18 speakers including trunk enclosure with 2 x 10” subwoofers
• 900-watt amplifier.


Mopar Interior Appearance Group

• Mopar Premium floor mats with logo
• Mopar Car cover
• Mopar Bright door sill guards
• Mopar Bright pedal kit
• Mopar T-Grip shifter (with automatic trans)

Mopar Exterior Appearance Group

• Mopar Decal kit
• Mopar Hood scoop
• Mopar rear spoiler

Electronics Convenience Group

• Power heated foldaway mirrors
• Temperature and compass gauge
• Security alarm and remote start
• Universal Garage Door Opener
• Tire pressure monitoring display

Super Sport Group (SS/T)

• Four-wheel antilock disc performance brakes
• 3.06 Rear axle ratio
• Body-color spoiler
• Performance steering and suspension
• 245/45R20 BSW All-Season Performance Tires
• Firestone brand tires
• 20-inch aluminum chrome-clad wheels
• Steering wheel-mounted shift control
• Sport mode

Media Center 430N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/Nav

• Garmin GPS navigation system
• 6.5-inch touch-screen display
• 30GB hard drive
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio
• SIRIUS Travel Link

Media Center 730N CD/DVD/MP3/HDD/Nav

• Enhanced GPS navigation
• 6.5-inch touch-screen display
• 30GB hard drive
• Audio jack input for mobile devices
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio
• SIRIUS Travel Link
• SIRIUS Traffic

Super Track Pak

• Four-wheel disc antilock heavy-duty brakes
• Performance steering with variable displacement
• Sport suspension
• 245/45ZR20 BSW performance tires
• Goodyear brand tires





ENLARGEMENT


--ResumeSpeed--

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[moparnoob]

Originally Posted by ResumeSpeed;844743
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5-sp auto W5A580 w/AutoStick (SE, R/T and SRT8)
6-sp TREMEC manual (updated) (R/T and SRT8)




--ResumeSpeed--

Updated manual transmission. Please- do tell...

[RobF]

Thanks for the info, RS!

[ResumeSpeed]

Originally Posted by moparnoob

Updated manual transmission. Please- do tell...

Oops, that was left over from the 2011 model year formatting, no changes for 2012 trans.

[rixkix]

UNder the colors, is black clearcoat the same as briliant black pearl we have on the 2010's?

[TexasBock]

Quick question, for the Blue Streak Pearl (mid-october start). Will it be available to order this color around Jan/Feb, or will it be a quick order window like the GWE was this last year? I am going to be ready to buy or order around Jan/Feb, why I ask.

Thanks ResumeSpeed!

[jandiet]

I'm torn between the interior choices-but I think I'll go with the slate gray. Oh wait, thats the same color I had in my '08, and '10. How boring!

[KI4RXM]

Originally Posted by rixkix

UNder the colors, is black clearcoat the same as briliant black pearl we have on the 2010's?

Negatory. No pearl, just black.

[rumpass]

Thanks for the info ResumeSpeed.....

It will be interesting to see how/if the paddle shifters affect performance........