The Dodge Challenger is a modern muscle car that can be used for everything. The Dodge Challenger is a Brampton, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Michigan based muscle car built by the auto manufacture Dodge which is part of auto manufacturing group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Dodge Challenger’s competitors used to be Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang but they are now pony cars which are american sports cars. This report will first cover the full history of the Dodge Challenger’s starting from the beginning and will cover all the breaks the challenger had in its life cycle. Next will be about the performance and the engine options for the 2018 and 2019 Dodge Challengers. After that will be about the fuel economy and daily use for the challenger
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But the real start was in 1970 debuting the Dodge Challenger name with 12 engine options going from a 101hp 6-CYL to a 425 hp HEMI V8. The Challenger got a refresh in 1971 which gave it new front inlet pieces for the grill and some new dual tail lights. Also a rare engine debuted called the 528 HEMI engine it was the most powerful car in 1971 with 625HP and 645lb. ft of torque. Again another refresh happened in 1972 which gave it a more trapezoidal grill and 4 tail lights, but kept all the same engines. Then in 1978 japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi teamed up with Dodge to make a 4-cyl eco car for the oil crisis. The Dodge Challenger was brought back in 2008 with the 1970’s design.It got a minor refresh in 2011 but kept the same design. Up until 1978 all the Dodge Challenger’s got faster and faster but after the japanese challenger got discontinued the history was all about …show more content…
The first engine is the 3.6L Pentastar Variable Valve Timing (VVT) V6 engine with 305 hp and 270 lb ft of torque. That comes with a 8 speed ZF automatic transmission in either the SXT, the SXT plus, or the All Wheel Drive GT AWD. The 2nd engine is the 5.7L Hemi V8 engine producing 383 hp and 417 lb ft of torque. That either comes with a 8 speed ZF auto or a 6 speed tremec manual transmission in either the R/T, R/T Plus, R/T Shaker, R/T, Shaker plus, T/A, or T/A Plus. The 3rd engine is the 392 (6.4L) Hemi V8 engine with 485 hp and 475 lb ft of torque. That either comes with the a 8spd auto or a 6spd manual, in either the R/T 392 Scat Pack, R/T 392 Scat Pack Shaker, T/A 392, or the SRT 392. The 4th engine is the 6.2L Supercharged Hemi V8 with 707 hp and 650 lb ft of torque. That comes in the same auto and manual as the 392 but more powerful, In either the Hellcat or Hellcat Widebody. The final engine is the 6.2L Supercharged Demon Hemi engine with 808 hp on pump and 840 on race gas with 770 lb ft of torque, which is in the 2018 Dodge Demon only with a 8 spd automatic. Here’s some speed facts about the 0-60 and top speed, V6: 6 seconds, Hemi 5.7L: 5.1 sec, 6.4L Hemi: 4.2sec, 6.2L Supercharged Hellcat: 3.4-3.7 seconds, Demon; 2.3sec. These cars are not fuel efficient but they are very good daily
But the real start was in 1970 debuting the Dodge Challenger name with 12 engine options going from a 101hp 6-CYL to a 425 hp HEMI V8. The Challenger got a refresh in 1971 which gave it new front inlet pieces for the grill and some new dual tail lights. Also a rare engine debuted called the 528 HEMI engine it was the most powerful car in 1971 with 625HP and 645lb. ft of torque. Again another refresh happened in 1972 which gave it a more trapezoidal grill and 4 tail lights, but kept all the same engines. Then in 1978 japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi teamed up with Dodge to make a 4-cyl eco car for the oil crisis. The Dodge Challenger was brought back in 2008 with the 1970’s design.It got a minor refresh in 2011 but kept the same design. Up until 1978 all the Dodge Challenger’s got faster and faster but after the japanese challenger got discontinued the history was all about …show more content…
The first engine is the 3.6L Pentastar Variable Valve Timing (VVT) V6 engine with 305 hp and 270 lb ft of torque. That comes with a 8 speed ZF automatic transmission in either the SXT, the SXT plus, or the All Wheel Drive GT AWD. The 2nd engine is the 5.7L Hemi V8 engine producing 383 hp and 417 lb ft of torque. That either comes with a 8 speed ZF auto or a 6 speed tremec manual transmission in either the R/T, R/T Plus, R/T Shaker, R/T, Shaker plus, T/A, or T/A Plus. The 3rd engine is the 392 (6.4L) Hemi V8 engine with 485 hp and 475 lb ft of torque. That either comes with the a 8spd auto or a 6spd manual, in either the R/T 392 Scat Pack, R/T 392 Scat Pack Shaker, T/A 392, or the SRT 392. The 4th engine is the 6.2L Supercharged Hemi V8 with 707 hp and 650 lb ft of torque. That comes in the same auto and manual as the 392 but more powerful, In either the Hellcat or Hellcat Widebody. The final engine is the 6.2L Supercharged Demon Hemi engine with 808 hp on pump and 840 on race gas with 770 lb ft of torque, which is in the 2018 Dodge Demon only with a 8 spd automatic. Here’s some speed facts about the 0-60 and top speed, V6: 6 seconds, Hemi 5.7L: 5.1 sec, 6.4L Hemi: 4.2sec, 6.2L Supercharged Hellcat: 3.4-3.7 seconds, Demon; 2.3sec. These cars are not fuel efficient but they are very good daily