2011 Dodge Challenger Brochure Leaked. 475 horsepower 6.4-Liter SRT8.
The team over at Ontario Street Car got their hands on something special: A leaked brochure for the 2011 Dodge Challenger. The brochure finally gets us what we've been inactivity for for a long time– the horsepower figures for Dodge's new 6.4-liter V8. 475. That's up 50 from the last generation and 49 more than the Chevy Camaro SS' 426 horsepower. (Let's forget for a second the 550-horsepower GT500 and the most-likely 556-horsepower Camaro Z28.) The inaugural 392 Hemi run is 1,100 units and will have an 11/29/10 launch date.
But the leaks don't stop there. The 5.7-liter Hemi will now have 379 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. The 3.6-liter, base-Mustang and V6 Camaro fighting V6 will have a competitive 305-horsepower. (See our Mustang v. Camaro Track Tested here.)
Ontario Street Car also got some quotes from the presentation. Specifically, apparently, delusionally(?), Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles said that the new SRT8 will hit 60 in….wait for it…3.9 seconds. For what it's worth, the last CTS-V Coupe we tested, which had 556-horsepower, and weighed virtually the same as the Challenger SRT-8, hit 60 in 4.2 seconds.
We're not entirely sure how this will make up for the 80-horsepower deficit, but we're looking forward to trying when this car comes out in November.
( Ontario Street Car via Autoblog )
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