PDA

View Full Version : SRT8 Challenger up-close



Slow ET
08-08-2008, 09:37 AM
Well my buddys father-in-law was out of town this week, so he decided to take out his brand new Challenger SRT8 for a ride to dinner. In person, the car looked super sharp. The interior was not as bad as everyone here thinks. It had pretty comfortable seats for a muscle car. The only downside, the car just looked and felt HEAVY.

Now to the good part... driving/racing it. When I dorve it, the car had a solid ride and the exhaust had a nice rumble for being stock. The acceleration felt decent but not any faster than a Mustang/Camaro. My buddy and I returned to my friends house about to go out for a group dinner. I drove my wifes 335 and my buddy drove the Challenger. While driving, we decided to give it a go. From a stop, we were dead even, maybe i was slightly ahead to about 80. It was a good run. I figured with all the HYPE behind this muscle car's re-debut, it would be a street terror. My wifes lil BMW with 125hp less didnt think so. All in all, it was a nice car and got tons of stares from people on the streets, but I felt the performance was slightly lacking.

That white car laid the smack down :taunt:

http://www.stang.cc/tmcagallery/d/25833-1/srt8.jpg

SVT P-Tree
08-08-2008, 09:42 AM
Is your 3series the TT motor?

tibster
08-08-2008, 09:53 AM
Nice. They have a Black one at the dealer.

sstony
08-08-2008, 09:57 AM
nice man. i'm not a big fan of those cars not that they are out on the lots. i have yet to see the SRT8 version though.


i read a kill story on tech about a guy in one thinking he was hot shit and got his ass handed to him by a H/C trans am badly

pendrgn
08-08-2008, 10:14 AM
I personally do not like the hood there.

oh well, I bet it was fun to beat on for the day.

Slow ET
08-08-2008, 10:26 AM
Yes its TT. Let me tell you, my friend was VERY humbled after the defeat :lol: But the car wasnt fully broken it yet, only had about 800 miles on it.

Riceman
08-08-2008, 10:48 AM
It's just too heavy for the power level it's at to be a true terror. Reminds me of the GTO's.

Other than weight and price/markup I like them.

polskie
08-08-2008, 01:16 PM
my cousin bought a 08 135 i m series and i raced him from a roll going to havana and i would lunge out on him then he would slowly pull a car on me after i went for 3rd gear....... fast lil car

slmdLS1
08-08-2008, 02:12 PM
theres some musclecar mag i read at the circle k, that said there a special edition comin out with a 2.8L Blowzilla that'll make 850-900hp. they called it the "Super Challenger" i think.

i saw an 09 CamEro on a truck/transport on I-10 this morning.

dutinsss
08-08-2008, 02:21 PM
cool cars, but does anybody else think the fake carbon fiber stripes are pretty gay being on a car that nice?

MustangMan
08-09-2008, 07:04 PM
cool cars, but does anybody else think the fake carbon fiber stripes are pretty gay being on a car that nice?
Are you sure it's not matte black?

polskie
08-10-2008, 01:01 AM
me and my dad seen 2 of them tonight and i really liked the black one they had on the rack...... looks good and the stripes on the hood are not black they are carbon fiber loook

dutinsss
08-11-2008, 10:06 AM
like the guy above me said, i've seen one in person and they're going for a carbon fiber look with it. it does look better with the stripes than without them though, just not a fan of fake carbon fiber.