Category Archives: Challenger
Wiring Issue: 2013 Challengers
March 17, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group is recalling approximately 2,500 model-year 2013 Dodge Challengers now in customer hands to address a potential short-circuit. This condition could cause a wire harness to overheat and possibly lead to fire. Chrysler Group is aware of seven such incidents. None caused injury. Affected owners are [...]
Chrysler Group CEO Marchionne’s Customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to Auction
In support of United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM), a package of Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne’s customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 and Mopar’s latest HEMI® V-8 crate engine will be auctioned with all proceeds going to UWSEM. The auction will take place during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla., April [...]
Heritage Hues: Muscle-car Buff Desired Plum Crazy and HEMI® Orange High-impact Paint Colors to Coat 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T and SRT8 392 Models
February 8, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T and track-ready Challenger SRT8 392 models deliver exactly what modern muscle car enthusiasts want – two powerful HEMI V-8 engine choices with up to 470 horsepower, iconic and functional muscle-car styling and a world-class performance suspension designed for maximum grip – all [...]
SRT Brand Adds New ‘Core’ Performance Models to 2013 Vehicle Lineup
February 7, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) brand is expanding its “Core SRT” vehicle strategy from the successful Charger SRT8 Super Bee and SRT Viper by offering new 2013 “Core” models of the Dodge Challenger SRT8 and Chrysler 300 SRT8. “With exclusive content, including the standard [...]
New Dodge Challenger R/T Redline Delivers Red-hot Muscle Car Performance and Styling at the Ice-cold 2013 Chicago Auto Show
January 31, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – While ice cold winter weather sweeps across Lake Shore Drive, the Dodge brand heats up the 2013 Chicago Auto Show by building on Challenger’s red-hot record selling year, and now at the show, the introduction of the new Challenger R/T Redline with modern muscle-car cues, a potent [...]
Dodge Infuses Sinister Styling into Special-edition 2013 Dodge Blacktop Packages
– Avenger, Challenger and Charger round out current Blacktop offerings – The sinister style of the Dodge Blacktop models deliver customers exclusive customized design with an exhilarating driving experience and exceptional value – One-of-a-kind exterior appointments, including unique dark wheels, grille, headlights, rear spoiler and more give Dodge Blacktop models eye-catching appeal while still [...]
Dunham’s Custom 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 No Laughing Matter
October 30, 2012 , Las Vegas, Nev. – As part of Mopar’s 75th anniversary celebration and the 2012 edition of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, Mopar and the Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team collaborated with comedian Jeff Dunham and his crew from Palmer’s Customs of Camarillo, Calif., to create a custom 2012 [...]
New 2012 Challenger Rallye Redline Delivers More Excitement And Red-hot Dodge Style At Spring Fest
New 2012 Dodge Challenger Rallye Redline turns up the heat with unique red-hot exterior accents, 305 horsepower and performance suspension New Redline Red exterior striping paired with Pitch Black 20-inch wheels with Redline Red accented lip deliver a modern muscle car look Standard Dark Slate Gray or new Radar Red leather performance seating Efficient performance: [...]
Help The Animals Win And You Can Win A Challenger SRT8 392!!!
By: Scott Vandekerckhove – Lead Contributor A couple weeks back, I was lucky enough to partake in some indoor kart racing during a company Christmas party. Kart 2 Kart, found in Sterling Heights, MI, provides a 1/5 mile track with six challenging turns that gave our entire staff one of the more exciting times in [...]
Advance Auto Parts Awards New Dodge Challenger to Ohio Do-It-Yourselfer in Champion® Spark Plugs ‘Tune Up Your Garage’ Sweepstakes
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 17, 2011 – A retired Chrysler die maker from Twinsburg, Ohio, today received a new 2011 Dodge Challenger as the grand prize in the Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) Champion® spark plugs “Tune Up Your Garage” sweepstakes promotion. Robert Clark, an automotive do-it-yourselfer who purchased a set of premium Champion Double Platinum™ [...]