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January 12, 2009
Dodge Challenger at NAIAS
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Dodge brought two Challenger R/Ts to NAIAS. One came equipped with the Classic package, which means it had stripes, old school Challenger badging and 20 inch five spoke wheels. The other R/T came equipped with a bunch of Mopar Performance bolt-ons, including a hood scoop, cue ball shifter, exhaust, strut tower brace and intake. I was hoping to see a B5 blue car but I’m told it will be another month before they start building those. More pics after the jump!








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david
Jan 18, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I don’t like the cue ball shifter. I pefer the Pistol grip, but other than that Dodge couldn’t have done more right.
The Big 3 aren’t going anywhere.
audiobahnv8sho
Jan 17, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Overweight, ugly, overpriced and not built well. Not the car for me.
Bradley
Jan 15, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Build my R/T, Chrysler! I’ve been waiting since November to give you money! WTF.
Justin
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:48 pm
B-E-A…utiful!
Magnumcharger
Jan 13, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I’m more than excited to see the “classic R/T” package come alive!
I love the retro shifter and white ball! Caught me completely by surprise!
So ~ here is a promise to you product planners at Chrysler: build it in plum crazy purple, and I will guarantee that I will buy one!!
I’ve already got a spot for it in my garage, just waiting for it!!
Bikom
Jan 13, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Beautiful and real drive hearted !
Rutkas
Jan 13, 2009 at 9:11 am
Now what they NEED to do is make the Charger look like a freakin charger! Replace the Sebring with the 200C! Drop the Dakota for a new unibody lightweight truck/UTE named… Rampage… Keep Viper it makes money! Cut all the fluff and badge engineered cars that nobody wants. Oh and instead of killing the P/T Cruiser one of the best known and well received cars Crysler ever put out GIVE THE CAR AN EXTERNAL refresh so you can tell it’s a new P/T (look at the HHR). By not refreshing the P/T you dug it’s own grave. What the hell is the Caliber? It’s a brown log floating in a toilet needing to be flushed. Ditch that POS and give us a new tuner friendly Neon but make it fun and call it a Dart. You could have the Dart Sport, Duster, etc but it would be a FUN car again like the neon used to be. It would also compliment the Challenger if you gave it some of it’s original good looks from the 70′s… Use the Dart platform to pin the new P/T like the Neon did so long ago. People love the new Challenger because it convokes emotion, create cars like that. You did it with the Challenger, Viper and 300c. You need to make people CARE about you again!! You do that by giving us cars we CARE about like the Challenger!
bob balderston
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:34 am
when i was younger, i used to lust over imported supercars, now i lust and dream over these, affordable everyday cars that awaken the soul of the dream they embody…well done chrylser
Evan
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:13 am
I’m soooo not a Mopar guy but, this car just get’s me excited everytime I see one. I hope one day to go for a ride in it. This car will definitely help Chrysler stay afloat!!!!
Rutkas
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:26 am
Mine is a black on Black R/T and going to my garage everyday is like visiting a porn store. It’s really rare you can fall in love with a new car and let me tell you I’m in love. I really like the aftermarket parts Mopar is putting out. Now all they need to do is produce a shaker hood!!
Maffew
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:19 am
DEEZAM! If you combined these two cars into one, you’d have automotive porn.
Derrick
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:17 am
You would’ve thought they’d put some bigger brakes on it too, cause they just looks weird with those giant wheels. But I digress, if I had the chance($Money$) I’d take one in a heartbeat!
Bobbito
Jan 13, 2009 at 4:06 am
I gotta get me one of these. Even if its the V6 I’ll juss get some kit parts and some rims. Maybe even a turbo!! hahaha
Cool cars
Jan 12, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I am not sure what sort of numbers the dual-blown Challenger will run at the track, it will be safe to bet it’s capable of running sub-ten second passes down the 1320. RDP’s extreme Challenger was unveiled recently at the PRI Show in sunny Florida to the praise of many and makes us drool at the thought of cruising down Woodward next year in one of these bad boys.