Truth be told, the modern engine had nothing in common with the old one other than the name, and there are legitimate questions about whether the shape of the combustion chamber justifies the HEMI trademarked! With a billet-steel crank and flat-top pistons cooled by oil squirters, the Gen III pushrod V-8 made horsepower at rpm and lb-ft of torque at rpm.
Mated to a five-speed automatic—the only option that first year—the powertrain was good for 0—60 in 4.
Top speed, limited by drag, was mph. In SRT8 trim, the car rode on inch forged-aluminum wheels stopped by four-piston Brembos.
Like the Charger, the Challenger benefited from suspension components and geometry developed by Mercedes-Benz—a control-arm system from the S-Class at the front and a five-link arrangement from the E-Class at the rear. Even so, the car managed a creditable 0. Early reviews were stellar. The full model lineup was introduced in At the bottom of the totem pole was the SE, which came with a venerable 3. Displacing 5. A six-speed Tremec manual was now available as an option—with a pistol grip so owners could indulge their Vanishing Point fantasies.
Like any other car, the Challenger can be accessorized with leather this and power that. The idea was to make customers think they were getting a customized, one-of-a-kind car. But the customers absolutely love it. The model year brought two new engines. At the bottom end was a clean-sheet twin-cam 3.
But SRT models got a punched-out 6. Technically, though, the 6. The new motor developed to horsepower and to lb-ft of torque. There were several upgrades over the next few years. But by , the car was getting long in the tooth. In the blogosphere, haters complained that it was too big and clumsy. It was time, critics said, for a reboot. It was going to be lighter. It was going to handle better.
The Corvette ZR1 made horsepower. It was very much a go-big-or-go-home moment. But there was an upper limit, too, based as much on marketing as technology. The team eventually settled on horsepower and lb-ft of torque. The secret sauce was augmenting a 6. To accommodate the extra grunt, the so-called BGE for Big Engine Casting block incorporated thicker walls and higher nickel content. The aluminum pistons were forged rather than cast, and they were cooled by oil squirters.
Appearing docile next to the wilder side of the color chart, Butterscotch offered the perfect amount of pizzazz for economy cars and performance models alike. Arguably the rarest of all HIP colors, Bright Green known as Rallye Green for Plymouth and Chrysler was only available for a limited production run in the spring of No, you are not tripping … I hope!
In bright lighting, GY3 appears to be a vibrant yellow, while in darker lights, it is more comparable to a lime green. It was theorized the color was named after a taboo, sexually charged Swedish film I Am Curious Yellow that had been recently banned from theaters across the U. While the original intentions may have been to run the color for multiple years, the movie name debacle caused the color to be axed shortly after its introduction, making it a semi-rare one-year-only color.
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