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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
D&M Holdings Inc. and Visteon Corporation announced they have expanded their relationship to supply Boston Acoustics’ branded audio systems to the 2009 Dodge Challenger. The system will include Boston Acoustics’ speakers and Visteon’s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) amplifier.
“We are very pleased that Visteon and D&M Holdings have been chosen to provide a high-performing Boston Acoustics […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
It looks like Speedfactory gets the golf clap for building the first supercharged Challenger SRT8. With owners around the country taking delivery of their 2008 Challengers Speedfactory was among the first and they have been hard at work adding the Vortech Supercharger. According to the dyno sheet which can be seen after the jump the […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
We got ahold of some video of Craig Jackson and Jay Leno picking up the first two 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8’s off the assembly line at Valley Dodge in Van Nuys, California. Challenger #1 went to Craig Jackson of Barrett-Jackson fame and Challenger #2 went to Late Night TV host Jay Leno, both cars […]
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Pricing has been released for the 2009 Challenger with the SE model MSRP starting at $21,995 which includes the $675 destination charge. The Challenger SE comes standard with a 3.5-liter High Output V6 engine that produces 250 horsepower and 250 ft-lb of torque. Gas mileage for the SE will be an estimated 18 miles in city driving and […]
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
From a previous post you know 2008 Challengers have started making thier way into customer hands this week and one of them is Late Night Television host Jay Leno who got his first at Valley Dodge in Van Nuys, California. Jay Leno ordered his 425 horsepower HEMI powered 2008 Challenger SRT8 in Black. If you think this is […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
If you are wondering when the 2008 Challengers will be at Dealerships, your answer is very very soon as they have been shipped to Dodge dealerships across the country today. According to RedLetterDodge.com 1,000 Challengers have been built and more are on the way with production of the 2008 models to continue into the first part […]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Steve Saleen and his newly formed company SMS have unveiled plans to produce their first Signature Series ultra-high performance vehicles based on the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. The SMS 570 and 570X Dodge Challengers will feature a SMS Supercharged 5.7L Hemi with respective power ratings from 500 to over 700 horsepower. Both models will be fully equipped with […]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Just an FYI for those of you who would like to order a 2009 Challenger. As of May 12 the ordering process is under way for 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and SRT8 models. Yes you heard me right, you can order a 2009 Dodge Challenger at your local Dodge stealership. If you are curious about […]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
I found this sweet video for the 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 about the “Brains” display under the speedometer. The new option will display your performance numbers including 0-60 mph times and lateral G’s. This is definately a nice option for 2009. Check out the video above.
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
The first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 models rolled off the line at the Brampton Assembly Plant on Thursday, May 8th marking the return of a muscle car. Chrysler employees and guests joined Chrysler executive Vice Presidnt Frank Ewasyshyn for all the launch festivities as brand-new Challengers rolled off the line. With the limited run of […]
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