Dodge Challenger SRT drag pack

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/E...rag_169167.htm

Very nice, but I wonder what it'll cost?

Dodge Challenger SRT Drag Pack
Chrysler isn’t releasing the details on this non-street-legal, drag-race ready model yet, but earlier reports suggest an overall weight savings of around 800 pounds by stripping the interior down to the bare essentials (one seat, a set of gauges and no sound deadening material), nixing the wipers and A/C and replacing many of the body panels with composite material. The front brakes will also be modified, along with the rear end and front crossmember, and a roll cage is assuredly part of the package. As for power, expect a big HEMI V8 under the hood producing over 500 hp and close to 500 lb.-ft. of torque. Final pricing details and specification are expected to be released closer to its launch in July.

tease!

$2000 for .02 seconds off hahah

Lot's of talk and a big price tag to probably run 12s.

That guy sounds like a high schooler doing his first ever presentation infront of the class.

not sure where I saw thins a while ago but, there was alos a link to a video of a black one. The video had a rep from dodge in it to so I figure its prob real not just some one off deal. But in that video they said the car is going to cost in the area of around 75k and it ran like 10.90 with out a trans brake. Fast but not that fast for 75k. My 6 sec top dragster did not cost that much.

Ever price out a state of the art Super Stocker? $75K is a drop in the bucket because even after they sell these cars, they will be modified even more. There is a big difference between class racing and bracket racing.

Found some info.not sure if it's correct.
525-horsepower, 510-lb-ft, fuel-injected 392 Hemi.
The drag-strip goal was an 11 second quarter mile; it has achieved 11.5 seconds, flying straight as an arrow down the drag strip, with very little wheelspin. Weight came in at 3,588 pounds (target was 3,600).
They also talked about a HEMI block that was made of compacted carbon, which will be in the Mopar parts range.) An official announcement is due

75k a drop in the bucket for a super stocker? you can buy them turn key for like 40k. My TD car may have cost 75 at the end of the day not sure but it runs 6.40's. So I will take my car any day and put that thing on the trailer set up fast and dump it at the stripe.

75k for a Drag Strip only car? That shaves some weight off and adds an extra 100 horses? We can do that to the Goat cheaper than that....and why cant the dude look into the camera? Mopar weirdo....

i hope its faster than mid 11's for 75K...hell i did it for less than 40K total investment

Yeah, 75k is alot for a car that isn't even street legal. I see goats that fast and some are DD's!

I see large potential for failure in this vehicle. You can't drive it on the street, its not useful at all.... Only collectors will buy them and who knows if enough collectors are willing to drop $75k on them. In 30 years it will be worth something...

I run mid 11's@118 for just over 30k total investment... all N/A with full interior, spare, ac, all seats, and stereo. Manage high 10's@125 for only another $750

I guess someone will pay for the "Gotta have it factor" .... Just ask the Mustang owners!

Still like the SRT line Dodge is putting out, and I hope they do better with the marketing than GM did with our goats.

Nice video!

well it would appear that I was a tad off on the price lol I watched a vid on them where I could swear they said 75k but its only 30k which is not bad at all. I will actually be looking to get one I think.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pulse_GTO... well it would appear that I was a tad off on the price lol I watched a vid on them where I could swear they said 75k but its only 30k which is not bad at all. I will actually be looking to get one I think.

Maybe the 30k price is the drag pack package price on top of the cost of the car bringing the total to 75k.

that sounds about right...thats alot of modification for a total price of 10K less than the actual cost of the street version. If it was 30K id shut my mouth and applaud dodge!

If you read the press release, when you order the car, they start with a body in white that they mod for you. You don't buy a car and give it to them to mod. The entire car costs $30-35k, depending on engine. They can lower the cost because they don't have to put in a lot of stuff for a drag-only car ("To reduce vehicle weight, major production component and systems will also be eliminated including: windshield wiper assembly, complete HVAC system, all airbag components, rear seats, power steering system, exhaust system and underbody heat shields, cross-car and side impact door beams, rear bumper beam and rear deck lid spoiler.")

Quote: Press Release: Mopar® Reveals Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Cars at the 29th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals - Mopar® is bringing the iconic Dodge Challenger muscle car to National Hot Road Association (NHRA) drag-racing competition - Two Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Car prototypes were revealed to drag-racing fans at Mopar Mile-High Nationals - “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Judy “Miss Mighty Mopar” Lilly were behind the wheels for the Challengers’ inaugural run at Bandimere Speedway - Based on the Challenger SRT8®, Mopar’s new race-prepped, drag-race-only Challenger will thrill a new generation of motorsports enthusiasts Center Line, Mich., Jul 13, 2008 - Mopar® is bringing the iconic Dodge Challenger muscle car to National Hot Road Association (NHRA) drag-racing competition. Mopar revealed two Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Cars at the 29th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals today before thrilled fans at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colo. Mopar Mile-High Nationals is the longest-running NHRA sponsorship. “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Judy “Miss Mighty Mopar” Lilly were behind the wheels for their inaugural track run. Garlits drove the car featuring the Stone White paint scheme. Lilly was behind the wheel of the “Mopar Liquid Metal” prototype. NHRA named Garlits the #1 driver of the Top 50 drivers from its first 50 years. His victories and accomplishments are virtually unmatched in drag-racing history. “Miss Mighty Mopar” is one of the female pioneers in drag racing. Spending 12 years on the NHRA circuit, Lilly is the only female driver to win two NHRA national events in one year. Mopar built the first two Challenger Drag Race Package Cars for development and testing for its new Challenger Package Car program. Based on the Challenger SRT8®, the prototypes were finished in Stock Eliminator configuration. They ran successfully in June 2008 as proof-of-concept and for NHRA certification. Mopar dropped approximately 1,000 lbs. off the production Challenger SRT8 by eliminating major production components and systems. To accentuate the weight savings, they also feature added composite, polycarbonate and lightweight components designed for drag racing that will be part of the new Package Car program. The engine was repositioned to improve driveline angle and weight distribution. The 116-inch wheelbase was shortened by ½ inch. They also feature a front cradle with bolt-in crossmember and solid engine mounts. “Today is a great day for Mopar, Dodge, SRT, drag racers and motorsports enthusiasts everywhere. Not made for the streets, our drag-race-only Challengers will be running soon in NHRA competition—the best grassroots racing series in the world,” said Sunil Lahoti, Mopar Marketing and Brand Manager, Chrysler LLC. “And who better to drive our new Challenger Package Cars on their inaugural track run than ‘Big Daddy’ and ‘Miss Mighty Mopar’—the greatest drag racer of all time and a female pioneer of the sport.” New Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Car Program by Mopar The first drag-race, factory-prepped package cars built in 40 years, the new Challenger Drag Race Package Car by Mopar builds on the heritage of the limited-edition 1968 HEMI®-powered Package Cars. Those ‘68 Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas solidified the Mopar brand as a quarter-mile force. Mopar will build a minimum of 100 Challenger Drag Race Package Cars to meet NHRA requirements. Based on the production Dodge Challenger SRT8, Mopar’s modern factory-prepped Challenger Drag Race Package Car will begin as a special Body-in-White (BIW) from Chrysler’s Brampton, Ontario, Canada, assembly plant. The body sealer, sound deadener and undercoat will be eliminated. To reduce vehicle weight, major production component and systems will also be eliminated including: windshield wiper assembly, complete HVAC system, all airbag components, rear seats, power steering system, exhaust system and underbody heat shields, cross-car and side impact door beams, rear bumper beam and rear deck lid spoiler. The drag racer has three engine options—6.1-liter or 5.7-liter HEMI or 5.9-liter Magnum® Wedge—as well as manual or automatic transmission. A build book/owner’s manual will be provided to document the modifications made to the Challenger SRT8 as well as provide recommendations to finish the Package Car for Stock Eliminator competition. To accentuate weight savings, there are unique drag-race components in the Package Car program including: composite lift-off hood with functional scoop, Viper-style front seats, polycarbonate door windows, lightweight cooling module with electric fan, manual rack and pinion steering, special cable-operated deck lid release, special lightweight front brake assembly and special cable-operated throttle linkage and pedal assembly. The Challenger Drag Race Package Car will be eligible to run in three Eliminator categories—Comp, Super Stock and Stock—and potentially 40 classes. Depending upon the configuration selected, the U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Challenger Drag Race Package Car program will range from the low to mid $30s. Each car will carry an identification plate with sequential serial number. The Challenger Drag Race Package Car will be available for order in late August to early September. A toll-free number will be designated for ordering. Details will be posted on www.mopar.com. Now in its fifth decade, NHRA is the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body with 80,000 members, 140 member tracks, more than 35,000 licensed competitors and more than 5,000 member-track events. NHRA is second only to NASCAR in terms of fan attendance.

well if thats really the case then props to dodge. Im sure it wouldnt take much to make it road legal, maybe a set of street radials and cats?

They got rid of a lot of the crash test stuff... that alone would be expensive to put in to make it road legal, I imagine.

yea they may have some kind of law against registering them on the road as well.

a four letter word comes to mind..... H.Y.P.E.

Quote: Originally Posted by 6.0slow... everyone says the gto is to big and weighs to much that challenger is 2 times bigger

Your GTO weighs 1600 lbs? Because this Challenger weighs less than 3200 lbs.

bringing this back from the dead go on mopars website. This thing is a turd for the price, its a body with a motor that its. I mean good that I can finish it any way I want but for the price I could build another supercomp dragster with a big block what a waste of time.

i read about this in auto weekly. its $36k with a non race trans and rearend you have to buy the trans. it is not street legal ( no vin #, exhaust, windows, etc.) so ya ummm no thanks.

Most of what they are doing is removing stuff. This can be done for free with the current models by removing it yourself.

take a look at this weeks issue of autoWeek.... cost is 69.9k
Ford is doing the same thing with the mustang...

The challenger would be a bad ass car if they just made the damn thing smaller. Like a compact car. It wouldnt be a boat then and it wouldnt look bad in the back because of how huge it is. Until then, im going to continue to hate on the challenger.