New Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Finally Seen in the Wild

There are a couple of snaps of the new Challenger SRT-8 in the wild, up on G35driver. It definitely captures the essence of the classic muscle car and stuffs it into something with all the modern amenities you've grown used to - real tires, brakes that actually stop the car - you know.. amenities.

616rwhp from Dodge Viper SRT10 With Just 2 Mods

With all the current obsession over numbers as the empirical measurement of automotive performance, how's 616rwhp sound? With just two mods?

As show in the video above, the snake charmers (yes, worst pun ever) over at Hennessey (the viper tuners, not the booze distillery) managed to get 616rwhp out of a 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 with just a set of headers and catback exhaust. Some say this setup has been good for multiple 10 second passes at over 135mph!

The Smell of Horsepower: 1546rwhp Twin Turbo Viper

On one hand you have the big-cubes camp that chants, "theres no replacement for displacement." Then you have the boostaholics on the other hand that believe that displacement can be overcome by positive manifold pressure.

Fresh from diversity day training, user LEADING EDGE of Leading Edge Performance on TurboCulture forums shows us that the two camps can indeed live together. Eight liters, ten cylinders, and two turbochargers later we have an intimidating red snake that puts down more power than it can ever hope to fully harness. The only external visual cues that this viper is anything out of the ordinary are the huge binders up front, the intercooler hiding behind the front bumper, and the parachute mounted on the trunk lid.

Win a Dodge Nitro From Autoblog

To celebrate the launch of their redesign, our friends over at Autoblog have partnered with Dodge to give away a brand new 2007 Dodge Nitro. Click on the banner for details.