Driving the competition: Dodge Challenger Concept

Looks like GM and DCX are busy getting the word out about the new Camaro and the Challenger. DCX has given the press a chance to put the car through the paces, 40 MPH at a time. Below is a recent review from ESPN.com

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Smoke pours from the Dodge Challenger Concept’s rear wheels after dumping the clutch at 5,000 rpm and matting the accelerator to the floor. The tail slews until we speed-shift into second, and another stab at the throttle results in another set of thick, black stripes on the pavement as the Challenger picks up speed and rips past 60 mph before the upshift to third. Now we’re rocketing toward triple digits, the functional butterfly-valve intakes scooping desert air into the humongous Hemi V8, the exhaust roaring beneath us, the landscape blurring, blurring by on either side of the Orange Pearl performance hood’s bulges...

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