Because the R/T Charger just wasn't fast enough, Dodge has turned up the heat with the 426 Redline.
426 is the displacement of the "elephant" hemi v8 they've dropped into the engine bay. They say the car with this motor will crank out a colossal 590
horsepower: that's 125hp more horses than the lunk in SRT-8 model.
A Houston man is in custody after leading deputies on a chase which saw his Dukes of Hazard-style Charger hit speeds of 120MPH. After getting his plate number, the cops backed off, and simply went to his house to pick him up.
Blacking out the wheels and trim is hardly a new concept--but the effect is intensified when you start with a car that looks as menacing as a Charger. Along with the tinted glass, smoked tail lights, and blacked-out wheels, the Blacktop edition Charger will feature Dr. Dre's Beats audio system, so even if you look stealth everyone will hear you coming.
The American Muscle Car Exhibit recently ended at the National Corvette Museum, having successfully paid tribute to some of the tuffest rides of the past half century. Few cars live up to the American Muscle moniker as aptly as the General Lee of "The Dukes of Hazzard" fame.
Collaborations between the American automotive industry and the entertainment industry have spawned some legendary cars, but few are as easily recognizable as the 1969 Dodge Charger from the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" which wore the name General Lee. During the filming of the program in the 1970s and 1980s, the crew purchased and built 309 General Lee Dodge Chargers but the majority of them were destroyed during filming - mostly during high flying jump scenes.
When Dodge rolled out the redesigned Charger sedan in 2011, it
featured extensive changes to the entire car, making the mid cycle
refresh more like a whole new generation. While the initial new
Chargers in 2011 offered only the 3.6L V6 and the 5.7L Hemi V8, Dodge
unveiled the 2012 Charger SRT8 at the Chicago Auto Show.
Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne recently offered up a few hints as to what was coming to the Chrysler lineup in the near future, and among those hints was the subtle mention of the reincarnation of the Dodge Charger Super Bee. Mr. Marchionne didn't offer any idea as to what we can expect for the new Super Bee sedan, but based on the past of the name, we can make a few assumptions.
The 2011 Dodge Charger made its official grand debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show, but at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the redesigned Mopar muscle sedan made its first appearance in the Motor City.