Tag: SRT

It is all but official that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT and the 2016 Dodge Charger SRT will be powered by the same 6.2L supercharged “Hellcat Hemi” which will likely offer a power output somewhere in the range of 580 to 640 horsepower.  Should the Hellcat be in that range for the Charger and Challenger, […] More »

We learned recently that the Dodge Dart SRT will arrive in December of 2016 – presumably as a 2017 model year vehicle – with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an all wheel drive system.  Unlike the Dodge Neon SRT4 and the Dodge Caliber SRT4 that relied on front wheel drive to attack the sport compact […] More »

Included in the Chrysler Group’s 5 year plan that was released last week was a simple chart that showed the future of the Dodge brand and the most significant piece of news for the short term is the dates of arrival for the next generation SRT Challenger and Charger.  This chart (as shown above) indicates […] More »

As the information in Chrysler’s 2014 5-year plan hit the web last week, the key piece of information was that the SRT brand was being consolidated into the Dodge brand – making the SRT Viper the Dodge Viper once again.  Even though the high performance brand is being killed off, there will still be plenty […] More »

Fiat Chrysler announced its five year plan for the company—all of the news!—yesterday, and as you can imagine, there were some whoppers. For enthusiasts, the biggest news was the demise of SRT as a standalone brand—though it will still exist as a performance division within the company.

The SRT Viper Time Attack model allowed the Chrysler Group to reclaim some track records briefly held by the Chevrolet Corvette thanks to a specially tuned suspension setup, unique aero bits and a lower curb weight thanks to the fact that the Time Attack model is based on the base SRT Viper and not the […] More »

Although the SRT Viper saw an increase in sales in March 2014 to 67 units, sales have been slower than expected since the car was introduced in early 2013.  Numbers peaked in June and July of 2013 with 97 and 94 units sold respectively and while the company didn’t expect to sell a thousand a […] More »