This car is made retro through and through to embrace and compliment the original muscle car in ever which way. Essentially it is the '70 Challenger R/T with the only difference being that it is made now, so it does look slightly different, have different dimensions and updated performance yet having the classic touch with the Hemi and manual transmission. So, in keeping with the retro styling and construction I think they should keep the ultimate version as is proudly wearing the proper R/T badge. They have worn down and washed out the meaning behind the R/T badge by applying it to far too many mediocre cars that are far from reflecting the meaning behind the R/T. The SRT is just a new age replacement of the R/T and they have already started to water it down as well by making an SRT version of almost everything (you'll know when SRT means absolutely nothing when they have a Dodge Caravan SRT) and by making pathetic copies of actual SRT's and calling them SRT Design Group Packages.

 

So maybe if its a 6.1 we will call it an SRT-8, but if its a 6.4 or a 6.6 Hemi we can call it the RT, or Rat Trap as the old 60 Mopar saying goes.

Or maybe they should call it the SRT-8 Rat Trap? No, uhhh what about PVO-8. I give up, just call it the Cuda and get it over with.

 

if they make the 6.1 say srt-8

ill just degrade the emblems to RT

Nothing like a modern day sleeper



just wonder don't you mean Scat Pack

 

I think the hopefulls out there would lable the 6.1 as a R/T and the 6.4 the srt8 but i would like to see a new brand of badging on it if they were to go to a 6.4 perhaps R/T-S???

 

Firstly I would like start off my reply by saying that is one hell of a badass car. Just totally awesome.

Now, on topic: Why not just name the 5.7L an R/T and the 6.1 a R/T SE?

 

Cause SE means base model now days...

 

yea i agree with that^ I have to say i like my badge suggestion tee-hee! lol[&:]

 

I would do it this way.

SE: 3.5L
SXT: 4.0L
T/A: 5.7L
R/T: 6.1L
SRT-8: 6.4L

Since the T/A was part of the classic line-up. Either do that or don't even bother using the SE badge and just call it the base model.

 

R/T is a Hemi/440-6. The way I remember it~I presently have a Dakota R/T.Being old school I understand R/T~I really don't get the SRT8~Anyone out there that could explain it? Thanks~

 

are you asking what it stands for? it stands for Street and Racing Technology and the number is the same as the number of cylinders. SRT replaced RT (no slash) which stood for Racing Team in 2003. previously vipers were RT/10's. is that what you were wandering?