2005 New York Auto Show Coverage
Chrysler Group is taking a Mercedes AMG approach to tuning cars - do it for everything. When you can bore and stroke and boost compression and add a more aggressive cam to the 5.7-liter Hemi to the tune of 6.1 liters, 425 horsepower and 420 pound-feet, why not? The Charger is less subtle than the Chrysler 300C SRT-8, of course, with a big hood scoop, rear decklid spoiler and two-tone leather seats. Its stiffer suspension rides about a half-inch lower than the standard Charger. Dodge estimates a five-second 0-60 mph, mid-16-second 0-100-0 and 110-foot stopping distance from 60 mph. The bad news is that Dodge also showed a Charger police car with the 5.7-liter Hemi (the 3.5 V-6 is the standard cop car motor), column shifter and center console mounting bracket. The Hemi cop car seems like a good way to create a market for the SRT-8.
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