The Dodge Challenger was initially designed and built to compete with Mustang and several other muscle cars in the early '70s and '80s. Its iconic racing body and two-door styling with a ton of power under the hood quickly made it a popular vehicle. If its sense of speed and agility appeal to you, head to Champion Auto Group and explore our Dodge Challenger inventory in Athens, AL.
As of 2020, the Challenger celebrated fifty years of production and automotive history. The most iconic moments of this vehicle occurred when it was featured in the Fast and Furious movies over the last decade.
There's so much more to this car than just the sum of its celebrity appearances and history. To get acquainted with this car, one must delve deep into its design and construction.
The "Pony" Car
The Challenger was built as a competing response to the Mustang and some other pony cars that emerged in the late '60s and "'70s. Even though it has spent some time in competition with these other cars, the Challenger has emerged as a favorite with shoppers. It has changed its body design and form to make it stand out from Mustang, Firebird, and Camaro.
Current Performance Specs
Huntsville Consumers can select from four different engines for the Challenger. As an example of the kind of power this vehicle delivers, the SRT Super Stock and Jailbreak with a 6.2L high-output HEMI V8 engine, you can expect 807 horsepower and 707 pound-feet of torque. That's some serious power in a car of its size rumbling through Harvest, AL.
If you choose the supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 engine, which is the standard engine on the Hellcat trim model, you'll get 717 horsepower and 656 pound-feet of torque. The engine option that produces the least horsepower and torque is the 3.6L Pentastar V6, with 303 horsepower and TorqueFlight eight-speed automatic transmission. The Pentastar V6 comes standard on the GT and SXT trim models of the Challenger.
Features Unique to the Challenger
A deluxe security system with an intrusion module protects your Challenger from being broken into and stolen. After all, it's just that valuable a vehicle to would-be thieves. Crumple Zones mean this vehicle can take huge hits from the front and rear and absorb the impact with minimal damage. The rest of the body is made from high-strength steel to protect the driver and passengers.
The Challenger has always featured unique exterior colors for various trim models and recently has offered neon lime green, '70s deep orange, bright cherry red, and deep purple. These colors are not standard on many of the other vehicle models produced by Dodge.
Despite the stability control and all-speed traction control, Dodge placed airbags all the way around the vehicle's interior (just in case it's hit hard enough or rolls downhill). Many other safety features include sensors all the way around the rear of the vehicle to prevent rear accidents, backing or having others drive too close, rearview cameras with the viewing screen in the dash and uphill start technology.
Pricing
The point of the Challenger is to offer consumers an affordable sports car. For most consumers, the starting price of around $32,000 is reasonable. The highest price for a fully tricked-out Challenger is around $92,000. Leasing and financing options are always available to customers who don't need much to put on a car but still want to own a Challenger. Our financing team can find ways to keep costs down, including new vehicle offers and getting you great value for your trade.
Contact our team at Champion Auto Group and find exciting ways to get around Madison, AL, in the new Dodge Challenger.