I feel like the mopar ship is sinking in the horsepower race with gm and ford.The new ford boss 302 440 hp.z28 camaro, 557 hp,mach one mustang due soon,shelby gt350 due soon.The hemi nameplates will soon disappear on all mopar vehicles and theres talk of removing hemi logo from the valve covers.This is to appear greener to the government while the competition is in a horsepower war.The new 6.4 -450-480hp is a joke,why waste the time.The new engine should have been a 7.0-426-with a aluminum block and 550 hp.I feel the challenger is the best looking car of the bunch but is losing the war by leaps and bounds.Ford and Gm are in a dealth struggle while mopar is just a afterthought.Srt10 challenger would be a good idea but Fiat only has small cars on its mind.
I have to agree 100% with Roger. I am brand spanking new here and came with a dilema. I am at a pivotal point in my life right now. I just got the OK from houshold 6 (my wife), that I could go ahead and purchase a new muscle car. I was going to get an original muscle car, but decided that it is better fitting that I get one from my very own "muscle car era" . With that said now is the time to buy, and I am left with one shucks of a choice. I have been scowering over articles, forums, and reviews trying to find "what suits me". I have a choice of the new Z28, the awesome GT500, and now the 392 Hemi. I often picture myself driving one of these beauties down the BLVD with a grin from ear to ear. I LOVE the styling/build of the Challenger, and in a heartbeat would purchase this fine automobile if it were but for one small issue. The pure raw power that this baby can provide me. I can go ahead and get a beautiful car from pretty much any of the automakers, but I am looking for the COMPLETE package. The "crem de le crem" so to speak. After all it will not be everyday that houshold 6 is going to let me do this, so I know it has to be THE ONE. I have been reading about the past here on allpar and here is a quote from the people section titled
"Making Chrysler into a performance machine – again" "The story is that Mr. Townsend polled his own children, as well as the dealer network, and heard that performance was important" (smart Mr. Townsend) "Plymouth and Dodge set record after record on the drag strip with the 413 engine, culminating with the 11.93 second pass and 118 mile an hour national win by the Melrose Missile, a
stock 413 Super Stock Plymouth". The way I see it is that Dodge would not be here if it wer'nt for the HP. Who could honestly say that Dodge would even be in existance if it wer'nt for the HP? No its not all about the HP, but it is about the Complete package, and a big part of it. I need to know that when the time comes and the light turns green I can count on my trusty steed to pull me through. I am awating on the 392 to see what it can do. I am begging/pleading that it will perform to the standards once sought fit of the Dodge Name during the first muscle car era. I yern to become a MOPAR guy, but I will not do so for the wrong reasons. They have to sell this buyer the legacy that a true MOPAR guy would'nt settle for seconds best. Thank You