DODGEChallenger SRT8 2008 - 2013

　　Dodge introduced the Challenger in February 2008, at a time when the world financial crisis started to bite the car industry.

　　The American carmaker introduced the third generation of the Challenger nameplate and managed to clean the shame brought by the second generation of the car, which was just a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant Lambda.

　　Ford proved that the retro-design trend works, and Dodge started to work on the car since 2005. It still used some of the underpinnings inherited from Mercedes-Benz, but it added more flavor and improved the platform. The car's design was a new version of the original 1970 Challenger, featuring a three-box bodywork and quad, round headlights. It even retained the coke-bottle styling with the taller rear quarter panels. Moreover, at the back, the car featured horizontal taillights. For the SRT8 version, the rear panel was covered with red trim, creating the image o a long, continuous light panel.

　　Inside, Dodge installed bucket seats with high-bolster areas for the front passengers. A tall center console was placed between them and sported a pair of cupholders, a storage compartment, and the gear lever. Inside the instrument cluster, the carmaker placed four white dials with red needles for the gauges, speedometer, and tachometer. At the back, the bench was good enough for two passengers. However, the tall transmission tunnel prevented the third one from sitting comfortably.

　　Under the hood, Chrysler already had a proper V8 engine: the 6.1-liter HEMI. Like the first-generation Challenger R/T, this one offered 425 horses (432 PS), which were sent to the rear wheels to obliterate the 245/20 ZR 20 tires.

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