April 14, 2009 :: Posted by - bdfabregas :: Category -
Dodge
Hello there car fans around the world. This time I want to review about a muscle car from America. For the Americans, they must be familiar with the muscle car but for the other country, the term of muscle car is quite unfamiliar and some people might just didn’t hear that terms before. Some said that the terms muscle car comes from the philosophy that a small, or passenger’s chassis car is installed with the big engine under the hood (if it is wrong, feel free to correct me in the comment). For Malaysians you can imagine like this, the Perodua Viva’s body or chassis but the engine is V6 engine that was recently installed in Proton Perdana. So, let’s look at why the muscle car is popular in America by reading my review of Dodge Challenger SRT8.
The mighty Dodge Challenger using the 6.1L front longitudinal hemi V8 engine with natural aspiration. This very big engine is assisted by the pushrod OHV, 2 valves per cylinder valvetrain. This engine and valvetrain combination bring out maximum power of 425 bhp @ 6200 RPM and maximum torque of 420 lbs.ft @ 4800 RPM. This engine can be rammed until 6400 RPM before the engine breakdown. The power and torque of the engine are transferred by the W5A580 5-speed automatic transmission to the rear-wheel drive that is assisted by the Electronic Stability Program (ESP).
For a car, big engine will become useless if the car cannot perform on the track. The top speed for the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is 170 mph (273.53 kph) and it can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.9 seconds. That’s what we call the American muscle car. With the non-sporty shape, it can obtain this performance based on the power of the engine.
Of course with the car that was specially built for drag and street racing, the racing suspension is essential. The Dodge Challenger SRT8 using the A-arms for the front suspension and the 5-link for the rear suspension. Both the front and rear suspension is equipped with the coil spring over Bilstein Gas Shock Absorbers and Stabilizer Bar. For better handling, the rack & pinion with power hydaulic assist steering is used in this muscle car. Wanna know how the Dodge Challenger SRT8 look like? Just take a peek below.
Source:
1. http://www.supercars.net/cars/3988.html
