The Dodge Challenger is the classic American muscle car. The newest models come complete with all the attitude and power you would expect from a Challenger along with a number of engine options, each with more horsepower and torque than the one before. Dodge also makes several special edition packages available for the Challenger for those who want an even more unique vehicle. Here are some of the packages available to help you bring your Challenger to a new level. more The Mopar 2017 Challenger Since Mopar celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2017, Dodge teamed up with it to create a limited edition Mopar Challenger. This car comes with a 6.4-liter HEMI that generates 485 horsepower and 475 pound-feet of torque. They will only produce 80 models in each hand-painted color scheme, and buyers can choose from black and contusion blue or pitch black and billet silver. The Mopar Challenger will, of course, feature Mopar parts and accessories along with an owners kit and a commemorative badge. The R/T Classic Package The R/T Classic Package adds dual side stripes in red, white, or black along with the Challenger script badge. It also comes with 20-inch hyper black aluminum alloy wheels and Nappa leather-trimmed seats with suede inserts. Up front, high-intensity discharge headlights lead the way. You can get this special edition package on the Challenger R/T Plus. The Challenger T/A This special edition package gives the Challenger a Scat Pack with many of the Hellcat features. It comes with a satin black hood and satin black roof that are both ducted to help feed the Hellcat air box, which was designed especially for this model. Dodge lowered the suspension and added Bilstein shock absorbers along with performance brake linings and an electronic stability control system with three different modes. The Challenger T/A also comes with a 2.75-inch active performance exhaust and wider Mopar alloy wheels that have a hyper black finish. Under the hood, a 5.7-liter engine produces 375 horsepower. The Blacktop Package Dodge adds 20-inch gloss black aluminum wheels, gloss black interior accents, and a performance steering wheel to the Challenger for the Blacktop Package. This also comes with a black grille that features the Challenger Blacktop Badging, fog lights, and a Blacktop stripe. The Scat Pack Appearance Group The Scat Pack Appearance Group gives the Challenger a satin black fuel filler door and a gloss black split grille with a bezel. It adds the Scat Pack Bumblebee stripe, and it comes with high-intensity discharge headlights. This package also comes with 20-inch hyper black forged alloy wheels, a performance style leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a Scat Pack splash screen. The Super Sport Group Choose the Super Sport Group special edition package for 20-inch carbon alloy wheels and performance tires, paddle shifters mounted to the steering wheel, and a trunk lid spoiler. It also comes with four-wheel antilock performance brakes. Add one of these special edition packages to your new 2017 Challenger and bring the look and performance to a whole new level.
Drag racing has a long history in the U.S. A big part of that history is the rebuilding of production cars into drag racers. Many drivers and race teams would purchase a stock vehicle from a dealer. Then, the team would almost completely dismantle the car taking out all of the nonessential components. The teams would then rebuild it using some of the parts that they purchased alongside other parts that they acquired from other dealers. Finally, the team would tune the car to perfection. Dodge wants to get in on the fun and build its own drag racer. The Dodge Demon is the first factor built street legal drag racer, and it is making a big impression in the racing industry. Are you ready for the Demon? more Finally, a Street Legal Production Racer The biggest problem with drag racing is that it used to require two or more separate vehicles to participate. The racer can be entered into closed track races, but they were almost never allowed on normal roads. Dragsters have different setups that do not make them agile or safe enough for regular street driving. So, racers needed a separate vehicle to tow the racer to and from the track. The Dodge Demon is street legal, meaning that it can drive on regular roads provided that it has the right tires. Fortunately, all Demons come with a replacement pair of rear tires so that it can drive on regular roads legally. You Pay Just for What You Need One of the biggest benefits to getting a Dodge Demon is that Dodge will strip most of it for you. Racing crews often spent a lot of money and time on equipment that they eventually removed from their vehicles. In drag racing, weight makes a huge difference in lap times. Dodge will help you by stripping the Demon down to its essentials. That way, you are only paying for what you need, and you can save hours of prep time that would have been used to strip the car. Higher Performance from the Start Since the Demon is prepped and built to higher performance specifications, your crew will start with a much better car. Further modifications are still possible to bring it up to your performance standards. However, it is possible to compete with the Dodge Demon with the factory systems and settings. This will make a big difference in your performance since any modifications that you make will start from a higher starting point. You could get excessively high-performance numbers if you know what you are doing. Since the Dodge Demon was built to be a legal driving car, you will save a lot of money on towing and prep equipment. This translates to more time and resources to put into your modifications. Ultimately, the Dodge Demon could radically change the way that drag racers are acquired and designed. If it is possible to make one in a factory that can handle both normal driving and racing, then there may be a significant shift in the industry where more racers are made for streets as well. Either way, the Dodge Demon is best understood by experiencing it yourself at a nearby Dodge dealer.
As a marker of quality with any good or service, awards represent the pinnacle of achievement, displaying a surefire sign of a high-quality product. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica has won several awards, which just shows how well-received this minivan is in the automobile world. Read on to get the details on the main accolades awarded to the 2017 Pacifica and why it won these awards. more Best Technology Family Car The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association gave the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica the prestigious title of Best Technology Family Car. While it's self-evident that the Pacifica received the award because of stellar technology, you might want to know exactly what such stellar technology entails. Firstly, all Chrysler Pacificas come with the Uconnect infotainment system, lauded for its processing speeds and simple to use navigation menus. At lower trims, the Pacifica comes paired with a 5.0-inch touchscreen with crystal clear image quality. Upgrade to premium trims and you get an 8.4-inch touchscreen, a 13-speaker sound system and a second-row rear entertainment system with 10-inch touch screens. You also get a Bluray player, HDMI ports, and a 115-volt power outlet. The sheer depth of available technology features converts the traditional minivan into a full-featured entertainment system, which shows you exactly why the Pacifica won this particular award. Best Minivan 2017: NY Daily News Autos The popular car review and news aggregator site NY Daily News was so enthralled by the Chrysler Pacifica that it awarded the vehicle the title of "Best Minivan 2017". Among the reasons given for the decision, NY Daily News outlined the Pacifica's stellar tech features, which you read about above, in addition to its top safety ratings and attractive looks. The Chrysler Pacifica received top safety ratings in tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica received a special 2017 Top Safety Pick+ label, which is only given to vehicles that earn good ratings in the five crashworthiness tests, an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating. The superb safety scores go a long way to explaining why this minivan received the title of "Best Minivan 2017", considering the target market for this class is large families who need the safest possible vehicles on the market. Cars.com Best of 2017 The Chrysler Pacifica 2017 became the first ever minivan to win the coveted cars.com Best of 2017 award, facing stiff competition since it competed against a slew of all-new or fully redesigned 2017 vehicles. The editors at cars.com awarded the Chrysler Pacifica with the site's most prized award because of how it reinvented the minivan segment with an amazing functionality, versatility, tech features, and bold styling. In summary, the Pacifica won this award because the editors viewed it as the ultimate motor vehicle, ticking all the important boxes for a modern car. With its excellent reputation among automobile critics and the impressive range of awards it has already gathered, the Chrysler Pacifica established a leading position in the minivan market in its first year of operation. Expect the next Pacifica model to improve on this already highly successful vehicle.
