2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392

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You thought Chrysler was going to ignore the Hemi in the face of politically correct fuel miserliness? Not so—in fact, the biggest series-production Hemi V-8 just got bigger, and all 392 glorious cubic inches will be found first in the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392. The new engine is basically a bored and stroked version of the SRT 6.1-liter V-8; it now displaces 6.4 liters. The new mill's other important numbers, as found in the 2011 Challenger: 470 hp at 6000 rpm and 470 lb-ft of torque at 4200. Those are increases of 45 hp and 50 lb-ft, with peak power occurring 200 rpm lower than before and max torque 600 lower. We're also told the new engine has a broader torque curve than the outgoing 6.1 Hemi, with 90 more lb-ft available at 2900 rpm. While all 2011 SRT8 Challengers will get the new 6.4-liter, they will use carry-over transmissions, which means a five-speed automatic or an optional six-speed manual. (The engine—if not the three-pedal option—will make it into an SRT8 version of the new-for-2011 Charger, as well.) In a nod to, ahem, politically correct fuel miserliness, auto-equipped SRT8s will get cylinder deactivation that can idle four pistons at low load; that feature previously had been reserved for cars with the 5.7-liter, non-SRT Hemi. Along with the new engine, the SRT engineers have given the Challenger's chassis some help with new dampers accompanied by revised suspension geometry. The steering is now quicker, too, and uses a heavy-duty hydraulic pump <b>...</b>

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2011, dodge, challenger, srt8, 392, hemi

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