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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Default Re: Challenger Test Drive

Originally Posted by mrphotoman
a local guy had one at the track the other day, to call the acceleration of it scary is a exaggeration lol. He was running at best 9 second runs on the 1/8 mile track. There are stock 4cyl cars running faster times than that. It is a good looking car though but all that weight really hurts it.
That local guy was either having severe traction issues or simply couldn't drive. My PT Cruiser Turbo will run 9.2 in the 1/8 and 14.4 in the 1/4. The Challenger SRT8 runs the 1/4 in 13 flat so 1/8 mile times should be low to mid 8s. While I agree that isn't "scary fast" it is pretty darn good for such a heavy car.
 
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