Unique "392 HEMI" badges flank both fenders touting the historically
significant V-8 engine. Mopar quad exhaust tips deliver the performance exhaust
note while adding a serious muscle car styling cue. A larger front splitter and
integrated front fender spats give this Challenger SRT8 392 better overall
high-speed aerodynamics and balance.
A newly modified front fascia chin
spoiler improves aerodynamics and is accent painted for a more aggressive look.
The rear decklid spoiler also is completed in matching body color.
The
Race-Inspired Interior
The race-inspired interior of the Challenger
SRT8 392 Inaugural Edition features standard Smooth Pearl White leather-trimmed
seats and dual blue stripes accented by unique blue stitching. Each of the front
seats features an embroidered "392" just below the headrest. An exclusive,
serialized "Inaugural Edition 392 HEMI" dash plaque, showing the sequential
build number from 1 to 1,492, rounds out the exclusive interior content.
History
There's a lot of history attached to the iconic 392 HEMI
name.
The original 392 HEMI engine was introduced in 1957 model year
Chrysler and Imperial products, replacing the 354 cubic-inch version of the
original HEMI launched in 1951. The new and improved HEMI V-8 engine was quickly
adopted by drag racers of all types, and following various historical speed runs
on land and water, soon became affectionately referred to simply as the "92."
After 1958, the 392 HEMI was gone as a production engine, but it still
remains a legend. Collectors are now preserving many historic 392-powered race
cars and hot rods and proudly displaying them on show car circuits.
In
2007, Mopar - Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand -
helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 392 by launching a modern,
crate engine version of the 392 HEMI.
The 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392
is built at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and will
arrive in U.S. dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Dodge Challenger SRT8 392: Photo Gallery, Review (1/2) and Specifications
