2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 10 reviews
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• 9 stars

  Great car, but not the best

  by Sir_Moses_Wellington on October 20, 2010

  Pros: Great looking, great horsepower, good (for a Chrysler) handling and one of those cars your have to own to really love.

  Cons: Mileage with the 6.1 Hemi, is lets face it, not good for your pocket. Only downside, and you can get the 5.7 that gets better mileage and still gets 360+ horsepower. Same old, somewhat bland interior, but getting upgraded for 2011.

  Summary: I recommend this car if you find one for a great price, but even then, I say hold out until next year, especially if you are getting either the V6 ...

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  Summary: I recommend this car if you find one for a great price, but even then, I say hold out until next year, especially if you are getting either the V6 model or the current 6.1 Hemi. Both models will be far better for the price (Going from the 3.5l V6 to a far superior 3.6L engine, and 6.1L is going to the 6.4L, which has way more horsepower, and strangely, supposedly better mileage). If you need a car now, well, buy something else, unless this is your car, otherwise, buy a Ford Taurus or something.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Great car, awesome 6.1l V8, retro-styled muscle car

  by daddymusclecar on October 21, 2010

  Pros: Great power, good handling, awesome retro-styling

  Cons: Awful gas mileage, heavy car

  Summary: Don't waste your time on the V6, go for broke with the SRT8 or even R/T models. If you can't stomach the bad mileage, stay with your ...

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  Summary: Don't waste your time on the V6, go for broke with the SRT8 or even R/T models. If you can't stomach the bad mileage, stay with your Camry, leave the fun to the rest of us

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  3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Fast, capable coupe with classic American styling

  by desertsoldier22 on December 9, 2010

  Pros: Supple, quiet ride makes this an excellent long distance cruiser.
  The smooth torquey 6.1L V-8 has a very broad power band allowing the
  425hp this engine produces to be accessed without minimal downshifting.
  Indestructable brakes.
  Room...lots of it!

  Cons: Supple ride brings with it a lack of enthusiasm in the corners.
  Pricey when compared to competitors.
  It's size makes it a challenge to park.
  You and the gas pump will get to know each other.

  Summary: The Dodge Challenger is often compared to the likes of the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. However Dodge being Dodge (always dancing to its own tune), it really cannot ...

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  Summary: The Dodge Challenger is often compared to the likes of the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. However Dodge being Dodge (always dancing to its own tune), it really cannot be compared to those two. A better comparison is between the Challenger and the old Chevrolet A-bodies and the Classic Charger and Coronet. Weighing in at 4,120lbs, this is definitely not a pony car but a muscle car in the classic sense. It is not meant to be a road course warrior but a destroyer of long stretches of freeway. America has big roads, and big distances, out of all of the current crop of muscle the Challenger is the best to take on a road trip. In this sense it is the most American of the American muscle cars.
  
  Interior Impressions..
  Dark Gray, lots of Dark gray....Unlike it's Ford counterpart, with its brushed aluminum and wavy panels the Challenger is not very flashy. But take a look at a photo of the interior of a 1970 Challenger, You will find the Challenger to be the most faithful to its predecessors. The gauges are clearly read and the font will not tire your eyes over the long trips you no doubtfully will be taking in the car. The interior materials while not flashy are of high quality, most panels are soft touch or leather and the carbon fiber inspired fabric of the wonderful pistol grip ensures perfect shifts every time from a near flawless Tremec TR6060 6-speed (Same as the Camaro SS). Overall it is a nice place to be with expansive leg room, and a rear seat actually inhabitable for 6 ft tall indviduals. This is one bit of muscle that I would gladly take to work every day.
  
  Exterior Styling...
  You will get noticed in this thing! If you are meek and don't like covering with strangers this is not your ride. Expect "nice car!" "sweet ride!" and long conversations about similar vehicles long vanished. "I used to own a 1970!" was the first remark I got after pulling into an Austin gas station, I asked " where is it now ?" , "My son has it...its out back. Side by side the Challenger definitely looks the part...just with a few more pounds packed on. But I guess we all are gaining a little these days. Classic coke bottle styling and the quad headlights, not to mention fewer numbers than the Mustang and the Camaro ensure a unique ride that will wow anyone seeing it for the first time.
  
  Thats why I bought it.
  
  Fuel Mileage...She loves the petrol, but just as much as any V-8 Powered car does. Compared to the Mustang GT and the Camaro SS she is quite comparable. Compared to the 2100cc smaller BMW M3 V-8 she gets between 2-3mpg better. 14 mpg city is not something to brag about, but compared to some of the land yachts seen on the road today (Escalade...H2 uh hmmp!) the Challenger might as well be a Pruis. Also considering the original Hemi Challenger made 425 gross hp out of 426 C.I. (7.0L) the new 6.1L is worlds more efficient. The old Hemi Challenger had a 5 mpg City rating.
  
  Point is you don't buy this car to save gas. If you even have to think about it, this vehicle is not for you.
  But if petrol runs in your veins and you have a wish to buy a real man's car. A car that will rip ashphalt apart with a simple nudge of the go pedal. Go buy a Challenger and live life to the fullest, your balls will love you.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 4 stars

  Over priced, over weight, underwhelming

  by shotnoise on October 21, 2010

  Pros: Sounds great; looks great (if looks could kill the Mustang and Camaro would be dead). Best back seat of the three retro-pony cars.

  Cons: Overpriced. Terrible gas mileage. Family sedan handling and braking. Sub-par acceleration for the class. Bland, faceless interior.

  Summary: This car would be the class leader if only you could just stare at it from the outside while your friend (or wife) rev'd the motor so you could ...

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  Summary: This car would be the class leader if only you could just stare at it from the outside while your friend (or wife) rev'd the motor so you could listen to that wonderful exhaust note.
  
  The problem starts when you climb in. The seats are uncomfortable (at least for my 6'4" frame). Many of the driver controls hare on the center console and have exactly the same look and feel. Why have a voice-dialing function but require you to take your hand and (more importantly) your eyes off the road to find the button needed to activate it. Once you get settled in and start the car, you revel in the sound (they should give whoever designed that exhaust system a raise!), but you quickly realize that the clutch is rather numb and that the gearbox is clumsy.
  
  Out on the road you find that the engine is great fun for melting the tires but runs out of breath at the top end. Because of this, the new 2011 Mustang GT will leave the Challenger eating dust in both the 0-60 and 1/4 mile runs. The ride is plush for a car of this supposed performance orientation, but that is not what this car is supposed to be about. Once you try pushing this car very hard in the corners you find the car understeers with the determination of a bulldog. Both the Camaro SS and the Mustang GT will easily drive away from the Challenger on a road coarse. This is in part the chassis tuning, but it is primarily the fact that the Challenger is saddled with the bulk of the 300C, forcing it to carry between 600 and 800 lbs more weight than its nearest competitor. This also gives the Challenger the longest stopping distance from 60mph.
  
  In closing - the Challenger SRT8, in my opinion, pulls off the retro-pony car theme much better than the ubiquitous Mustang or the outrageous Camaro. Unfortunately, the interior and performance lag far behind either of its two main competitors. Compared to the smaller, lighter Mustang, for example, he car is priced closer to the Mustang GT500 but gets it's butt kicked by the more common (and SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper) Mustang GT.

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  3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  awssome ride,power,sound and looks.

  by bradhemisixpointone on September 7, 2011

  Pros: mean,lean,muscle machine.I finally bought my dream car and it's more than a running horse or a transformer.

  Cons: six speed manual tranny is hard to get used to and clunks into the next gear when shifting up or down.Why is this? or is it just me.

  Summary: Test driven the Mustang and the camero with terrible results.Resulting in the perchase of the 2010 challenger SRT8 package two model. No regrets whatsoever ,I like the taste of ...

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  Summary: Test driven the Mustang and the camero with terrible results.Resulting in the perchase of the 2010 challenger SRT8 package two model. No regrets whatsoever ,I like the taste of gas and the sound of it drinking it.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  "Proud to be an American."

  by AirborneRangerInfantry on March 2, 2013

  Pros: Classic looks and design.With modern conveniance.Power,power,power.Fun to drive.Wow factor.

  Cons: None that i can think of.

  Summary: Let me first start by saying ive never in my life felt more in love with a car.You become one when you drive this thing and all it wants ...

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  Summary: Let me first start by saying ive never in my life felt more in love with a car.You become one when you drive this thing and all it wants to do is play.This car is a big girl.But a beautiful big girl that you wouldnt mind your friends seeing you with and when she gets a lil crazy she will do dirty horrible things with you.This car makes me proud tobe an american i dont want some track car thats good on gas thats not the american way. i want a car that ingolfes you in american tradition and freedom. a car that says yea i might drink alot but im here to party if you aint down for it then **** you.Dodge hit it center mass with this one it is full of life and will put a smile on your face and if it doesnt you havent truely drove it.This is a car you let loose and hope no cops are around a car that s true to its country and its tradition.Thats why i chose this car.I will never regreat my decision.

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• 6 stars

  Really? 4 Stars?

  by Dr_Mario_PharmD on September 6, 2011

  Pros: 1. One of the best looking cars ever made.
  2. Nothing else.

  Cons: 1. Slow
  2. Poor handling
  3. Weighs as much as a large dinosaur
  4. Expensive

  Summary: Please stop reviewing cars. It is obvious you know nothing about cars other than which one is prettier.

  Summary: Please stop reviewing cars. It is obvious you know nothing about cars other than which one is prettier.

• 10 stars

  I Love my 2010 Challenger SE Rallye Edition

  by minterbartolo on October 21, 2010

  Pros: awesome styling and retro look
  SE V6 gets better gas mileage and is reasonably priced.

  Cons: V6 is slightly underpowered, though 2011 Flex Fuel V6 improves this.

  Summary: Bottom line a classic muscle car look with modern convenience that is overlooked compared to the others. Not as popular as the Mustang (do you really want to drive a ...

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  Summary: Bottom line a classic muscle car look with modern convenience that is overlooked compared to the others. Not as popular as the Mustang (do you really want to drive a car that grandma gets in pink with a white stripe?) or Camarro (I am not particularly fond of the transformer look of the new version), but one man's unpopular is another's limited edition.

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• 1 stars

  14 mpg city? Seriously?

  by JtJt12944 on October 31, 2010

  Pros: Looks good.

  Cons: There is no excuse for a car in 2010 to have gas mileage of 14 city.

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• 1 stars

  Top Gear gave this wanna be an C- for handling...

  by gary85739 on October 25, 2010

  Pros: Looks nice.

  Cons: Why settle for a hotrod car that simply can't handle as well as most Euro/*** cars?

  Summary: Save your money, you're not that old yet!
  
  ps: midlife crisis anyone?

  Summary: Save your money, you're not that old yet!
  
  ps: midlife crisis anyone?

  0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

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