Autosavant: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Review

[69Firebird400]

...written by yours truly.

Man, was that a fun car to spend five days with. I really hated to give it back, especially when the car I'm testing this week is a Kia Sportage.

Here's the beginning of the review:

If you want to keep a low profile and not attract attention, the Challenger is not the car for you. If conservation of natural resources is a priority, there are far better choices than the Challenger. If your needs require a spacious interior with easy access to all seating positions, move along to the next review.

That being said, if you enjoy discussing your car with strangers (and getting thumbs-up signs and waves from people of all walks of life), if you put a premium on performance over efficiency, and if you will usually only use the two front seats, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 might be just what you need. Especially when the car is Hemi Orange.

After having driven a Challenger SRT8 for a long weekend, courtesy of Chrysler, it will be hard to forget some memorable moments. The afternoon the car arrived, our neighbor asked my wife where I got a Challenger, saying that he had been looking for one at local dealers to check out, but couldn't find one anywhere. He also insisted on a ride, which I gave him later that evening. Following that, I took it to the grocery store. As I was locking the car, a woman in her late-40s said, "that's a beautiful car." On my way home from the store, I had the windows down and was at a traffic light in town, and a man across the street yelled, "Yo man, that's a TIGHT ride!" Two days later, en route to my parents' house, a man in a minivan followed me from their town square to their house to ask about the car. Later that afternoon, a man actually parked his car across the street and rang my parents' doorbell just to talk about the car. Several motorcyclists gave me the hand-down wave they usually reserve for fellow bikers when they encountered me traveling in the opposite direction. The man from the fleet vendor who dropped off the car did warn my wife people would stop us to ask about it - he was right.

Read the entire piece here: http://www.autosavant.net/2008/07/20...t8-review.html

[CACressida]

Love it

[69Firebird400]

Originally Posted by CACressida

Love it

The car, or my review?

Edit: I was surprised to see you back, although you're not the first person to have disavowed membership here forever only to eventually return.
Adios Everyone!