Such a world famous automobile monster as Chrysler, which has captured a huge segment of the world market and gained the hearts of millions of fans, has been pleased with its creations for a long time. This concern can be safely called a pioneer in the field of creating muscle cars, which in translation means “muscle cars”.
This concept was developed in the USA in the 60s of the 20th century and presented the world with the idea of creating high-speed vehicles with the best characteristics on the basis of medium-sized cars. The only sign that unites almost all cars was a predatory and powerful engine of at least 300 hp. Such hot and daring cars include some Chrysler models - the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, but exclusively with R and T engines. Further, the concern produced and more powerful models, but they were no longer referred to as muscle cars.
The forerunner of the Dodge Challenger was Silver Challenger, which came off the assembly line in 1959 in limited quantities. Then the lineup of this brand was born. At that time, Silver was a two-door swallow, designed for four seats. And the car looked like a shiny exotic bird.
Having suspended the production of this series, Chrysler returned to its roots only after a long break of 11 years. The motive that prompted the leadership of the concern to turn to the past was the inability to compete with the predatory Chevrolet Camaro and the aggressive, but very attractive Ford Mustang. The result was a grandiose birth of the Dodge Challenger in 1970. An interesting fact is the similarity of this unit with the muscle car Plymouth Barracuda. It was from this model that the platform and some characteristics presented in the new brainchild of Chrysler were taken. At that time, this model had a huge number of variations: letting out a sedan or convertible, Dodge Challenger had a three- and four-speed manual or automatic transmission, and six- and eight-cylinder engines “played” with a volume starting from 3.2 liters, ending with 7.2 liters. Also, the first model of this handsome car had various components abounding with various latest “bells and whistles” for that time: power accessories, sensors for unfastened belts and open doors, etc.
This Dodge car, which instantly became popular, sharply lost its greatness after the release of the second generation Challenger, which was a clone of the Mitsubishi Galant Lambda. As a result, the production of this unit was stopped in 1983. And only in 2008 there was a miraculous return of the legendary car, which made excellent competition to the fifth generation of Camaro and Mustang.
And that was an explosion in the car market. All Dodge fans, of course, appreciated the aggressive 6.1-liter gasoline engine, which worked in unison with a five - speed automatic gearbox. Hiding his predatory nature under the hood of a two-door, almost five-meter-high monster, surrounded by a powerful bumper in front, this aggressive vehicle revealed to the world its true sporting origin, at the origins of which was a first-generation muscle car.
The non-stop process of modernization and renovation of this model motivates a huge number of sports car lovers to purchase it. You can buy a Dodge Challenger not only in the United States, but also in the automotive markets of the whole world, because, as ancient wisdom says, quality knows no bounds.