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2015 Dodge Challenger Spied

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Spied! 2015 Dodge Challenger Testing on Public Roads with 6.2-Liter Supercharged “Hellcat” V-8 Engine
http://blogs.automotive.com/spied-2015- ... 40425.html
Remember a few weeks ago when we told you that Chrysler Group was quietly chipping away at a 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine known as the Hellcat? Well, now we have more proof. We present to you a 2015 Dodge Challenger (presumably in SRT guise, look closely and you’ll see that the badging has been stripped off) with this new Hellcat engine under the hood as caught by our trigger-happy spy photographer.

Early power numbers are speculative, but rumors first suggested that the Hellcat would be rated in the ballpark of 640 horsepower. That’s on par with the 8.4-liter V-10 engine used in the all-new SRT Viper. However, it has been said that the next-generation Challenger would be more of a competitor to the Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1/Z28 than it has in years past. New power projections rate the Hellcat in the neighborhood between 560 and 580 hp, which is much closer to the ZL1′s 580 hp rating but still is out of reach of the GT500′s 662 hp. A ZF-sourced eight-speed transmission is expected to be mated to this new Hellcat engine.

There also appears to be an upgraded brake package riding along with this 2015 Dodge Challenger prototype, as seen beneath the wheels. The next-gen Challenger’s 20-inch wheels cover big brake calipers and cross-drilled rotors, which is different than the smaller calipers and solid rotors currently serving the Challenger. While there’s some black wrapping on the front-end, if you look closely, it appears that the next-gen Challenger is covering some new air intakes. It’s also been suggested that the grille openings that you can see through the camo have been expanded ever-so-slightly. From behind, this Challenger mule is sporting a non-production exhaust system and the noise that escaped it was thunderous.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger is expected to bow at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January.
I'm not sure how they can tell what's under the hood? :-?
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT ‘Hellcat’ Spy Shots
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1085 ... -spy-shots
SRT’s ultimate Dodge Challenger has been spotted for the first time, testing in prototype form in the harsh conditions of California’s Death Valley. The car is believed to be packing a new supercharged version of Chrysler’s HEMI V-8, code-named the Hellcat, and has been billed by SRT boss Ralph Gilles as the “answer” for the recently revealed 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.
A couple of years ago, we first brought you news SRT was planning a supercharged version of its HEMI V-8 to bring the performance of its models closer in line with that of rivals from General Motors and Ford, both of which have launched a new generation of supercharged V-8 engines in recent years.

Then, in April of this year, Ralph Gilles confirmed that a hardcore Challenger was in the works but provided no further details. Just one month later we learned that a Hellcat supercharged HEMI V-8 was in the works and would be based on the 6.2-liter HEMI block and not the 6.4-liter version featured in the Dodge Challenger SRT8 392.

It’s been reported that the Hellcat upgrade will be the last hurrah for the current HEMI V-8 design, and possibly for the current Challenger muscle car, and that power levels may come close to matching the 640 horsepower of the 8.4-liter V-10 in SRT’s Viper supercar. It will need all the horses it can muster, as the Camaro Z/28 is rated at 500 horsepower, the Camaro ZL1 at 580 horsepower and the Shelby Mustang GT500 at a staggering 662 horsepower.

The prototype in these latest spy shots is sporting a new lower air-intake design, which is likely to have been enlarged to feed more air to the engine and keep it cool. The mufflers at the rear of the car look to be new as well, and the rear bumper is only a temporary unit so the production version is likely to be different. A rear diffuser and cutouts for the new mufflers are likely.

Hopefully there will be some suspension upgrades and serious weight-saving mods, because the Challenger will certainly need them if it is to keep up with its rivals at the track.

Sales should begin late next summer, making it a 2015 model. A name for the car is yet to be determined.
More photos: http://www.thehemi.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7486
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