{"id":88702,"date":"2014-01-12T19:07:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T18:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtspirit.com\/?p=88702"},"modified":"2015-08-26T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T10:44:41","slug":"640hp-hellcat-powered-dodge-challenger-debuting-in-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2014\/01\/12\/640hp-hellcat-powered-dodge-challenger-debuting-in-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"640hp Hellcat Powered Dodge Challenger Debuting in Detroit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"640hp<\/a><\/p>\n

If the latest reports are to be believed, then we could see the highly anticipated 640 hp \u2018Hellcat\u2019 V8 powering the upcoming range-topping Dodge Challenger could be at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show 2014. <\/p>\n

If the new supercharged V8 engine does arrive, don\u2019t expect it to be fitted to the next Challenger SRT8 as that isn\u2019t due out until later this year. As a result, it could simply debut fitted inside a current Challenger or by itself sitting like a piece of art at Dodge\u2019s booth.<\/p>\n

While the release of the engine could be just days away, specifications about it are still unclear. Some reports state it will by a 6.2-liter unit while others say it will displace 6.4-liters. However big the engine is, it is expected to arrive with either an eight-speed automatic transmission or a Tremec six-speed manual \u2018box. It is obvious which gearbox we would prefer.<\/p>\n

At the moment, it\u2019s believed that the current Dodge Challenger will remain on sale through the early months of this year before it\u2019s replaced by the next-generation Challenger likely to be the first to adopt the larger V8 powerplant.
\nThe new supercharged V8 has been described as a \u201clast hurrah\u201d for the company before fuel economy standards limit horsepower outputs for American manufacturers. The engine will be built alongside the 5.7-liter and 6.4-liter Hemi V8s currently produced by Chrysler.<\/p>\n

[Via Autoblog<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If the latest reports are to be believed, then we could see the highly anticipated 640 hp \u2018Hellcat\u2019 V8 powering the upcoming range-topping Dodge Challenger could be at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show 2014. If the new supercharged V8 engine does arrive, don\u2019t expect it to be fitted to the next Challenger SRT8 as that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":88716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11921],"tags":[10,4721],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}