Camaro 2SSRS VS Challenger RT (time sensitive)

[n!ght r!der]

Originally Posted by rickerda

I drive a 07 Charger with the 5.7 and a Challenger SRT8 as well as a Camaro 2LT RS.

As a daily driver back and forth to work the Camaro is great. For longer trips the Charger has the size and the 5.7 has the power and gas saving. The SRT8 is just a monster and my wife doesn't like driving it.

So as always it depends on how youre planning to use the car.

That camaro looks a little out of place lol

[Black5thgen]

Are the auto R/T's supposed to be faster than the stick?

[76z28]

Originally Posted by muskegoil

Heres a link
http://www.300cforums.com/forums/srt...one-stock.html

i dont believe a 12.56 bone stock
most peoples opinions of bone stock very but hey it can be done
camaro should get a 12.3x then because its that much lighter

[chopss]

there both awesome cars.

[Wvallediego]

GET ONE OF EACH1!

[Stew]

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Anythings possible. But saying a Challenger R/T is a low 13 sec car is like saying the Camaro SS is a mid 12 sec car. Yes, it can happen, but its not likely be the average Joe.
The Challenger R/T has been tested by pretty much every Magazine out there and it times are consistantly in the very high 13s - low 14s.

The challenger R/T got beat by the Mustang GT and the Pontiac G8 GT in head to head testing.
Challenger R/T (14.1 @ 102 mph) - Motortrend
Challenger R/T (14.1 @ 101 mph) - Road and Track

Camaro SS (13.0 @ 110 mph) - Motortrend
Camaro SS (12.9 @ 110 mph) - Road and Track.

No matter how you look at it, the Challenger R/T is a high 13-low 14 sec car.

You are looking at PRE 09 Charger times, Motortrend and Car and Driver BOTH got 13.5@105-106 from Challenger R/Ts. it is easily a mid 13 second car with a decent driver.

[1bad65]

Originally Posted by a_Username

Where are these Challenger SRT8s breaking 12's? Anyone got a link?

You know the answer to that.

[1bad65]

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

I mentioned putting 10 cars on the Challenger R/T at the dragstrip. That was when my car was about a week old, and it just so happens there were about 5 Challenger R/T's in attendance. Some sort of Challenger club/website gathering at the track. They were running 14.0-14.2 all night, each of them were stock. I was running 13.0-13.1 all night, also stock. Raced two of those cars, it was humiliating for them. A pair of the owners came to check out my Camaro in the staging lanes after getting whipped, and asked what i'd done to the car.

Sounds about right. I've never seen a Challenger R/T run low 13's stock. The best I've seen one do was a 13.8.

I've ran two Challenger's so far. And R/T and an SRT. Both of them were not happy with the outcome, and I drive a Mustang.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by 76z28

i dont believe a 12.56 bone stock
most peoples opinions of bone stock very but hey it can be done
camaro should get a 12.3x then because its that much lighter

Wish they still had the vids up, also when that happened there was a group of GTO owners there and the 300C SRT8 was indeed bone stock. Now, the 05s if I am not mistaken, may be a bit lighter than newer models, also the RWHP a lot of the SRTs put down on the dyno leads to more like 450 stock, at least on earlier models. It may be hard to believe it did happen and fortunatly in front of a few GM hardcores......

[Stew]

Originally Posted by 1bad65

You know the answer to that.

Ya know honestly, as long as you go to a website featuring just one car, that is alsways going to be the best, and fastest and creams the other 2. Good luck getting an unbiased opinion and no bashing of the cars that site doesn't cover (be it Camaro, Mustang, or Challenger).

[SS 376]

Originally Posted by coolman

For me it came down to performance. I like the looks of the challenger better than the camaro ,but I couldn't get past the fact that for the price of an R/T I could get better than SRT8 performance. If the performance doesn't matter to you as much then the challenger is a well balanced great looking touring car.

I went through the same thing as the OP before I got my 1SS. Challengers are apparently starting to sit on dealer lots because of the competition from the Camaro and the upcoming 2011 Mustang.

Problem is that even if you finagle a GREAT deal on a decently optioned R/T, you're still more or less paying what you would've paid for a 2SS. One thing I do like about Dodge is that they are offering heritage colors like Plum Crazy Purple, B5 Blue and Detonator Yellow...

[ULTRAZLS1]

So why hasnt the challenger srt-8 even broke past a 12.8 yet?

The 300c srt-8 is 4200 lbs. Slightly heavier than the challenger.

Was the motor sprinkled with pixie dust after production or what?

The car had a tune or some unknown mod. No way in hell.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

So why arent the challenger srt-8 cars ripping 12.5's left and right?


The car had a tune or some unknown mod. No way in hell.

Factory freak in perfect conditions, much as the 12.6 Camaro at -1000ft DA IMHO.

[ULTRAZLS1]

Factory freaks are a myth. SAE cerification these days puts and end to that.

A 12.6 with 426 hp and 3800lbs is no freak compared another car running a 12.5 with 400 lbs extra, no power advantage and an automatic transmission!!

And that 12.6 has been repeated 3 times now by the camaro if you havent noticed. One was 800ft DA.

This is something I would have to see in person and see the stock tune confirmed etc etc. to ever believe.