friend got a 392 challanger

[Bad70supreme]

SO he got the big dog challanger... personally I am not impressed! I have allways liked the look... but other then that The interior is UGLY, it feels like a regular car not sporty or muscle at all. The stock exhust is WORSE then the camaros stock pipes, and get this, you CANT even rev the engine past 3,800 rpms in drive I plan on going to the track sunday, and he wont go! He's scared of the big bad camaro ! I am so happy I am chevy guy, I dont care what the mags say... the camaro is still king in my book, Fit an finish was no better either.

[Obzen]

How do you rev the engine in drive?

[c-dub]

pics or it didn't happen...

[sasquash1984]

I like the blue and white limited with the blue white inteior pics please

[Bad70supreme]

Sorry I mean park Its a nice car its just not what I think it should be.

[My 5th]

Originally Posted by Obzen

How do you rev the engine in drive?

Heel and toe and double clutch?

[s.c]

When u can't rev after a certain rpm that is a launch control haha it has to be tuned to take it off

[Nvincent4708]

The revving thing is launch control. I have my Camaro set at 5500 For Clutch In Condition.

They honestly look mean. The 392 is atleast the big motor. I like Camaros and Challengers. Not Mustangs.

[Camaro8810]

I'm a fan of the Challenger as well. Would be my next choice after the Camaro.

[greenrail]

OP It is spelled "CHALLENGER."

Try revving your camaro in Park once. Most GM cars I have owned recently had a Rev limiter that did the same thing. Not a big deal, but it isn't only limited to MPPOPAR products.

That new 392 Hemi, may give the Camaro a decent run in spite of the added weight.

Overall, to me the challenger is a pretty nice automobile. It is in a different ballpark than the Camaro. It's more of a Cruiser. Great car for long drives with a lot of room for passengers. It is my Number 2 garage dream.

[CaniacFan]

Originally Posted by Obzen

How do you rev the engine in drive?

Push the clutch in?? I love the 392's the color and striping combo just look great. Too pricey for may purse though..

My brother has an STR-8 (Hugger Orange) - calls it "Camaro Killer" cause both of his sisters drive SS/RS's.. Loser.. Kiddin.

[justa25thTA]

I like it and would gladely own one, except for the higher cost.

[Sleestack]

Originally Posted by greenrail

OP It is spelled "CHALLENGER."

Try revving your camaro in Park once. Most GM cars I have owned recently had a Rev limiter that did the same thing. Not a big deal, but it isn't only limited to MPPOPAR products.

That new 392 Hemi, may give the Camaro a decent run inspite of the added weight.

Oevrall, to me the challenger is a pretty nice automobile. It is in a differnt ballpark tahnthe Camaro. It's more of a Cruiser. Great car for long drives with a lot of room for passengers. It is my Number 2 garage dream.

Yes, the SRT cars are similar to AMG cars, great cruisers with brute power under the hood. The 392 is faster than the 5.0 or the SS, trapping between 112-114mph, so decent run vs. the SS indeed....

[Camaroshark]

Originally Posted by justa25thTA

I like it and would gladely own one, except for the higher cost.

Cost....that's pretty much the issue.

The ride on them is more "comfortable" than the Camaro. My wife has an R/T Challenger in the Deep Water Blue.

I picked up a 2SS/RS for what they want for a Challenger R/T now.

Almost a year ago, we bought my wife's R/T for $27,000 with leather interior (28j package?) and standard 18 wheels. When I went looking for either an R/T or SRT8, very little discounts offered even after days of haggling /walking away ... so I started looking at the Camaro... Found one and picked it up used @ $32K for a 2SS/RS with 4,200 miles on it.

Hell, the Dodge dealers around here didn't even want to go to $30K on an R/T leftover equipped like my wife's that we paid $27,000 for only months ago brand new off the lot with 4 miles on it.

Couple that with the trade option... Dodge wanted to hose me on my trade... all dealers around here... We spent weeks negotiating different dealers and cars... I ended up at the table at a Chevy dealer and got $5,000 more for my trade! The Dodge dealers just seemed to want to hit a home run on the new car and a home run on the trade ... and I was not going to go along for the ride.

I let everyone know up front I did finance for a living and I knew what the cars were worth...did my homework... yada yada... but Dodge dealers were only interested in a "baby seal" deal in my opinion.

The 392 is a nice car, and wasn't available when I was shopping... I considered a Mopar 10 edition, but even those were offered in the 35K range at best and given what was available in the Camaro, it was a lot more "car" at less money. The SRT8 is comparable HP, but heavier and about 7-10K more expensive than the Camaro. The 392 is about $15K-18K more than a Camaro 2SS... and is it really all that much more car?

I think when you start getting into 392 price range, there's a host of European model sports cars that fall into play that are nimbler, faster, and can run circles around the 392 in performance..