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There’s no denying that the new Dodge Challenger is a marvel of electronic technology when compared to a Mopar of the classic vintage, offering wizardry such as satellite radio and navigation, remote engine starting, and digital tire pressure readout, but one area where it is lacking is engine instrumentation. Sure the car monitors all of that for you, giving you a warning chime and light on the dash if a parameter exceeds a limit, and shows coolant temperature through an electronic gauge, but the car just doesn’t show the driver real-time engine oil pressure information unless you scroll through a screen on the dash, a practice we deem unsafe during aggressive driving. READ MORE

With a curb weight of just over 4,000 pounds for the ’09 Dodge Challenger R/T, stout, portly, and robust, are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to describe the vehicle. And while the Chrysler Corporation has done an outstanding job of making the new Dodge Challenger feel more nimble than its mass would seem to allow, the simple fact is that the car’s performance is limited by its power to weight ratio. Since this ratio can only be changed by adding or subtracting from each of the variables (power and weight), the only options to improve power to weight ratio are to increase power, or decrease weight. READ MORE