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2019 DODGE CHALLENGER SPECS

HELLCAT REDEYE Sport Coupe
TYPE
Go big or go home. Those are words that are surely bouncing around the vehicle development meetings at Dodge. If the 707-hp DRIVETRAIN
Hellcat wasn’t enough to burn through your annual tire budget, Dodge has a solution for you: the 797-hp Hellcat Redeye. The 6.2-liter 8-cylinder
supercharged V-8 from the Demon found its way into a Hellcat, along with the eight-speed automatic, line-lock and launch control. w/797-HP
Absent from the mix, however, is the trans brake. And you can’t reclaim the missing 32-hp that the Demon packs, thanks to the 8-speed Automatic
tuning map in the Redeye’s ECU, so pumping it full of race fuel won’t do you any good. But make no mistake, this Challenger variant
is all about laying down impressive quarter-mile times, and Dodge claims that a 10.8 second blast through the lights is possible. Transmission
It’s not all about straight-line acceleration, though, as the Redeye comes with three- FUEL ECONOMY
mode Bilstein Dampers on all four corners. The only way to differentiate between the N/A at time of
standard Hellcat and the Redeye is to look for the red eyes in the Hellcat emblem. publication
A wide-body kit is available, adding 3.5 inches to the Challenger’s overall BASE PRICE
width and allowing the fitment of 305-mm tires, which will help slightly N/A at time of
with traction. The wheelbase is 116.2 inches and the curb weight sits at publication
4,448 pounds. On the inside, there’s seating for five and options such as
Laguna Leather, HK sound system, and a sunroof.

SPECS 2019 FIAT 124 SPIDER
TYPE
2-Seat Roadster Fiat’s 124 Spider is back for 2019 with a few changes and some appearance enhancements that make it an appealing choice for
DRIVETRAIN those seeking a fun, two-seat convertible that provides top-down thrills at a budget that won’t break the bank. The 124 Spider is
1.4-liter Turbocharged available in three trim levels: Classica, Lusso, and Abarth. Classica is the base level, which comes standard with 16-inch wheels,
push-start ignition, leather wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, a rearview camera, and a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment
Inline 4-cylinder, setup. Moving up to the Lusso adds dual-chrome exhaust tips, 17-inch wheels, automatic climate control, leather-trimmed heated
160-HP (164-HP Abarth) seats, piano black interior trim, automatic headlights, fog lights, SiriusXM satellite radio, and a proximity key. If performance is
6-Speed Manual your focus, you’ll want the Abarth, which features a limited-slip differential, Bilstein performance suspension, front strut tower
Transmission / brace, Abarth-specific 17-inch wheels and badges, as well as some upgraded interior accents. The Abarth trim also gets slightly
6-Speed Automatic (opt.) more power, 164 ponies versus the 160 found on the Classica and Lusso. A 6-speed manual gearbox is standard on all trims with a
FUEL ECONOMY 6-speed automatic offered as an option. The first 124 Spider rolled
26 City / 35 Hwy out of the Fiat factory more than 50 years ago, with the goal
BASE PRICE of bringing performance, style and luxury to the
masses. True to its heritage, the 2019 Fiat
$24,995 124 Spider delivers on that goal.

2020 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 SPECS

Ford is bringing back the Mustang Shelby GT500 for 2020, and it’ll be packed with monstrous performance. What does that TYPE
mean? It means a supercharged V-8 putting out more than 700 horsepower. Ford has yet to release exact figures, but anything Sport Coupe
north of 700 is monstrous, indeed. The 5.2-liter V-8, fitted with a 2.7-liter Eaton supercharger, is a derivative of Ford’s GT350 DRIVETRAIN
power plant, although this one doesn’t have the flat-plane crankshaft carried by its naturally aspirated sibling. With track 5.2-liter Supercharged
performance clearly in mind, Ford is fitting the GT500’s V-8 with a new cast-aluminum structural oil pan that has static baffles V-8, 700+ HP (est.)
and hinged doors, both meant to prevent oil-starvation under high g-forces. A seven-speed dual-clutch automatic takes care 7-Speed Dual-clutch
of the shifting, and there will be no manual option available. While that may rattle some of the purists out there, the shifts Automatic Transmission
will be lightning quick at about a tenth of a second. Drag mode will fire through the gears with no torque interruption and
track mode will evaluate (very quickly) a variety of factors before executing shifts, such as FUEL ECONOMY
steering angle, in order to avoid destabilizing the GT500. It’s attention to details like N/A at time of
these that lets you know Ford intends this car to turn left and right at high publication
speeds, not just blast along in straight lines. Of BASE PRICE
course, all that power needs to be hauled- N/A at time of
in occasionally, so the GT500 will be publication
equipped with 6-piston Brembos up front
and 4-piston units on the rear.

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