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The 2016 Dodge Challenger and 2016 Dodge Charger in Plum Crazy purple proven to be so popular that the Chrysler Group management has decided to extend the order window for this striking exterior shade through the end of this month for most models – from the V6 SCT Plus to the 707hp Hellcat packages.

Over the past six days, the writers here at TorqueNews have offered up their favorite vehicles from 2015 including the BMW M4, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the VW Golf GTI, the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid, the Alfa Romeo 4C and the new Mazda Miata.

After driving scores of new cars, trucks and SUVs in 2015, my top vehicle of the year was the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

The Dodge Viper ACR and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently went head to head thanks to the crew at Motor Trend and not surprisingly, the most track capable Dodge of all time absolutely destroyed the most track capable Corvette of all time – with the Viper beating the Vette by almost 3 seconds around Laguna Seca Raceway.

The Dodge Challenger is not offered in the Australian market but based on the massive popularity of the new Ford Mustang coupled with the large local Mopar enthusiast crowd – there certainly seems to be a strong business case for Dodge shipping the industry’s most powerful muscle car Down Under.

The sales numbers for the entire 2015 calendar year are in and last year was officially the best sales year for the modern Dodge Challenger and the second best sales year in the history of the Challenger nameplate – trailing only the 1970 Challenger.

Ford Motor Company and the 2015 Mustang did what General Motors and the Chevrolet Camaro have not been able to do over the past few years – with the mighty Mustang claiming every single monthly sales title during the course of 2015 in route to a dominating win in annual muscle car sales.

While the Dodge Grand Caravan often falls prey to the anti-minivan stigma, spending a week driving the original name in the minivan segment makes it very clear why these infamously unhip people haulers sell so very well.

A Dodge Challenger owner in Pensacola, Florida recently smashed his muscle car through a coffin business and a tax service office while making an attempt to travel through time – seriously!

As part of the new Lego Ideas program, there is a chance that a Dodge Viper Lego kit could become a retail piece and those who want to see it happen can support this Viper build kit for free – with 10,000 supporters needed to make it to the next phase of the creation process.

A video has surfaced showing a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat racing against a new 2016 Cadillac CTS-V and in almost every match, the supercharged Mopar beat the supercharged Caddy – often doing so in impressive fashion.

The Chrysler Group has once again successfully extended their trademark of the term Cuda, but I don’t believe that the latest filing should cause anyone to get their hopes up for a new high performance muscle car sporting the Cuda name – at least not anytime soon.

The 1:64 scale Hot Wheels toys of the Hellcat Dodge Challenger and Charger have proven to be so a hot item for toy collectors and Mopar fans alike, making it tough to find either of them in stores, but a new Hellcat Challenger from Hot Wheels has arrived just in time for Christmas.

Henrik Fisker has announced that he will debut a new American supercar at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show and based on the sparse details, the Dodge Viper could be the base on which Fisker’s new Force 1 is built – with a price tag of just under $300,000.

Today I was at LX Group on Facebook where Dodge Charger and Challenger owners were discussing what is the quietest exhaust for a 2012-2014 SRT Charger. Here are some interesting insights from the discussion.

This weekend, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat will be patrolling the streets Los Angeles sporting striking Star Wars-themed designs – giving fans around the area a chance to check out these monster Mopars in person.

My friend Janice Brewster-Benn wrote a Facebook status telling about one thing she likes to do with her 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T. I asked her what are the top four things you like to do with your Challenger. Here is what Janice sent to TorqueNews to share with our readers.

Do you think buying your Dodge Challenger bred more jealousy or envy compared to if you had bought a Toyota Camry, minivan, or other regular car? See what Challenger owners say and explain why they decided to buy a performance car.

If you are hoping to place an order for a 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat or Dodge Charger Hellcat, you will have to wait until sometime in January, as last night marked the end of the last ordering wave of America’s most powerful performance cars.

A video has hit the internet showing the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang getting a workout on the dyno and while the stock results are solid, the power gained by adding a simple cold air intake and a good engine tune is the real star of the show here.

The Chrysler Group is using the popularity of the new Star Wars movie to promote their vehicles and in a new TV commercial, the Dodge Viper plays the role of Darth Vader while scores of Hellcat Challengers and Chargers serve as the black and white Stormtroopers.

The online configurator tools for the 2016 Dodge Viper have gone live at both Dodge.com and DriveSRT.com, giving prospective buyers and dreamers alike a chance to build and price their ideal Mopar supercar – with both a simple, traditional configurator tool and the expanded Viper Customizer for the track terror ACR.

I was reading a forum discussion and saw several people having issues in connecting their smartphones to their Dodge Dart. Here is what Mopar owners recommend.

The Ford Mustang posted its worst sales month of the 2015 calendar year, but the Motor Company still moved almost two thousand more Mustangs than Chevy sold Camaros – allowing Ford to maintain its 13 month winning streak on the sales charts.

Late last week a bright red Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat hit the track at Cecil County Dragway and when the day was over, this blower-only 4-door sedan had claimed the title as the quickest Hellcat Charger in the world – marking the first time that one of the supercharged Chargers got into the 9 second barrier while obviously setting the record for the quickest Hellcat sedan in the world.

Black Friday is a popular day for car deals and discounts not only in auto parts industry and supermarkets like Walmart and Target, but also for cars themselves. Here are some of the deals and sales offered by Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford and some of the other car makers.

We have already discussed leaked pricing for the 2016 Dodge Challenger last month, but now that the 2016 Challenger configurator page has gone live on Dodge.com, we have positive confirmation of all of the pricing figures – with the 707hp Hellcat Challenger starting at $65,190 with gas guzzler tax and destination fees.

The configurator page on Dodge.com for the 2016 Dodge Charger has finally gone live and while the majority of the numbers we reported last month have proven to be accurate, there are a few differences from those leaked numbers and most importantly, we know that the 2016 Hellcat Charger has an actual base price of $68,640.

Jack Beckman and his 2015 Dodge Charger R/T funny car came into the final event of the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Championship with a shot of toppling Del Worsham and claiming the season championship, but Del beat Jack in a head to head battle and secured the title for the NHRA’s fastest bodied class.

As the 2016 model year units of the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger reach dealerships around the United States, we are seeing more and more Hellcat versions sitting unsold on lots – meaning that if you have been waiting for your chance to own one of the 707hp beasts, some careful shopping will almost certainly net you a new supercharged muscle car.