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While there has been no official word from the Chrysler corporate offices, what appears to be the pricing for the 2016 Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat models has arrived online and if these are accurate, the price increases for the 707hp muscle cars is a bit smaller than we had expected – and there appears to be new standard equipment to offset that price hike.

A new claim has been posted online for the quickest Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat on the quarter mile, with this latest record setting muscle car laying down an awesome 10.008 run with a fairly short modification list – but we are still without a 9 second quarter mile Hellcat run.

Last night at the Roadkill Tour event outside of the Pontiac Silverdome, the folks from Dodge hitched a 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and a 2015 Dodge Viper to each other for a “3-way tug-o-war” that was really an incredible 3-way burnout – with the resulting smoke painting the sky red, white and blue.

Yesterday we brought you the news that the 2016 Dodge Charger and 2016 Dodge Challenger would be available in the striking Plum Crazy purple and today, we bring you a breakdown of the unique special edition colors features on these two Mopar muscle cars since returning to the lineup in the mid-2000s.

The Chrysler Group has just announced the first piece of information on the 2016 Dodge Charger and 2016 Dodge Challenger including pictures of the latest high impact color – the triumphant return of Plum Crazy purple.

The incredible domination of the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car class by the 2015 Dodge Charger R/T race cars of Don Schumacher Racing continued this past weekend, with Jack Beckman setting a new class record while Tommy Johnson Jr took the big win for his 2nd of the season – the team’s 6th straight win.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful American muscle car of all time, but in an effort to see just how much power they can get from the new supercharged Mopar machine, an Indiana-based company is nearing the 1000hp levels – with very little work done.

Those folks coming to the 2015 Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit will have a chance to go for a ride in the Hellcat Charger, the Hellcat Challenger or the Dodge Viper along with checking out the full range of new company vehicles – and it is all free.

Since it was announced that the Hellcat Hemi in the Dodge Challenger and Charger packs 707 horsepower, there have been people calling for a Dodge Viper packing the supercharged mill, but in reading through discussions online and in speaking with Chrysler Group execs – a great many people in the Mopar world would rather not see a Hellcat Viper.

The Ford Mustang continued its domination of the American muscle car sales race into a 9th month in July 2015, once again beating the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger in a month where all three muscle cars saw a decline in sales – allowing the Mustang to build a massive lead in the annual sales race.

This past weekend, Jack Beckman and his Don Schumacher 2015 Dodge Charger funny car were a dominant force at the 2015 Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma California, setting a new track ET record en route to winning his 5th event of the season in yet another all-Mopar final round.

A video has surfaced showing a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat blasting through the quarter mile in just 10.03 seconds, making it what I believe to be the quickest Hellcat car thus far and he did so with a surprisingly short mod list.

The final 900 outstanding orders for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat have been cancelled by the Chrysler Group as the company prepares for production of the 2016 models, but all of those 900 waiting customers will receive vouchers which will allow them to order a 2016 model for the same price as the 2015 model.

The Chrysler Group has recalled around 1.4 million vehicles as a result of a problem with their vehicle software that may allow a hacker to access the control system, but poor reporting by most large media outlets have turned this problem from a simple fix for a questionably troublesome issue into what seems to many to be a massive risk to the general public.

The 2015 Dodge Charger R/T has kind of gotten lost in the shuffle with the media interest in the new Scat Pack and Hellcat trimlines, but the Charger R/T is an amazing package with a low price, very solid performance capabilities and all of the interior comforts to make for a great daily driver whether you are a young and single or a family man with two kids.

This video is becoming popular as we see a stock Charger Hellcat take on Godzilla in a series of drag runs. The outcome is surprising, but very close.

The folks at Hennessey have announced their first two upgrade packages for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, lifting the output from the stock 707 horsepower to either 805 horsepower or 852 horsepower depending on the package chosen.

Since making its public debut two weekends back, the unique Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat X has gotten plenty of attention with its twin-charged Hemi engine setup, but many people are asking why it “only” makes 805 horsepower and 800lb-ft of torque – which we examine today here on TorqueNews.

While many people will never have the opportunity to actually get behind the wheel of a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and experience the awesome impact of 707 horsepower, anyone with an Xbox One game console will be able to drive the mighty Mopar muscle car this fall when Forza Motorsport 6 hits stores around the country.

Those fans of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat who love the car, but know that they wont be buying one anytime soon can now buy a Hellcat of their very own for about a buck thanks to the good people at Hot Wheels.

There are pictures and fake stories going around the internet insisting that a new Chevrolet Chevelle, Ford Torino GT and Dodge Coronet Super Bee are coming for the 2016 model year, but not only are they not happening for 2016 – they aren’t going to happen anytime in the foreseeable future.

The teams of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series headed to Route 66 in Chicago this past weekend and for the 10th time in 13 events, a 2015 Dodge Charger R/T won the funny car class – continuing the stunning domination of the class by Don Schumacher Racing.

As the Chrysler Group continues to pick through its vehicles to search for the troublesome Takata airbag inflators, around 88,000 examples of the Dodge Challenger have been added to the recall which has covered millions of vehicles around the United States.

As buyers have been quick to snatch up the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the new 8-speed automatic transmission, it has created a surplus of models with a manual transmission so if you want to buy the 707hp muscle car this year, the 6-speed manual transmission shouldn’t be a sticking point in your purchasing decision.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has basically been not-for-sale for several months now due to the massive backlog of orders and as the company begins to wind down the hectic 2015 model year, several items have been removed from the build page on Dodge.com, including the 8-speed automatic transmissions and all of the option packages.

I have had the opportunity to log quite a few miles on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT on the road and on the track, and for someone who isn’t focused on having gobs of horsepower, the Pentastar-powered V6 Challenger is an awesome option for 5 key reasons.

A recent report stated that the 485hp Scat Pack model of the 2015 Dodge Challenger was sold out and while there are some examples of this incredible performance car bargain available at dealerships – this is quickly becoming almost as tough to get as the 707hp Hellcat Challenger.

The 4th of July holiday weekend continued the amazing season for the 2015 Dodge Charger funny car NHRA teams, with Jack Beckman beating all three of the John Force Racing Camaro funny cars to get his 3rd win of the 2015 season – marking the 9th win for the new Charger body in 12 races this season.

Even though sales were down across the entire muscle car segment, the new Ford Mustang continued to post gigantic sales numbers – once again crushing both the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger in June 2015 sales.

After Warner Bros announced that they would stop selling any General Lee Dodge Charger toys due to the Confederate flag appearing on the roof, the final two channels airing reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard have both removed the show from their schedule in the ongoing effort to eradicate the flag from the American landscape.