HEMISFEAR
11-03-10, 12:37.28 PM
Chrysler just released its image-maker for Dodge to loads of attention. It's the RedLine Charger.
The Charger gets a new elongated nose and other touches for 2011. It's been seen in photos but not at a public showing -- until now. The revised version was just shown at the SEMA show here in Las Vegas. It is badged as a Charger R/T, a throwback to a 1970 Charger.
But what everyone saw wasn't stock, but a customized RedLine version.
"We let the designers of the production car and their friends at Mopar rip," said Gilles. "I wanted them to show us what they would do with this vehicle if it were their own dream car."
The RedLine version is lower to the ground with a tuned suspension. The 5.7-liter Hemi engine has been given a Mopar makeover, with headers, an exhaust system and a cold-air intake. There's a Mopar strut tower brace to aid handling and drivability.
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Says Chrysler:
The RedLine Charger's power matches its stealthy appearance. The blacked-out feel is accomplished with a black roof, front lower and rear-end treatment and continues with carbon fiber mirror caps. The 22-inch staggered-width Super Alloy wheels, with Pirelli tires wrapped around (265/35/22 front, 295/30/22 rear), follow the blacked-out theme as do the unique carbon fiber lower air dam/splitter and rear spoiler, created by the Mopar Underground team specifically for the RedLine Charger. Headlamps and taillamps also get the blacked-out treatment.
Source: USA TODAY (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/11/dodge-redline-charger-unveiled-at-sema-crowd/1)
The Charger gets a new elongated nose and other touches for 2011. It's been seen in photos but not at a public showing -- until now. The revised version was just shown at the SEMA show here in Las Vegas. It is badged as a Charger R/T, a throwback to a 1970 Charger.
But what everyone saw wasn't stock, but a customized RedLine version.
"We let the designers of the production car and their friends at Mopar rip," said Gilles. "I wanted them to show us what they would do with this vehicle if it were their own dream car."
The RedLine version is lower to the ground with a tuned suspension. The 5.7-liter Hemi engine has been given a Mopar makeover, with headers, an exhaust system and a cold-air intake. There's a Mopar strut tower brace to aid handling and drivability.
17053
Says Chrysler:
The RedLine Charger's power matches its stealthy appearance. The blacked-out feel is accomplished with a black roof, front lower and rear-end treatment and continues with carbon fiber mirror caps. The 22-inch staggered-width Super Alloy wheels, with Pirelli tires wrapped around (265/35/22 front, 295/30/22 rear), follow the blacked-out theme as do the unique carbon fiber lower air dam/splitter and rear spoiler, created by the Mopar Underground team specifically for the RedLine Charger. Headlamps and taillamps also get the blacked-out treatment.
Source: USA TODAY (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/11/dodge-redline-charger-unveiled-at-sema-crowd/1)