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Dodge Challenger with suicide doors

AT the recently held Auto Salon Tokyo, many exciting concepts and production models could be seen, and one of the most interesting creations was presented by the Japanese tuner Coast Motoring, the Dodge Challenger with suicide doors.

The car received a body kit that includes a redesigned front fascia in a retro-modern style reminiscent of the Charger EV Concept, a new black grill, unique air intakes and black components around the new LED headlights, a new hood with a large opening for cooling the engine compartment. Compared to the standard Dodge Challenger, this example has widened wheel arches, chrome side exhaust pipes, massive rims, a new lip spoiler, darkened taillights, and a new bumper and diffuser.

Inside, the carbon sports seats are covered in blue leather that also covers the armrest, rear seat steering wheel and pillars, while the door panels are covered in a combination of blue and black leather.

It is not known if there were any changes under the hood. The standard Dodge Challenger is powered by a supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 with 797 hp (594 kW) and 707 lb-ft (960 Nm) of torque.

Source: Coast Motoring

Tuning

Opel Kadett GSi with 900 HP

Drag races are something we often see, where various modified super powerful cars compete against each other, and at the recent Race1000 held in Germany, a very interesting car appeared, the Opel Kadett GSi with 900 HP.

This model was produced between 1984 and 1991 when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra. It was stylish for its time and was offered in several petrol and diesel options, with the GSi at the top of the range.

Opel Kadett GSi is powered by a 2.0L 4-cylinder 16V Turbo engine with 900 hp, and the power is sent to the front wheels. It is equipped with a large intercooler that is located behind the front bumper, while the rest of the car does not have any additional aerodynamic components. At least we couldn’t see them.

The car was awarded the title of the fastest front-wheel drive car, reaching a speed of 298 km/h (). How powerful this car is can be seen in a clash with two very powerful sports cars, the Dodge Challenger and the McLaren 720S. None of them had any chance against this beast.

In the first race, the Dodge Challenger had no chance against the Opel Kadett. Challenger achieved a time of 20.524 seconds, which is more than 3 seconds slower than Kadett (17.371 seconds). In the second race, the McLaren 720 S had a bad start and lost with a time of 17.777 seconds, which is 0.6 seconds slower than the Opel (17.110 seconds).

Source: Gumbal via YouTube

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2023 Dodge Challenger Black Ghost

After the recently introduced 300C model, which was sold out in just 12 hours, Dodge presented the limited edition Challenger Black Ghost that will be produced in 300 units.

Black Ghost is painted in black and represents the sixth (penultimate) special edition of the Challenger with which Dodge will soon end the story with the V8 engine. The inspiration for this model is the legendary black Challenger from the 70s of the last century. The car features an extended body similar to that of the Challenger Hellcat Redeye. It is powered by a 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine that, with the assistance of a mechanical supercharger, develops 808 hp (594 kW) and 717 lb-ft (972 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear axle via an 8-speed automatic transmission. It’s clear that the bodywork of all 300 examples will be black, and there are a few applications with which Dodge looks back on the original model. Inside, the black interior is decorated with leather and Alcantara.

Now, we have to wait for the presentation of the last (seventh) generation Challenger that will be powered by the legendary HEMI, because it has not yet been decided that it will be powered by an electric motor only.

Source: Dodge