Auto News:2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 M/T

Many people have been waiting for. The Dodge Challenger SRT8 with it’s throaty 425 hp 6.1-liter HEMI V8 is all well and good, but it’s not that good. The power sucking, slow to react 5-speed autobox does the 4,140 pounds SRT8 no favors. In other words, it’s slower than it should be. Now, any Fiend worth his salt knows that a less powerful (but still pretty potent) Challenger R/T exists (375 hp) when equipped with a Tremec six-speed pistol grip manual. And for months we’ve heard rumors that one day, maybe, at some point, perhaps in 2009, the SRT8 would get the same tranny.