2015 Dodge Challenger R/T 5.7L Manual Test: Running in Place

A lot has changed since 2008, but the Dodge Challenger R/T hasn’t. When Dodge rolled out the retro-styled beast to battle the Ford Mustang—the Chevy Camaro was still on hiatus—we actually found the 376-hp 5.7-liter Hemi-powered R/T model (introduced for 2009) preferable to the slightly quicker, 425-hp 6.1-liter SRT8. But in the years since, the larger Hemi has grown to 6.4 liters and now churns out a tire-melting 485 horsepower. The model with that engine was eventually renamed SRT 392, and its spot at the top of the pecking order was usurped by not one but two new members of the Challenger family that Dodge added for 2015: the 6.4-liter R/T Scat Pack and, of course, the 707-hp Hellcat. Those moves render the 5.7-liter R/T the fourth-quickest Challenger model. Yep, it’s a brave, burlier new world. READ MORE ››

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