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Sublime Hemi – Dodge Charger Daytona R/T

Between 1966 and 1987 the Dodge Charger morphed from 2 door fastback Muscle Car version of the Dodge Coronet to 2 door Dodge Omni platform sub compact.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

When Chrysler reactivated the Charger model in 2005, to replace the front wheel drive Intrepid, it was as a 4 door sedan / saloon that shared the same platform as the 4 door Chrysler 300.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

Ralph Gilles and Freeman Thomas are credited as being responsible for the design of the car which to my twisted mind remind me of MC Esher’s Curl Up robots.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

Unlike the Intrepid which it replaced the Charger features Hemi V8 engine options and is either rear wheel drive or four wheel drive.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

This 2007 Charger Daytona R/T features a 350hp 5.7 litre / 345 cui V8. The 20 inch chrome alloy road wheels are part of the package.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

The transmission is a 5 speed Tiptronic automatic.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

For the 2007 model year 1500 Sublime and 1400 Plum Crazy Charger Daytona R/T’s were built for the US market, no other colours were available with this model.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

Seen at Kernow Mill this Daytona R/T is believed to be the 876th of the 1500 Sublime cars built.

Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Kernow Mill

Performance times include rest to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 150 mph.

Thanks for joining me on this “Sublime Hemi” edition of “Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres” I hope you will join me again for Ferrari Friday tomorrow. Don’t forget to come back now !

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PVO Sports Utility – Dodge RAM SRT 10

For the 1996 Chicago Auto Show Dodge produced a Dodge RAM VTS concept sport utility truck powered by a 8 litre / 488 cui V10 motor form their revised Phase II Viper sports car.

Dodge RAM SRT 10, Kernow Mill,

The VTS never went into production but 8 years later DaimlerChrysler’s Performance Vehicle Operations PVO produced the RAM SRT 10 now powered by an 8.3 litre / 505 cui V10 producing 500 hp like the one seen in these photographs taken at Kernow Mill during the summer.

Dodge RAM SRT 10, Kernow Mill,

The 5,130 lb (2,330 kg) regular cab RAM SRT 10 will reach 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds, cover a 1/4 mile in 13.6 seconds to reach 106 mph and has a top speed of 154 mph. Until the arrival of the Australian HSV Maloo R8 the RAM SRT 10 was the quickest production pick up in the world after NASCAR driver Brendam Gaughan set a record of 154 mph in February 2004.

Dodge RAM SRT 10, Kernow Mill,

Production of the RAM SRT 10 ran from November 2004 to the end of the 2006 model year during which time 9,527 examples were built.

Thanks for joining me on this “PVO Sports Utility” edition of “Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres”, I hope you’ll join me again for Ferrari Friday tomorrow. Don’t forget to come back now !

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