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12-17-2008, 07:00 AM
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Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T
For all the problems it faces, Chrysler has to be happy with this: the Dodge Challenger rollout has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Everyone wanted this car to happen from the moment it appeared as a concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/08/detroit-auto-show-dodge-challenger-concept-debut/) back in 2006. Back then, the S197 Mustang was still new and demonstrating that retro done right can be a very good thing. Flash forward to today and following a brief, SRT8-only 2008 model year run, the Dodge Challenger is now available in three distinct trim levels. We've already reviewed the stylish and value-priced, six-cylinder SE model (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/12/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-se/), and we'll soon give you our take on the top-tier knuckle-dragger, the SRT8. That leaves the mainstream muscle - the R/T. We recently welcomed a silver example equipped with the hotly-anticipated six-speed manual gearbox into the Autoblog Garage. But is it something you'll want to welcome into your garage?Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/)
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Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T
For all the problems it faces, Chrysler has to be happy with this: the Dodge Challenger rollout has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Everyone wanted this car to happen from the moment it appeared as a concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/08/detroit-auto-show-dodge-challenger-concept-debut/) back in 2006. Back then, the S197 Mustang was still new and demonstrating that retro done right can be a very good thing. Flash forward to today and following a brief, SRT8-only 2008 model year run, the Dodge Challenger is now available in three distinct trim levels. We've already reviewed the stylish and value-priced, six-cylinder SE model (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/12/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-se/), and we'll soon give you our take on the top-tier knuckle-dragger, the SRT8. That leaves the mainstream muscle - the R/T. We recently welcomed a silver example equipped with the hotly-anticipated six-speed manual gearbox into the Autoblog Garage. But is it something you'll want to welcome into your garage?Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/00_09challengerrt_garage_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/1197455/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/01_09challengerrt_garage_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/1197454/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/02_09challengerrt_garage_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/1197458/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/03_09challengerrt_garage_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/1197457/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/04_09challengerrt_garage_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/1197479/)
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In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/02/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-dodge-challenger-r-t/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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