The SRT series: Part 2

One of my favorite SRT models is the Dodge Charger. The Charger is a viscous looking car that shares an engine with its SRT8 counterpart, the Grand Cherokee Jeep. The SRT8 Charger is a Rear Wheel Drive sports car with 425 hp to the wheels. The Charger sports an intimidating hood scoop and a very forward stance that makes it look like its ready to take off at any second. The Charger is also not very expensive... with the SRT8 model starting at $38,000. The Charger gets to 60 miles per hour in just over five seconds, a hair slower then the SRT8 Jeep, however they share a similar sub-14 second quarter mile time. The SRT8 Charger isn't really a supercar, but you can't beat the price and the power from this performance vehicle.

One of the classic american built supercars is the Dodge Viper. The Viper represents what is really the American stake in the supercar game. For years the Viper has been competetive with foreign made cars like Ferraris and Porsches. The 2009 Dodge SRT10 Viper packs a 8.4 liter V10 engine that gives it 600 horsepower. This gives the Viper a 0-60 time of around 3.7 seconds which is ridiculously fast and a 11.7 quarter mile time. Driving a car like the Viper really takes some skill because of the amount of tourque an engine like that produces. If your not used to driving cars like that, its an absolute shock the first time you get into the drivers seat and feel the responsiveness of a vehicle with three times the power of a normal car. The SRT10 Viper is a great choice for someone looking to buy a domestic supercar and at the same time, spend under $100,000. The fuel economy of this sports car isn't bad, with 13 mpg city and 22 highway however Vipers aren't made to be comfortable for cross country trips so I don't recommend it...

Another classic American idea is the concept of a sport-truck. Dodge took this idea and ran with it, producing a SRT10 version of their 1500 Ram with a 8.3 liter V10 engine. The truck comes in two styles; a two door, and a quad cab version incase you need to haul 2 by 4's and 5 people at over 100 mph... The SRT10 truck has 500 horsepower and produces 525 foot-pounds of tourque. The only real competition in the sport-truck category for the SRT10 Ram is the Ford SVT lightning, however the lightning only produces 380 horsepower and 450 foot-pounds of tourque. The SRT10 truck is at the top of its small class of performance trucks.