“Dodge Challenger SRT10″.

Got a helluva nice ring to it, dontcha think?

The current top-o-the-line Challenger, the SRT8, is a pretty beastly muscle car, one that delivered more than its rabid fans had expected. Quite frankly, its performance statistics are more than enough.

Dodge’s high octane SRT team apparently didn’t think so. I bet what happened is one day after work one of the SRT boys was a little more depressed than usual: the Viper is getting axed, performance now bows to mileage, the days of the muscle car is ending, etc. So he decided, screw it, if we’re going to go out, then we’re gonna go out with one hell of a bang.

Which left the question: how? Well I bet that was solved rather quickly, just get a bigger engine, and a bigger engine means only one thing: going to the Viper for its V-10.

Performance info and pics (including that of the Challenger SRT10 chillin’ with the Viper) after the jump.

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Among all of the aftermarket parts and electronics at SEMA, there were plenty of new car care products on display. It’s easy to walk by them in the same way you would at the local auto parts store since most of them look the same, and as far as most of us are concerned, produce the same results. Most of them make ridiculous claims and come in ridiculous packaging.

But there are some car care products which yield better-than-expected results, or are easier to use than others. In the case of our 2008 Best New Car Care Product winner, it’s both: Continue Reading…

Kia showed off their new Koup Concept at SEMA this year. Unveiled at the NY Auto Show earlier this year, Kia is gauging reactions to see if they should put something like this into production.

This “hip” new Kia sports a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine pushing out 290 horsepower, moving through an AWD drivetrain and a six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. 19-inch carbon fiber wheels, LED lights, and other carbon fiber trimmed parts round out the exterior, while a very modern interior with Ultrasuede seats and an eight-speaker audio system finish the interior. Most of this won’t go into production, of course. The carbon fiber will be gone, the fancy interior materials will be replaced with plastic, and the engine will likely be de-tuned.

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The new Chevy Camaro was the Official SEMA 2008 car, but based on the amount of Nissan GT-Rs there, I’d say the GT-R was the winner. Every other booth seemed to have their own version of a tuned GT-R. We got pictures of most of them, take a look below for the gallery:

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Underground Racing showed off their Lamborghini Gallardo Twin Turbo at SEMA 2008. Being one of the fastest Gallardos in the world, this Lambo has a quarter-mile time of only 9.9 seconds at 161.8 MPH.

Upgrades to the Gallardo include twin billet turbos, forged pistons, Penske suspension, K&N air filter, HRE wheels, air/water intercooler, among more things. This kit from Underground Racing starts at $54,000 to bring your Gallardo up to 900 horsepower, and goes up to around $60,000 for the 1200 HP option.

Turns out this Gallardo (the same one that was at SEMA) is on sale for $225,000 on eBay.

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You know, when a living, breathing, thinking human being does this to a car, any car, it gets me wondering how we as a species ever managed to dominate the little planet called Earth.

It gets even worse when I realize that said moron has committed a crime of this magnitude to a Mustang….

Sigh.

Rich Evans Designs are the ones who are responsible, and they must be proud of their “Hardcore Knight” because this is the second time SEMA’s exhibits have been defiled by this travesty. What’s worse, this thing is actually for sale, and in “limited edition” as well.

THE HARDCORE KNIGHT

Only 100 Numbered Limited Edition
Rich Evan Designs Hardcore Knights
to be produced,

Then they break the mold!
Get your numbered edition now or get the parts before they disappear.
Rich is only producing 1000 total Kits so Hurry, Click Below to order!

Woe to the individual who befouls God’s green earth with this monstrosity.

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