Check Out The Epic 2011 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Limited Edition

The good ‘ol boys at Mopar stopped by our HQ today to show us their latest project – the 2011 Mopar Dodge Charger. This limited-edition black and blue Charger is gifted with Mopar bits to make it perform better on the track, while still being completely driveable on the street.

To create the Mopar Charger, Mopar first started with a stock Dodge Charger R/T with the optional “Super Trac Pack” selected, which includes performance steering, a sport suspension, heavy duty brakes, and a track-calibrated three-mode electronic stability control system. Under the hood, Mopar keeps the stock 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 intact.

Power on the Mopar Charger is unchanged, producing a healthy 370-hp and 395 lb-ft of torque, although the Mopar reps noted that this particular Charger was fitted with a Mopar cat-back exhaust. The performance modifications that Mopar made to this car include a thicker front and rear sway bar (30 mm and 20 mm, up from 27 mm and 16 mm, respectively), the addition of a front and rear strut tower brace, and most importantly a shorter final drive ratio. The Mopar Charger gets a 3.91 final drive ratio, as opposed to a stock Charger’s 3.06. Mopar says the new ratio allows the Charger to hustle to 60 mph in just over 5 seconds.

Other changes to the Mopar Charger include unique “Pitch Black” paint, with a Mopar Blue stripe on the driver’s side of the car (good for an additional 5 hp). Rounding out the exterior are unique 20-inch Envy wheels, painted Pitch Black with a Mopar logo in the center cap.

The black and blue theme carries over into the interior of the car. Mopar Chargers are outfitted with custom Katzkin leather seats with Mopar blue piping and stripes, and a matching steering wheel. Mopar Chargers also get a unique pistol grip shifter hooked up to the stock five-speed automatic transmission. When we asked a Mopar rep point-blank why they didn’t offer the manual transmission from the Challenger for the Mopar Charger, he only said he “can’t comment on future product plans.”

Customers who order one of the 1500 Mopar Chargers (131 of those earmarked for our neighbors up North, the rest for the United States) will receive a personalized owners kit including ’69 Charger artwork, a Mopar Key fob and flash drive, and a certificate with the vehicle's VIN, date of manufacture and vehicle number. While the 2011 Mopar Charger costs $39,750, Mopar reps said that those who wanted to forgo (or can’t afford) the special edition package can just as easily piece it together (short of the unique paint job) out of the Mopar catalog.

Do Mopar’s changes to the Charger actually make a difference? Stay tuned to find out.

From: MotorTrend