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Nice article over at Winding Road about our current favorite car around here, the 2008 Challenger SRT-8.

An axiom from the world of industrial design goes like this: If something looks right, it probably is. Examples are legion, from the classic Eames chair to Raymond Loewy’s Coke bottle. This saying also rings true in the world of cars. There was nothing right about the exterior design of the Pontiac Aztek. In contrast, from any angle the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 looks right. Very right.

Potent Pony: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 @ Winding Road

The still pics had me, but this video just puts it over the top for me. Check out this video of the Challenger playing in the desert from autoblog.com. I’m completely in love with the look and sound of the Challenger in motion.

autoblog - VIDEO: Dodge Challenger romping in the desert

More pics of a favorite around here.

Wake up, muscle-car nation: Here is a clear look at the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, the fourth and final installation of the LX-platform that birthed the 300C, Magnum, Charger and their corresponding bad-boy models created by Chrysler LLC’s skunkworks in Auburn Hills, Michigan

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Challenger SRT8 breaks cover @ Autoweek

First official Challenger SRT8 photos leak onto the web @ Autoblog

PICTURES: Production 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Unveiled @ TechEBlog

Nice shots. I just wish I was in the position to buy one.

We just caught the first completely uncamouflaged prototype for the Dodge Challenger running outside of the Chrysler Tech Center. Perhaps with the Media days of the Detroit Auto Show officially behind them, the Chrysler folks were eager to put the finishing touches on their next big unveiling. The production Challenger will take its official bow next month in Chicago.

Full article @ Jalopnik