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Because I pushd so much fun at Chrysler recently with the incorrectly Named Chrysler Products series, I figure I’m overdue to feature an Appropriately Named Chrysler Product–the Dodge Magnum SRT-8.
Because full throttle easily transforms the Magnum into an explosive projective–one that in certain hands could be used in an anti-social fashion–I think the name is well-deserved.
Such was not the case with the previous Dodge Magnum covered in this space.

regardless of Chrysler’s recent upheaval, the automaker has been widely hailed for its leadership in returning traditional front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered large cars to the market. The focus of that attention has been the flashy gangster-ready Chrysler 300, the beefy Dodge Charger, or the upcoming muscle-car-revival Dodge Challenger.
Though, to the surprise of exactly nobody, my favorite car off the Chrysler big-car platform is the oddball Magnum wagon. Complete with its curiously macho truck grille and its 1940s throwback low-profile chopped wagon back, the Magnum has a style all its own. I think of the Magnum as a muscle car with a backpack. Particularly from the rear 3/4 view, I love it, and have since I first saw the Magnum concept.

Plus, stir in a 425-horsepower Hemi V-8 into the mix, and the Magnum becomes everything that the great muscle cars of yore were–big, bold, and viciously fast–but more, with the comfort and the hauling capability of a wagon, with a sheen of sophistication from the available AWD. Plus, as brutally fast as those old muscle cars were, the Magnum SRT-8 could rough up even the best of them up to take their lunch money.
With a 0-60 time of 5.1 seconds, the SRT-8 is a bona fide hero car, and at less than $40K, a pretty remarkable bargain. Step down a level, and for just a tick more than $30K will still buy you a Hemi R/T with 325 horsepower that can outrun 99% of cars on the road. Of course, you still have to deal with Chrysler’s traditionally spotty build quality, but at least you’ll be smiling on the way home from the dealership.

Automotive Company Chrysler has exposed the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 — a more powerful version of its popular two-seat sports cars. It will arrive in Dodge showrooms in North America this summer. The SRT model gains an extra 90 horsepower from the new 8.4-liter powerplant, for a total of 600 hp and 560 lb.-ft. of torque.
Zero to 60 mph takes under four seconds, and 0-100-0 mph is fulfilled in just over 12 seconds. The Viper SRT10’s 8.4-liter engine breathes through new cylinder heads equipped with CNC-machhined combustion chambers, larger valves and Variable Valve Timing (VVT). VVT electronically adjusts when the exhaust valves are open and closed according to engine speed and load.
The Viper SRT10’s V10 channels its power through a new, smaller-diameter, twin-disc clutch. The transmission is the latest evolution of the Tremec T56 six-speed manual, known as the TR6060. It features 10 percent wider gears for higher torque capacity and a new synchronizer package. Stopping power is another key attribute of the Dodge Viper SRT10 formula, with 14-inch brake rotors gripped by Brembo dual opposing calipers, good for 60-to-0 mph in less than 100 feet.