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SRT Takes Their Vehicles on Tour!

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UntitledSRT is taking their products tour and putting them on display for all who come to see.

The team over at SRT has announced that they will be taking all their popular models with them as they travel from coast to coast.  The party starts in Monterey, California at the American Le Mans Series race weekend at Laguna Seca Raceway.

The vehicles will be making this journey over the course of three months.  The lineup making the trip include the Dodge Challenger SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Chrysler 300 SRT8, the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT.  The popular 2013 SRT Viper will only be making select appearances.

Lucky fans that attend will get the chance to gaze upon the beautiful creations as well as chat with expert drivers with a vast wealth of knowledge about the SRT cars.  This includes John “Hammer” Palazzolo, Sean Yoder, Jamie Jantz, and Rachel Miller.

No word yet on where it’s an event will take place on the east coast.  Here’s hoping one comes close-by so New York car fans can show up to drool over the amazing works of art that SRT produces.

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SRT Readies 392 Appearance Package for the Dodge Charger SRT8

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SR014_001DG__midThis past weekend, thousands of car fans gathered in Irvine, California. They attended the eighth annual Spring Festival of LXs. The event calls to enthusiasts from all across the states to come and show off their awesome collection of Chrysler’s and Dodge’s. The LX in the title stands for the next generations platforms for LX (Chrysler 300), LC (Dodge Challenger) and LD (Dodge Charger).

About 2,500 people showed up with 1,000 different Chrysler, Dodge, and SRT vehicles. They planned on basking in the joy that comes with a car event of this status. What they didn’t plan on was the SRT CEO Ralph Gilles showing up with a surprise.

Gilles was on hand to give the attendees a first look at the new limited-edition exterior package being offered for the Dodge Charger SRT8. The name is the 392 Appearance Package. The package takes cues from that muscle-car styling the Charger is so well known for. It’s an impressive list of features, here’s some of the highlights:

  • Custom-designed gloss black “392 HEMI” fender badges with a charcoal grey metallic insert
  • Center section of power bulge hood painted in Pitch Black
  • Roof painted in Pitch Black
  • New satin black SRT lower-body side stripe with heavy band and accent tracer stretching from front fascia, through doors to rear fascias
  • Side mirrors painted in Pitch Black
  • 20-inch, split five-spoke Black Vapor Chrome wheels
  • Rear spoiler painted in Pitch Black
  • Availability of five exterior colors: Bright White Clear Coat, Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Plum Crazy Pearl Coat, HEMI Orange Pearl Coat and TorRed Clear Coat
  • “392” engine beauty covers under the hood
  • Exclusive serialized dash plaque showing production build number / 392

“The Spring Festival is the perfect location to debut our new 392 Appearance Package for the Dodge Charger SRT8 to some of our most dedicated and creative performance enthusiasts on the planet,” said Gilles. “With its numerous new exterior appointments beyond our exclusive Black Vapor Chrome wheels, not only will this new 392 Appearance level of exclusivity to our lineup as only 392 cars will received this special treatment during the 2013 and 2014 model years.”

The total cost of the package is $2,495.

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Get to Know SRT

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Street and Racing Technology, or SRT, has as rich a history as the cars it makes. The beginning of the company were in the 1950’s when Chrysler was looking to get more out of current cars. They had their engineers take a look at the engines and see what they could do to provide them with more power. The team succeeded, creating a new intake manifold system that featured long-tube intake runners. What this did was provide the means for the engines to ingest more air which then gave better performance. The name that was coined for this new system was “Ramcharger.” This was also the name that the team choose.

The next step on the history of the SRT name is in 1989. The location is the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. What happened to mark this day in auto history is that Dodge left the crowd in awestruck when the unveiling of the Viper concept car. People couldn’t get enough of the car and it’s muscle shape along with the 8.0-liter V-10 engine. With so much enthusiasm put behind it, the Viper was given the go-ahead for production just a few weeks later.

Fast forward to 2002 where Chrysler made it official that a new team was coming to give high-performance vehicles a kick in the butt. The Performance Vehicle Operations was created and along with it was the announcement of the Dodge Ram SRT10, the Dodge Neon SRT4, and the Viper SRT10. The badge that each vehicle wore was for Street and Racing Technology. In 2004, that became the new official name for the group.

Now is another time for the SRT team. With 5 vehicles under their care, they are looking to make sure that the SRT name means only the best. The Viper SRT is about to enjoy a rebirth and reclaim it’s time in the spotlight along. With the dedicated staff of engineers, it’s clear that SRT is going to continue to wow car-buyers for a long time to come.

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