Ultimate Challenger Road Trip - Part 3

Join Motor Trend Editor In Chief, Angus Mackenzie as he takes Dodge's all-new 2009 Challenger SRT8 on the ultimate road trip through Europe.

Day 7 - We take our 2008 Dodge Challenger to the Fiat Lingotto building in Turin, where we visit the banked rooftop track made famous in the original 1969 movie "The Italian Job."

Day 8 - We hit the legendary Sarthe circuit at Le Mans on Day 8 of our Ultimate Challenger Road Trip.

Day 9 - Our 2008 Dodge Challenger has a date with history as we head to Omaha Beach, one of the pivotal D-Day landing beaches of World War II.

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[xxMafia101]

if u dont like the car, then dont watch the fuckin video.

[warrj7462]

ok so this video is well made and a good idea, but the ultimate DODGE CHALLENGER road trip is a cross country trip IN AMERICA

[halflife103]

@GMCman82 EXACTLY! Trucks are not meant only to look good, they are meant for abuse, and rough roads where cars cannot go. If your gonna lift a truck and put bigger tires on it, it had better have some offroad use. That is why i would not buy a brand new truck, i would be to worried about scratching it up. I mean, no trucks are safe, comfterble and can get you anywhere, in some cases in luxury (if you ahve the money) I think north america makes trucks the best. But europe defines us by cars.

[GMCman82]

@halflife103 honestly trucks are far from useless. you can always use them for something. think a prius is going to pull a 10,000 lb trailer? no that is what a truck is for. i actually use my truck and i get as much as 20 mpgs i usually average 18. HOWEVER i very freequently see young guys in giant lifted trucks that probably never leave the pavement or in a boosted diesel with no truck plate or farm tag. its their daily driver, just for making black smoke to make them "cool" THAT is a waste.

[halflife103]

@GMCman82 well, American being the king of the road.... that could just be opinion. But I don't care what europe says, North American makes some of the best vehicles. If they really want to see our best. Take a look at a truck. "trucks are just useless gas guzzlers" Pretty sure some of your full sized luxury trucks get better fuel economy than most of their "hypercars".

[GMCman82]

@halflife103 yeah and with necessity comes innovation.with gas going the way it is,im excited to see what they come up with to keep our v8s. naturalyshocked is what you would call a "have not". where hes from he dosent have the privilage to own or drive anything like we have over here.they have never driven them sothey dont know what they are talking about and more than half are just plain jealous.america is king of the road and yes the challenger is one of the most coolest and badass out there

[halflife103]

@GMCman82 well new v8's are more efficient.

[GMCman82]

@halflife103 the 09 or 2010 6 spd. manual 5.7 hemi gets very close to the same mpgs as the v6. ive been spoiled by v8s but the new v6's 305hp is nothing to joke about.

[halflife103]

@naturalyshocked Personally, i would get this car in the V6. As i like the styling and don't need the power, but want the Fuel Economy.

[halflife103]

@naturalyshocked It is all a matter of opinion, Europe hates America, and WILL hate their vehicles. No matter how good of quality they are, even if its a Mustang, a ford GT or this Cheverolet cruiz that is on the commercial on my TV right now. I will agree that there are A LOT of waste of vehicles. However they aren't ALL as bad as europe portrays them to be. Most people buy an old crappy vehicle and fix it untill they find another cheap vehicle. well MOST people. Everything else is the Media.

[halflife103]

@warrj7462 yeah but who would want to see that? Most of America is flat..

[naturalyshocked]

no it isn't.

it's an impractical car, way to BIG, but i gues americans have peanets in their brains.

still don't understand their cars don't sell, hence Chrysler needed an infuse from fiat. GM died and got rerived by the state.