Chrysler Group's Mopar division unveiled a Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle
at the NHRA U.S. Nationals event in Indianapolis.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle is the next step in the
evolution of the modern day package car whose earlier incarnations include more
than 150 V8 Challenger Drag Paks, an additional fifty V10 versions, as well as
426 Race HEMI upgrade kits. The Mopar Challenger Drag Pak is the only modern era
package car to win the Stock Eliminator title at the U.S. Nationals and has also
won Factory Shootout races.
The test vehicle is built on the 2015 Dodge Challenger platform and sports a
white body, a vintage stripe package, and 426 HEMI identification. The Drag Pak
test vehicle also includes the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT front and rear fascia
trim, rear spoiler and a full roll cage fabricated to NHRA specifications.
Under the hood, there is a 426 cubic-inch Race HEMI engine with an aluminum
block, steel liners and custom engine calibration. The car boasts a
Chrysler-based 727 automatic transmission, a race-style stick shifter with
integral line lock, and an aluminum driveshaft. The vehicle also is equipped
with a weigh box in the trunk and a trunk-mounted 12 volt battery.
The interior is currently based on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT interior with
the addition of Mopar gauges, driver and passenger lightweight racing seats,
along with safety nets and five-point harnesses.
The Dodge Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle also is equipped with 15-inch front
and rear wheels, 28-inch diameter drag style front tires (4.5 inches wide) and
30-inch diameter rear tires (9-inches wide).
The test vehicle's front suspension currently sports the 2015 Mopar K-Member and
strut suspension geometry, front struts with adjustable compression and rebound.
At the back of the car, racers will find a four-link rear suspension with
Panhard bar, rear solid axle with 9-inch aluminum third member, rear shocks with
adjustable compression and rebound, and an anti-sway bar.
All specifications on the 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle are still
preliminary and being evaluated, as they are pending NHRA approval as well as
feedback from the Sportsman themselves.
