Car Dodge Challenger is one of the most recognizable muscle cars in the world. It was used in a huge number of games, movies and TV shows. In this article we will tell you about the history of this bold and powerful line of cars.
First Wave Challenger
The design department of the company Dodge, received a task from the authorities of Chrysler to create a new pony car. In 1967, she created the Dodge Challenger, as an answer to auto competitors like Mercury and Barracuda. Used body type Chrysler E, he, in turn, less dimensional than the Plymouth Barracuda. The designer of the car was Carl Cameron (Carl Cameron). It was he who in 1966 created the entire design for the Dodge Charger. Despite the positive reviews from car enthusiasts, the car was criticized by the automotive press. After that, sales fell sharply.
The consumer was offered a choice of 4 Dodge Challenger modifications: Six, V8, T / A and R / T. Typical "hearts" for the first Dodge Challenger I6 3.7 liters and V8 5.2 liters with a capacity of 230 hp. Additional blocks for the series were 340 (5.6 liters) and 383 (6.3 liters) blocks. All eight-cylinder engines were with a three-speed manual transmission, except the 383rd, which in turn was delivered only with automatic transmission. In the 74th year, the fashion for pony cars disappeared, after which the production of the first and reference series stopped at 34 years.
Second wave
In 2007, the start of accepting applications for the revival of its legend Dodge Challenger. Came 2008, the car successfully debuted at two international auto exhibitions. The price at the start of sales was 40 thousand dollars for a two-door coupe. Hints of the first generation were obvious to all who at least knew something about him. The chassis of the LX platform has changed, namely the wheelbase has become shorter. This platform has been changed to the likeness of a Mercedes E-Class. This is due to the fact that Chrysler had part of the shares in the German Mercedes.
Chrysler decided to boost sales of the series by releasing a second-generation Dodge Challenger second-wave modification, this is the “LE 2008 SRT8”. It was installed on the engine volume of just over 6 liters of production Hemi, which fit a little more than 450 horses and a five-speed automatic gearbox Autostick. The entire series sold in no time. At the end of the summer, the production of the 2009 series was launched. This series included such modifications: Challenger SE, Challenger S / T, Challenger R / T, Challenger SRT8 and Challenger SXT (which was produced exclusively for Canada). In the 2009 version, the SRT8 was equipped with a 6-step "mechanics". The SE and SXT had a 3.5-liter V6 engine and had 250 horsepower. The R / T was a 5.7 liter Hemi engine at 370 l / s with a 5-speed automatic gearbox.
Max Format:
Meshsmooth is applied so you can set the object resolution as you like. Just use the Named Selection Set meshsmooth to select the SubD objects.
Obj Format:
In 3 different resolutions ranging from 182672 to 1316238 Polygons. Interior and exterior are saved separately so you can render the car also without the interior.The lowest poly-version is the SubD. hull. So you can use it easily as SubD in Maya/XSI or any Programms supporting SubD.
3ds Format:
In 3 different resolutions ranging from 358234 to 2623626 Polygons. Interior and exterior are saved separately so you can render the car also without the interior.
