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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is showing off a completely redesigned Dodge Charger Funny Car at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas and it's ready to blow through the NHRA timing lights next year. Initially, the shape might look like any of the other entrants in its class burning through the quarter mile, but this is the first comprehensive rethink for the racecar's aerodynamics since 2006, says Dodge.
Draped in classy red and black Mopar livery, the 2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car tries to share the front and rear styling with its roadgoing counterpart, plus the scallops along the side, but this racer is all about crossing the finish line first.
The major goals for the redesign included making the body stronger and lighter without sacrificing aerodynamics, and that has been done with materials like Kevlar and carbon fiber. However, engineers have accomplished even more. By moving the cockpit further back, they've increased engine clearance and improved driver visibility.
To prove that the changes work, the body has undergone extensive wind tunnel testing and done runs at NHRA tracks with Don Schumacher Racing driver Matt Hagan driving. He was rather impressed with the alterations to the look. "It's also so much brighter, with the biggest improvement for me being visibility," Hagan said in the model's announcement. "I really think it's going to improve the driving ability of anyone fortunate enough to get behind the wheel of it."
The redesign still has a lot to live up to, though. The current Charger Funny Car body won 68 national titles and 2 NHRA Funny Car World Championships. What's more, in 2011, the Charger was the first vehicle in its class to manage a sub-four-second run at 3.995-seconds in the quarter mile.
It won't be long before the new drag racer will actually prove itself against the competition. Don Schumacher Racing will give the Charger its maiden outing at the 2015 Winternationals on February 5-9 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA. Scroll down to watch an Autoblog video on this new race car and to check out the official press release about a Funny Car that's nothing to laugh at.Continue reading 2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car burns rubber into SEMA [w/video]
2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car burns rubber into SEMA [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is showing off a completely redesigned Dodge Charger Funny Car at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas and it's ready to blow through the NHRA timing lights next year. Initially, the shape might look like any of the other entrants in its class burning through the quarter mile, but this is the first comprehensive rethink for the racecar's aerodynamics since 2006, says Dodge.Draped in classy red and black Mopar livery, the 2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car tries to share the front and rear styling with its roadgoing counterpart, plus the scallops along the side, but this racer is all about crossing the finish line first.
The major goals for the redesign included making the body stronger and lighter without sacrificing aerodynamics, and that has been done with materials like Kevlar and carbon fiber. However, engineers have accomplished even more. By moving the cockpit further back, they've increased engine clearance and improved driver visibility.
To prove that the changes work, the body has undergone extensive wind tunnel testing and done runs at NHRA tracks with Don Schumacher Racing driver Matt Hagan driving. He was rather impressed with the alterations to the look. "It's also so much brighter, with the biggest improvement for me being visibility," Hagan said in the model's announcement. "I really think it's going to improve the driving ability of anyone fortunate enough to get behind the wheel of it."
The redesign still has a lot to live up to, though. The current Charger Funny Car body won 68 national titles and 2 NHRA Funny Car World Championships. What's more, in 2011, the Charger was the first vehicle in its class to manage a sub-four-second run at 3.995-seconds in the quarter mile.
It won't be long before the new drag racer will actually prove itself against the competition. Don Schumacher Racing will give the Charger its maiden outing at the 2015 Winternationals on February 5-9 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA. Scroll down to watch an Autoblog video on this new race car and to check out the official press release about a Funny Car that's nothing to laugh at.Continue reading 2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car burns rubber into SEMA [w/video]
2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car burns rubber into SEMA [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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