In what’s sure to be a license to use those “If You Can Read This, Turn Me Over” we so often see on Jeep Wranglers, American Expedition Vehicles (or AEV) will be showing off their 5.7L Hemi-swapped Wrangler at this year’s SEMA show. Outfitted with a full conversion, Flowmaster exhaust (to make sure everyone knows, yes, it has a HEMI), a 3-inch lift kit by Nth Degree and 35-inch BFG tires, this Jeep means business and is ready to rock crawl wherever and whenever you want. Though I’ve always been more of a sports-car guy than an off-roader, there’s nothing like taking a big engine and shoving it into a small car.
How cool would it be to take your 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T to pickup your 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8? Keep reading and after the story you’ll see how cool. Jay Leno, proprietor of the coolest garage in the history of car ownership, has finally got the call from Dodge to pickup his new car, the #4 Dodge Challenger SRT-8. While we’re not sure who got the first 3, we can assume one of them is going to be in a Mopar museum and the other two probably went to some NASCAR team, Chrysler corporate officers or some charity for auction.
I’ve got to say, I agree with Jay in terms of how far the American cars have come. It’s an almost 4100 lbs car that handles well, stops well and goes well too. It’s no M6 or Mercedes CL600, but I could see someone who would otherwise be looking at a 645i or Audi A5 and say, “Man, I remember what it was like to have one of the originals when I was a kid” and take the detour to the Dodge dealer and save himself $20,000. The car’s chassis, as with most of the GT type sedans Dodge makes, is still based off the old Mercedes E-Class so you know you’re getting a solid machine. It looks mean as heck in black (and one of the best looking machines compared to the new-retro Mustang, Camaro and Charger). All in all, props go to Chrysler for making this car. It’s way more exciting than the Charger and I hope sales will show this to be the case. Now for the video:
In what’s sure to be a license to use those “If You Can Read This, Turn Me Over” we so often see on Jeep Wranglers, American Expedition Vehicles (or AEV) will be showing off their 5.7L Hemi-swapped Wrangler at this year’s SEMA show. Outfitted with a full conversion, Flowmaster exhaust (to make sure everyone knows, yes, it has a HEMI), a 3-inch lift kit by Nth Degree and 35-inch BFG tires, this Jeep means business and is ready to rock crawl wherever and whenever you want. Though I’ve always been more of a sports-car guy than an off-roader, there’s nothing like taking a big engine and shoving it into a small car.
