2014 Dodge Challenger SRT

Highlights

• Fabulous modern muscle car

• 470bhp 6.4-litre Hemi V8

• Rare dark red leather trim

• Lots of history

• Smartphone-integrated stereo installation 

Overview

In the late 2000s, American Car enthusiasts were dished up a treat thanks to the return of a type of car that had been absent from the roads for 30 years. 

Spearheaded by the launch of the fifth-generation Ford Mustang, a new era of muscle cars recalled past glories, backed up by a generation of retro-inspired styling. The Mustang was soon followed by a new Chevrolet Camaro, which Bumblebee-d into the world via the Transformers movie franchise, and then, in 2008, came this – the third-generation Dodge Challenger.

The big Dodge was arguably the most successfully executed of the muscle car renaissance models and looked fantastic, with a shape and dimensions that closely echoed the 1970 original, complete with headlights and taillights that were of the same imprint. All that was missing was a modern remake of the classic Hollywood road trip movie Vanishing Point to go with it. But alas, Transformers and its yellow Camaro was as good as it got. Make of that what you will….

Nevertheless, the Challenger was universally well-received – despite its bulk and sometimes lairy handling which, let’s face it, replicated the glory days of the original muscle cars. 

What we didn’t know then, of course, was that snarling V8 performance cars were on borrowed time. It may not seem that long ago, but back in 2008, the notion of a wholesale shift towards electrification didn’t seem to be looming large. We were unaware that these cars would be the glorious last generation – the 392 Hemi, as fitted to this example, would be part of the final series of hemi-V8s that had powered Chryslers, Dodges, Plymouths and De Sotos since the original ‘Firepower’ engine in 1951.

That makes it even more special – and this one particularly so. Finished in the aptly named Bright White with a Red Line interior, it’s a striking machine. 

The first owner was a Brit living in Dubai, who used it as his personal transport in the UAE before importing it privately when he returned to the UK. He kept the car until 2024, when it was acquired by the current owner, who spent over £3,000 improving it, with new LED light units and a smartphone-integrated head unit, plus four refurbished alloy wheels. An American car enthusiast with quite the bucket list to work his way through, he’s now moving it on ready for his next purchase but has loved every minute of having it. 

History and documentation

• First registered in the UK on 7 June 2018 and with all import duties and NOVA declaration completed by first owner, who bought the car new from the Al-Futaim Automall in Dubai in August 2014 

• UK V5C in the current owner’s name

• MOT until 26 February, 2026 

• Two keys

• Service history only has one stamp in 2016, but there are invoices for regular services both in the UK and Dubai

• Original handbook

• Spare alloy wheel, new brake pads and a fuel filler cap are included in the sale

Interior

• Red Line leather upholstery in fabulous condition, with just minor creasing on driver’s seat base

• SRT embossed logo in front seats

• Cabin is in very good condition overall

• Modern Bluetooth/Smartphone-mirroring Double DIN head unit

• Original radio is also included

• Factory sunroof

• Dodge dealer floor mats

• Red Alcantara door card inserts

• One of the air vent covers is slightly loose

• The vendor reports that the digital dash display occasionally flickers, but only if turned up brightly

• Very smart luggage area with original tool kit

Exterior

• Special order Bright White paint – solid white with clear coat, for the full Vanishing Point vibe

• Excellent overall condition with no damage or dents

• Front bumper has a small drill hole from where previous UAE registration plate was fitted at an offset 

• There are two very tiny rust bubbles at the very bottom of one rear wheelarch

• One tiny stone chip on offside rear quarter

• Faint scratch on windscreen

• Underside looks very good, with no previous MOT advisories for corrosion

• Recently refurbished matt black alloys with SRT logo picked out in red, with good Falken tyres all-round 

• Recently detailed and ceramic coated – clear coat looks superb

• Nearside rear reflector has signs of water ingress

• There is a paint chip on the fuel filler cap, but the vendor has sourced a brand-new spare, which is boxed and in the boot

Mechanical

• 6.4-litre normally aspirated 392 Hemi-V8

• 470bhp

• 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds

• 182mph top speed

• Five-speed auto transmission

• SRT sports exhaust system

• According to the vendor, the car drives without fault and has been well-maintained during his and previous keeper’s ownership

Summary

If the astonishing looks of this Challenger don’t grab your attention (and if they don’t, what’s wrong with you?), then the sound almost certainly will. That was most definitely our experience when we took the photos, which coincided with school kicking-out time and multiple shouts of “Nice car, mister…” We very much doubt they were directed at our photographer’s BMW 318i. 

It’s something you’ll need to get used to if you’re its next lucky owner, because it most certainly isn’t a car for shrinking violets. What it is, though, is a fabulous example of arguably the best machine of the muscle car renaissance. An era that will, by virtue of the car industry’s dramatically changing landscape, be regarded as perhaps the last true purple patch for American V8s. And nobody does a V8 as well as the US of A. A whole 6.4-litres of burbling brawn can be all yours, and for less than the price of a new city car. Sounds like a cracking deal to us…

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