The Dodge Charger R/T is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 370 bhp (375 PS/276 kW) at 5250 rpm and 536 Nm (395 lbft/54.7 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1937 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3053 mm | 120.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 5039 mm | 198.4 inches | |
| Width | 1905 mm | 75 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1937 kg | 4270 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.335 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.80 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5654 cc (345.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.5 × 90.9 mm
3.92 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 375 PS (370 bhp) (276 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 536 Nm (395 ft·lb) (54.7 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.8 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.4 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.8 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1191.3 kPa (172.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 706.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 191.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.02 kg/kW 11.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Firestone Firehawk P245/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Firestone Firehawk P245/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 546084 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Dodge Charger R/T added 2018-03-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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