Mopar Opens Orders For all-New Dodge Challenger Drag Paks

Focused on Performance: New Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Reve

If you’re a Mopar aficionado and have money burning a hole in your pocket, now’s the time to hop in line to get your hands on one of Chrysler’s impressive new Dodge Challenger Drag Paks.

At today’s Mopar Block Party, an annual bash put on by the folks at Mopar in the lead-up to the NHRA Mile-High Nationals in Denver, company officials announced that orders for the latest and greatest factory drag racing machine has now commenced. And with that, the day we finally get to see these cars — and particularly the new supercharged version — hit the track draws that much closer.

“The week of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals is the perfect occasion to begin taking orders for the new Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO — Mopar Brand Service, Parts and Customer Care, FCA. “Sportsman racers who compete in the NHRA have been winning with our factory-prepped package cars for years. Now, we’re supercharging their ranks by opening orders for the new Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak.”

15-2974_0428Production of the new Mopar Drag Pak will be limited to 60 vehicles — 35 with the first-ever supercharged, 354 cubic inch engine combination, and 25 with the naturally aspirated 426 HEMI. And the pricing? Well it’s cubic inch appropriate, at $99,426 for the naturally aspirated 426 version and $109,354 for the 354 supercharged race car.

Like previous versions of the Drag Pak, interested parties can order the new cars through authorized Dodge dealerships.

About the Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak

The Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak, a factory-prepped package car specifically geared for drag racing, combines the latest in Sportsman racing technology, a host of upgrades and improvements from the previous generation Drag Pak and unique heritage design cues.

Under a factory hood is the supercharged 354 HEMI engine, with a cast-iron block, forged steel crankshaft, Mopar spec camshaft and a custom performance engine calibration. The naturally aspirated 426 Race HEMI engine is built off a Mopar aluminum block with pressed-in steel liners and aluminum cylinder heads. Like the supercharged engine, the 426 HEMI also includes a custom engine calibration.

The new Drag Pak features a race-prepped automatic transmission, upgraded from the previous generation vehicle, for both the 354 and 426 engine options. Each engine version carries a unique graphic identification package.

15-2974_0468The vehicle’s front suspension sports a unique Mopar K-Member and suspension geometry, with double adjustable compression and rebound struts. At the back of the car is a four-link suspension with Panhard bar, Strange Engineering housing and 40-spline gun drilled axles with a 9-inch aluminum third member, a 4-inch diameter driveshaft, shocks with adjustable compression and rebound and an anti-roll bar. The rear axle mounting has been strengthened from the previous generation Drag Pak to help the car launch faster and harder.

The new Drag Pak includes the Dodge Challenger front and rear fascia trim and a redesigned full roll cage fabricated to NHRA specifications. The cockpit reflects the Dodge Challenger interior, but with the addition of a Mopar gauge pack, driver and passenger lightweight racing seats, along with a safety net and a five-point harness. The Mopar Drag Pak is equipped with 15-inch front and rear lightweight wheels displaying the unique Mopar logo, Hoosier drag radials with front tires that measure 28 inches in diameter by 4.5 inches wide, and rear tires that are 30 inches in diameter by 9 inches wide.

The vehicle also includes a more user-friendly hood, hinged at the rear to make between-rounds under-hood maintenance an easier task. Another small but essential detail that racers will appreciate is the addition of integrated trailer tie-down loops on the front and rear of the new Drag Pak.

About the author

Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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