Article Comments - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs. 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt

19 messages, Last post on Sep 15, 2009 at 3:57 PM

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Comparison Test: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs. 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt - Though the Mustang Bullitt is 637 pounds lighter than the Challenger and has shorter overall gearing, the mighty Challenger ruled on the drag strip. The Hemi simply pulled its weight, even in this 4,154-pound wrapper.
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#5 of 19 Mustang 2nd? by anduril1 May 03, 2008 (10:42 pm)
I'll admit up front that I love Mustangs. I like them all, old and new. I'm also impressed by the Challenger and love the styling. But when it comes down to buying a muscle car I still think the Mustang has the best bang for my buck. The Challenger is more expensive, more exclusive, heavier, and with 400hp pulls off slightly better track times. If I poured in that extra 5k into some mods I might be able to pull off some pretty impressive times. But that's only if I'm being performance minded, otherwise I'll settle for a stock GT and save my money (not to mention the extra dough it'll take to fill up at the pump). I still like the Challenger, I'm just waiting for some improvements to be hammered out.
#6 of 19 Wait a minute.... by jacton May 06, 2008 (8:57 am)
still rather have a new camaro that is if i wanted a muscle car....
#8 of 19 Thats Funny by currdog May 14, 2008 (7:19 pm)
I've got a stock 2005 mustang gt with just a steeda cold air intake and tune. I consistently get 0-60 times of 5.0 -5.2 and a 1/4 mile of about 13.2 at 107mph. Other than having 17"wheels and dont understand why mine is faster than most of these tests. Replies to this message: pony_pirate (May 15, 2008 2:33 pm) currdog (May 15, 2008 8:00 pm)
#9 of 19 Re: Thats Funny [currdog] by pony_pirate May 15, 2008 (2:33 pm)
Replying to: currdog (May 14, 2008 7:19 pm) Is premium grade gas mandatory with the steeda cold air intake? Replies to this message: currdog (May 15, 2008 8:00 pm)
#10 of 19 Re: Thats Funny [pony_pirate] by currdog May 15, 2008 (8:00 pm)
Replying to: pony_pirate (May 15, 2008 2:33 pm) pony_pirate, steeda,bren &several others offer "canned " tunes for mustangs. You can specify 87 89 91 92 94 or higher octane for the tune or tunes. The one which I got from steeda was a 94 and was a little to hot as I can only get 92 octane pump gas here in Oregon. I sent the SCT tuner back to them and they corrected it at no additional charge. You cant use the steeda cold air intake without a tune as the engine would run lean and go into limp home mode. Read this it's very good:http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0512_2005_2006_ford_mus- tang_modifications_ecu_exhaust/index.html
#11 of 19 Re: Stupid, Stupid, Stupid... [stripesttiger] by wally05 Jun 08, 2008 (2:11 pm)
Replying to: stripesttiger (May 03, 2008 2:23 pm) Calling the bullitt an overglorified GT is an ignorant statement. I've owned both a normal GT with mods and the bullitt... the bullitt is in a completely different realm. I do agree that for the price of the challenger... it isn't doing much better than the bullitt.
#12 of 19 test by ticketbait Aug 13, 2008 (5:31 am)
Don't you think the smaller hemi (375 hp) would be a better test. You people run the most lop sided tests of all.
#14 of 19 Edmunds duffus's by njseashore Sep 13, 2008 (1:49 am)
Only the Idiots at Edmunds would compare a 425 hp Hemi to a 315 hp Mustang. I paid $30,315 for my Bullitt. My friend paid $45,000 for a base 425 hp Challenger. The Dodge Dealer would not budge. They were also very arrogant. Why didn't they test the Challenger against the less expensive $42,000 Mustang Shelby KR? I love how Edmunds also forgets to mention How the Challenger takes premium fuel only and gets 18 mpg compared to 23 mpg from the Bullitt and it takes regular fuel. I guess anyone could get a job testing cars.It's beyond belief how stupid these people are. Replies to this message: agman1271 (Sep 15, 2009 3:57 pm)