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Ford
Shellby Cobra GT500
The most powerful factory-built Ford
Mustang in history takes to the street next year, following a unique
collaboration between performance car legend Carroll Shelby and the Ford
Special Vehicle Team (SVT).
Ford took the wraps off the 450-plus-horsepower Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
show car at the New York International Auto Show March 23. Designed in
the unmistakable image of Shelby Mustangs of the 1960s, the Shelby Cobra
GT500 melds SVT's modern engineering with the big-block performance that
made the original GT500 the king of the road.
Dodge Charger
SRT8
Just as the very first Charger – the
original 1964 “Charger by Dodge” concept car - sported a HEMI V-8, the
all-new 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8 gets its motivation from a HEMI, too. In
this case, it’s a big-bore, SRT-engineered version producing 425
horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque.
Several features of the new 6.1-liter SRT HEMI recall the legendary HEMI
engines of previous decades, including the namesake hemispherical
combustion chambers that
provide power and efficiency, orange-painted
cylinder block, black valve covers, and even the horsepower rating (with
less displacement, the 6.1-liter HEMI’s 69.8 horsepower-per-liter rating
exceeds that of the legendary Street HEMI of the 1960s
and ‘70s).
XLR-V
At the heart of the XLR-V is the new, 4.4-liter version of the Northstar engine outfitted with a positive displacement intercooled supercharger. The dual overhead cam (DOHC) V-8 engine delivers the highest horsepower rating of any Cadillac engine to date.
Called the Northstar V-8 SC (supercharged), the engine produces 440 horsepower (328 kW) at 6400 rpm and 425 lb-ft (576 Nm) torque at 3600 rpm (power and torque figures estimated) – and the engine’s power is underscored by its ability to deliver 90 percent of its peak torque between 2200 and 6000 rpm.
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
The all-new 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 combines capability, utility and distinctive style with Street and Racing Technology’s (SRT) balanced approach to performance, resulting in the quickest, most powerful Jeep vehicle ever created, and the ultimate performance sport-utility vehicle.
Powered by a 6.1-liter HEMI producing 415 horsepower (85 more horses and 25 percent more power than the 5.7-liter HEMI-equipped 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee) and 410 lb-ft of torque, the all-new 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s performance numbers include 0-60 mph in under 5 seconds, 0-100-0 mph in the low 19-second range, and 60-0 mph braking distance of approximately 125.
