[MarchAFB]

Just read an article on BoldRide about the NBA's Rudy Gay having his 2103 Challenger get a makeover.

http://news.boldride.com/2014/12/rudy-gay-dodge-challenger/63924/


Once finished, the Challenger looks really cool and I like the matte blue color, BUT......

I have to call them out on this article and video. Sorry guys, NOT an SRT8!

There is NO SRT8 badge on the front grill. There is NO 392 badge on the fender. The chin spoiler is wrong for an SRT8. Those rims are NOT available on an SRT8. At 00:11 in the video you can see that there are NO Brembo brakes. The seats do not appear to be SRT seats. I do not even see a HEMI badge on the hood leaving me to believe it has the V6 (not a bad thing though). I can't tell if it even has a rear spoiler to begin with.

I am not sure I would be taking my car to Pro Motorsports as the CEO even calls it an SRT8......ummm.....make sure you don't tune MY engine then if you don't even know what it is!

Sorry for the rant, but it just bugs me when facts are not checked. However they did do a nice job on the car.

 

[jkelly16]

You forgot to mention the 18" rims before the makeover.

 

[boyohboy]

To me a major give-away is the front air dam. No SRT has an R/T dam on the front. The movie kept getting clipped before a rear spoiler could be seen though what appears to be a carbon fiber spoiler was added. Not once was the hood popped to show an engine.
Naw, he was either ripped off when he got the car or the shop that did the work played along and said he had a SRT-8 to impress an other-wise ignorant fan base.
Nice make-over though. Hope he can Enjoy the Journey. Lou.

 

[TikiMan]

That video job blows.

 

[Gematriaa]

Car had no fog lights, is that even an option for rt or srt?

 

[BAD GRANDPA]

If that's an SRT, mine must be a HELLCAT----:bsflag:then again, maybe that's the uncommon CORE SRT model.--:gy:

 

[boyohboy]

Zach Doell writes for Kelley Blue Book and they have a contact site. So, I wrote to KBB and explained that the article needed to be researched and corrected by Mr. Doell. I should get a response sometime this week. Enjoy the Journey! Lou.

 

[70barcuda]

Car had no fog lights, is that even an option for rt or srt?

SRT Core has no fog lights, but any other SRT would of had them.