The Truth About Cars have published their review of the Dodge Challenger SE. 'From outside the Challenger's deceptively large cabin, it seems like nothing could break the spell cast by the car's sheer presence. At least until the driver sticks the Challenger's plastic key fob into the appropriate receptacle and turns it, kicking the old 3.5 liter SOHC V6 to life with all the drama of a Grand Caravan. At this point, the observer of this unremarkable process is likely to come down with a bad case of cognitive dissonance: the eyes tell you to expect the lumpy loping of big V8, but all the ears hear are, well, almost nothing. With a stab of the throttle, the muted tickover rises to a tremulous drone. With enough motivation, the engine eventually manages to sound blustery, but it's never in danger of making a sound that's in the least bit purposeful.'
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