SRT: A Legacy of High-Performance Cars

🚗 SRT is a division within Chrysler that keeps the muscle car tradition alive.

🏎️ In 1998, Chrysler's Tom Gale saw the growing popularity of tuner cars and decided to build a fast, affordable, and modable car.

⚙️ Team Viper and Team Prowler united to work on the project, using Dodge's compact Neon as their base.

🚗 The Dodge Neon SRT4 was a factory-built tuner car praised for its handling and strong engine.

👥 The public was unsure about the Neon SRT4 due to its styling and the idea of an American company competing with imports.

🔥 Despite facing challenges in sales, the Neon SRT4 paved the way for the SRT badge and Dodge's new performance wing.

🚗 SRT changed their name from PVO and developed the Viper with a powerful ten cylinder engine.

🚚 The Dodge Ram SRT10 was transformed into a performance vehicle by adding the Viper V10 engine and making aerodynamic modifications.

🏁 SRT expanded their product range with the Chrysler Crossfire as their first non-Dodge product.

🚗 The Crossfire SRT6 was a successful model for Chrysler, with a supercharged V6 engine and impressive performance.

🏁 SRT engineers developed the Crossfire on German roads and were eager to work on a new project, resulting in the creation of a high-performance Jeep Cherokee.

🔥 In addition to the Cherokee, SRT also enhanced other Chrysler models like the Magnum, 300C, Charger, and Challenger.

🏎️ SRT became its own brand in 2012, unifying all of Chrysler's performance cars.

🤔 The independent SRT brand was dissolved two years later, causing confusion among consumers.

🔥 SRT launched a model with 707 horsepower, aiming to become the most powerful passenger car in the U.S.

🚗 The Challenger and Charger Hellcats made their debut in 2015 and immediately put SRT on top of the muscle car game.

🏎️ SRT developed the Demon, a purpose-built street-legal drag car that runs nines at the drag strip.

🐆 SRT introduced the Jeep Track Hawk, a powerful SUV with 770 horsepower and all-wheel drive.

🏎️ SRT has designed the world's fastest accelerating SUV with a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds.

🔧 The next SRT build will be a new Ram called TRX, outfitted for off-road duty and aimed at the Ford Raptor.

💔 Dan Knott, the father of the original SRT8, passed away in 2012 but would have been proud of SRT's work on the track.