The Dodge Challenger is nearing the top of the street, at the least in its present non-electrified type. That doesn’t essentially imply the muscle automotive will lose its standing as an American automotive icon, although – and that is true not solely in North America. Whereas it has by no means been practically as well-liked as different efficiency automobiles in Europe, it stays a cult basic even in markets that aren’t immediately related to the mannequin. Somebody in Bulgaria even thought it will be a wise advertising transfer to make use of the Challenger’s picture as a legend to spice up their enterprise.
What you see within the gallery beneath is a 2012 Dodge Challenger that was just lately bought to a brand new proprietor within the nation. Whereas it might appear to be a more moderen mannequin, the entrance finish has been changed with a fascia from a facelifted Challenger. And sure – the hood comes from a Demon however there’s no 6.2-liter supercharged V8 beneath it. That blue plate that sits on the roof denotes that it is a driving faculty automobile and it’ll quickly be utilized in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital with a inhabitants of round 1.25 million folks.
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This isn’t essentially the most fascinating factor about this black Challenger, although. The three.6-liter V6 Pentastar engine that sits beneath the bonnet not runs on gasoline and burns LPG as an alternative. Bulgaria is without doubt one of the international locations in Europe with the best variety of automobiles utilizing liquefied petroleum gasoline as a primary gasoline. LPG is a gasoline that accommodates a flammable combination of hydrocarbon gases, particularly propane, propylene, butylene, isobutane, and n-butane. It’s extensively used as a less expensive and cleaner different to gasoline in sure areas world wide.
So, to summarize, it is a base-grade muscle automotive operating on another gasoline that’s going for use as a driving faculty automobile. The V6 engine discovered on this specific Challenger is rated at 305 horsepower (227 kilowatts) and 268 pound-feet (363 Newton-meters) of torque from the manufacturing facility however the output is probably going decrease as a result of the usage of LPG. It’s nonetheless far more highly effective than most different coaching automobiles in Bulgaria and the area as these are sometimes small downsized European and Asian hatchbacks. As a ultimate be aware, the automotive makes use of an LPG conversion equipment, which suggests the engine can nonetheless run on gasoline when wanted.