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Dodge Ram SRT-10 Sets speed record for pickup....
From this morning's edition of Autotech Daily.......
DODGE RAM SRT-10 SETS SPEED RECORD FOR PICKUP
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The Ford SVT F-150 Lightning was proclaimed the world’s fastest production pickup truck last July, but it’s reign came to an end yesterday. That distinction now belongs to the Dodge Ram SRT-10, which zoomed to an average speed of more than 154 mph—about 7 mph faster than the F-150’s time—during two test runs monitored by Guinness World Records and the Sports Car Club of America. The Ram SRT is powered by the same 500-hp, 8.3-liter V-10 engine that Dodge uses in its Viper sports car. The F-150 Lightning features a supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 that generates 380 hp. Both vehicles sprint from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds. The new Ram record was set on a 4.7-mile track at Chrysler’s Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Mich. NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan piloted the vehicle. Last year, he won six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in a Ram, and he will make his debut in the Nextel Cup series at the Daytona 500 later this month. The record-setting SRT wasn’t modified for additional power or enhanced aerodynamics, according to Chrysler. Per Guinness rules, it was clocked over a “flying kilometer” on two runs in opposite directions made within an hour of each other. Supplied and operated by a third party, the timing equipment was certified to within 1/1000th of a second. The speed of each run was determined using sensors at the start and finish of the measured kilometer.
DODGE RAM SRT-10 SETS SPEED RECORD FOR PICKUP
TRUCK
The Ford SVT F-150 Lightning was proclaimed the world’s fastest production pickup truck last July, but it’s reign came to an end yesterday. That distinction now belongs to the Dodge Ram SRT-10, which zoomed to an average speed of more than 154 mph—about 7 mph faster than the F-150’s time—during two test runs monitored by Guinness World Records and the Sports Car Club of America. The Ram SRT is powered by the same 500-hp, 8.3-liter V-10 engine that Dodge uses in its Viper sports car. The F-150 Lightning features a supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 that generates 380 hp. Both vehicles sprint from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds. The new Ram record was set on a 4.7-mile track at Chrysler’s Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Mich. NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan piloted the vehicle. Last year, he won six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in a Ram, and he will make his debut in the Nextel Cup series at the Daytona 500 later this month. The record-setting SRT wasn’t modified for additional power or enhanced aerodynamics, according to Chrysler. Per Guinness rules, it was clocked over a “flying kilometer” on two runs in opposite directions made within an hour of each other. Supplied and operated by a third party, the timing equipment was certified to within 1/1000th of a second. The speed of each run was determined using sensors at the start and finish of the measured kilometer.
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