Hurst Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger - Gentleman's Muscle

Hurst freely admits that both cars are conservatively tuned with longevity and civility in mind, so there is plenty of room to kick up the power with ease if desired. As delivered, our Hurst Camaro registered peaks of 416 hp and 441 lb-ft of torque on W.O.T. Performance's Mustang dyno, with a verified 7-psi peak boost blowing from the Hurst/Magnuson Supercharger.

Inside the Hurst Camaro, the seats, armrests, and shifter boot are treated to a topstitched Katzkin leather interior that's dyed tan on the inside and black on the outside so the perforations contrast.

Rather than a helical rotor-style blower, Hurst worked with Vortech to create a special intercooled centrifugal blower package. In contrast to the Camaro, the Challenger was tuned more aggressively. The 6.1 was rev-happy and power came on in a flood at 4,000 rpm under hard throttle.

The Hard-Drive shifter is used as well in the Challenger. The gold version won't be available for stand-alone purchase, but a titanium version will.

The 20-inch Hurst T-2 wheels for the Challenger are also available separately, as well as a select few other Hurst Performance parts. You can't build one of these cars on your own, but you can get close.

Through the notorious curves of Decker Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains, the adjustable Eibach coilovers and sway bar made the big Challenger feel amazingly well balanced and neutral. It handled like a much smaller, lighter car.

The Mustang dyno at W.O.T. Performance confirmed our seat-of-the-pants feeling that the Challenger was packing more power as it put down an impressive 485 hp and 459 lb-ft of torque with 8.5 peak psi of boost. For point of reference, a 405hp C5 Z06 Corvette typically puts down 325 hp on this dyno.

The Challenger's interior gets the same handsome Katzkin upgrades and Hurst logos, but had the benefit of factory navigation. The dash plaque denoted it as Series 4 #0001, but this Challenger also happened to be the very first Hurst Performance vehicle built after the relaunch of the program.