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This one-of-one Dodge Charger Widebody is headed to Pikes Peak

It has been upgraded with all the kit required to make this dangerous ascent.

Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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Dodge announced on Thursday that it created a one-off 2020 Charger Widebody to make the run up the mountain at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.

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Dodge started with a regular' ol 2020 Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody, but it underwent a multitude of changes to make it ready for racing.     

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The car's supercharged 6.2-liter V8 has been massaged just for this run, with a race exhaust and special engine tuning.     

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It has the stock SRT suspension with some Bilstein shock absorbers to handle the g-forces.     

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It's running on Toyo Proxes RR competition tires, and its brake system packs racing pads and high-temperature fluid.     

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Inside, there's an FIA-spec roll cage, a racing seat and a fuel cell, all of which will contribute to the driver's safety.     

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The whole package is wrapped in some clever tricolored livery.    

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The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb kicks off this weekend.

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