If you need to justify the Challenger, start with the supercharged 707-horsepower Hellcat. After that, it’s only because it’s a MoPar. The Hemi engines are good, but so are Ford and Chevy V8s. The V6 is good too, but a V6 Challenger has to be all about looks. The handling is eminently better than back in the original muscle car days. Neither the 8-speed automatic nor 6-speed manual transmission will disappoint.

Sam Moses wrote this review, with staff reports by The Car Connection.