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We like our pony cars to have that muscle car look with the power to back it up. The Dodge Challenger makes good on both counts (at least when it's sporting a V8) and now has a five-star safety record to match its performance. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration slammed some Challengers into brick walls to test the new pony car's crash-worthiness, and the results were five stars for both the driver and front passenger in frontal and side impacts. A front crash impact score of five stars means that there is a 10% or less chance of serious injury at 35 mph, and the five-star side impact score indicates a 5% chance of serious injury at 38.5 mph.

Follow the jump to watch video of the Dodge Challenger taking on the NHTSA's infamous wall of punishment. The Challenger's sheet metal does a good job of absorbing the 35-mph blow in the frontal crash, and the driver door performs brilliantly in the side impact.

Gallery: Dodge Challenger NHTSA Crash Test


[Source: CarScoop]Continue reading VIDEO: Dodge Challenger hits brick wall, sees five stars
VIDEO: Dodge Challenger hits brick wall, sees five stars originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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