This is the car many people (though mostly numbers matching MOPAR fanatics) have been waiting for. Let’s face facts, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 with it’s throaty 425 hp 6.1-liter HEMI V8 is all well and good, but it’s not that good. The power sucking, slow to react 5-speed autobox does the 4,140 pounds SRT8 no favors. In other words, it’s slower than it should be. Now, any Fiend worth his salt knows that a less powerful (but still pretty potent) Challenger R/T exists (375 hp) when equipped with a Tremec six-speed pistol grip manual. And for months we’ve heard rumors that one day, maybe, at some point, perhaps in 2009, the SRT8 would get the same tranny. Well, here it is. And Allpar.com of all places has the first crack at it. Not surprisingly, they really dug it (though they hated the back seat). If you’ve got 45 minutes on your hands, you might want to pop over and read the world’s longest entire review. Or just wait a little while until we get to drive one. [Source: Allpar.com]