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Someone in Bulgaria thought it would be a smart marketing move to use the Challenger's legendary image to boost their business.
What you see in the photos below is a 2012 Dodge Challenger that was recently sold to a new owner in the country. While it may look like a newer model, the front end has been replaced with a fascia from a facelifted Challenger. And yes - the hood comes from a Demon, but there's no 6.2-liter supercharged V8 underneath. The blue sign with the Cyrillic letter "У" that sits on the roof indicates that this is a driving school vehicle and will soon be used in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital city of about 1.25 million people.
2012 Dodge Challenger driving school vehicle in Bulgaria
That's not the most interesting thing about this black Challenger, though. The 3.6-liter V6 Pentastar engine under the hood can now burn LPG instead of gasoline. Bulgaria is one of the countries in Europe with the highest number of vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas as their main fuel. LPG is a gas that contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, propylene, butylene, isobutane and n-butane. It is widely used in certain regions of the world as a cheaper and cleaner alternative to gasoline.
So to sum up, this is a basic muscle car that runs on an alternative fuel that will be used as a driving school vehicle. The V6 engine found in this particular Challenger is rated at 305 horsepower (227 kilowatts) and 268 pound-feet (363 Newton-meters) of torque from the factory, but the output is likely lower due to the use of LPG. It is still far more powerful than most other training cars in Bulgaria and the region, which are often small, downsized European and Asian hatchbacks. Finally, the car uses an LPG conversion kit, which means the engine can still run on petrol if needed.
Source: Motor1
