No, the Charger was built for many years in the late 60's early 70's the Challenger was built from 1970 to 1974. The Dukes of Hazzard was a Charger.
Both models were recently rereleased by Dodge, the Charger is pretty but the Challenger follows more of the design of the origianl Challenger as the new Charger looks nothing really like the original Charger.
For the same models compared: yes
The Dodge Charger was re-introduced in 2006. It is build on the same platform as the Crysler 300, Dodge Magnum and Dodge Challenger.
There basically the same car as the challenger is built on the charger chassis. If your talking the current vehicles,Challenge and Charger are equal in speed if you get the automatic. Now if you get the six speed manual transmission in the Challenger, it is faster than the Charger.
There are advantages to the challenger and advantages to a charger. So it depends what your asking.
If you compare the same models for the current ones: the Challenger the dodge challenger will always be a step better because it is a mucle car and is big on horsepower And the challenger is lighter cause it is a two door and the charger has four. most challengers like the 2012/13 moblie has 782 horespower.
The Challenger will be faster due to more horsepower [(375bhp); Charger: 370bhp]and more torque: Challenger 410lb ft; Charger 400lb ft
dodge viper, dodge charger, dodge challenger
not really as they are the same frame and engine, the challenger just looks smaller but it really isn't.
Dodge charger, only by a couple mph because it has better aerodynamics.
1971 Dodge Challenger RT Hemi It was yellow with black racing stripes It is a really cool car.
If you like them buy one, it's basically a charger as they are built on the same platform.
The SRT8 (either Challenger or Charger) will be faster than a RT. The SRT8 has the 6.1L Hemi, while the RT has the 5.7L.