SPEED™ Test Drive of New Dodge Challenger to Feature Leno, Carmen Electra and Kyle Petty

Business Wire, Sept 22, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The popular SPEED series Test Drive will put the new Dodge Challenger SRT8 and its 6.1-liter SRT Hemi SMPI engine through its paces and feature appearances by late-night host and car aficionado Jay Leno, actress Carmen Electra and NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. The 30-minute premiere episode is scheduled for Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Host Tommy Kendall will take at look at the Challenger, a throwback to the era of American muscle, in action at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in the Mojave Desert, in Burbank, Calif., at Leno's garage, on-track at Virginia International Raceway and at Bob's Big Boy Drive-In in Los Angeles with Electra.

"When I first saw the new Challenger, I had to do a triple-take to see if it was an old one or a new one," said Kendall, a four-time SCCA Trans Am champion (1990, 1995-97). "The folks at Dodge nailed the looks. Anyone who loves the looks of the original muscle car era, but is unwilling to pay the price in comfort or reliability, ought to take a look at this car."

As with all episodes of Test Drive, the show will be supported across a wide variety of SPEED platforms.

The Dodge Challenger show will be featured on SPEED VOD beginning in mid-October and SPEEDtv.com will support the effort with multiple edited clips from the program and a promotional page on the Web site.

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.