The film’s principal characters are Kowalski (first name unknown), played by Barry Newman in only his second major film role, and a grumbling Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Magnum four-speed.

A drag race in Las Vegas between a Dodge Challenger R/T and a Tesla Model ... traction of the Plaid’s all-wheel drive system. While the Dodge R/T looked the part in its purple paint and ...