ORIGINAL: AirborneCZ
thanks man!
why the heck did they choose MB semi-automatic (?) transmission??? I thought it was a Chrysler connected to MB at some point? Plus I really dont like anything thats got to do with Benz
so lets pray 6 MT option will be there!
and if the engine is 6,1 hemi will it be the same from Charger??? Any info on fuel tank capacity koz 60 liters for SRT really sucks, one has to stop almost every 170 miles to refill!
The weight is really an issue here... so 6.1 will be able to pull out like what?? 430HP??? Power to weight ratio hurts my heart!
How about a trunk and rear seats?? What I loved about Stang was relatively large trunk and one adult could fit in back seat ....
thx again!
Honestly I ask myself that question and the answer keeps coming back that I think that Daimler wanted higher economies of scale and get paid royalties for having Chrysler use their technology. It might also have to do with that Chrysler's only five-speed auto might not have fit in the LX cars and they didn't want Chrysler to build something of their own since Chrysler might make something that would embarrass MB. There were a lot of things that Chrysler managed to do better than MB when they had the freedom to try that MB pulled the plug on it because it was done more efficiently and better than they did it (ex. the Chrysler ME-412 supercar).
Until recently Chrysler was part of the DaimlerChrysler marriage that happened back in 1998 where Bob Eaton sold out Chrysler for the most part. I don't know for sure about the fuel capacity on the Challenger, for the most part the 6.1L will be the same engine, only possibly it might have a cold air intake or something because the photo of the concept Challenger reveals a K&N airfilter exposed at the front of the hood where in the Charger and other LX cars do not have that air filter. The engine output is RATED at 425hp; however, either Car and Driver or Motor Trend did a test on I think it was the Magnum SRT-8 and they found that it produced close to 467hp on the dyno.
I don't think we have any numbers yet on the back seat or the trunk as that has not been released yet up to my knowledge. I'm sure they will offer a manual based on all the rumors I have heard.