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The more comparisons I see Edmunds do on Chrysler products, the less credible I find them. I find it ironic how they are about the only ones getting times that slow on the Charger R/Ts and everyone else is getting between 5.3-5.9 secs on average. If anything, the Pontiac deserves worse criticism. Look at what Chrysler had to work with here. The transmission they are using is an old design from 1996 that yields no advantages in comparisons between it and the Chrysler sourced 42RLE 4-speed on the V6 models, yet the Pontiac has a 6-speed that was designed in 2006 (ten year difference). The Pontiac has a .3 liter/19 cubic inch advantage, a compression ratio advantage of 10.4 to 1 vs. the Charger's 9.6 to 1, its lighter and shorter. Yet in the more credible comparison, it is only .2 faster than the Charger, after they have had 3 years to perfect the car. That is pathetic. I'm looking forward to see what the new VCT will do to this comparison. I also look forward to see the Pontiac's GXP model that we all know they will offer before long.

My biggest complaint about the MT article is their complaint about the price. These guys get on my nerves about their complaints about the pricing. If the manufacturer offers the options, they must have them, then they complain about how expensive they are, then they complain if the car is cheaper that they don't have the options. Note to MT, if you can't use your wallet wisely, then don't blame the manufacturers for tempting you and don't blame them for when they don't tempt you.