RE: Where will the Sweet Spot Be?
What do I think will be the sweet spot for Chrysler's profits? The R/T will most likely be that because the V6 is priced to low ball people into keeping it into consideration and not so much for profits, while the R/T will have considerable volume and features many luxuries to justify jacking the price into the LOW $30s (I don't expect $35K unless some major inflation happens). Which model will sell the most? Most likely the V6. I know many people on here have whined about them offering a V6 because they somehow think that it hurts the image, but as 1 Bad Mirada said, if it was not for the V6 models you wouldn't have any of them.
Although I will agree that the powered 3.8L V6 Mustang was weak, I must disagree about the 4.0L version. It is within .1 second on the 0-60 run with the old 5.0L and first 2 valve 4.6L Mustang GTs from the mid 90s. It is noteworthy. The 3.5L will do fine for the first few years, they just could use something better than the 42RLE or the other option they would use the 5WA580 automatics. I think it is almost a cruel joke to have never offered this engine with a manual to let us see what it is truly capable of doing. I hope the Phoenix engine is at least half as good as what the 3.5L family has been in each category.
Axel, the reason why the Avenger gets complaints is because you have to compare it within its class. If you can get more power for your money when the class is EXACTLY the same, and you know that the company has the capability to up it when they have a 250hp version in another car and SEMA models tease us with using a larger engine that would blow away the competition, we want them to put their best foot forward and stop giving us a second tier effort on an engine that hasn't been updated in 9 years and counting. Also the SRT-4 is turbocharged and not supercharged.
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