RE: Charger vs. 300c???
keep in mind that both mopar mags and non-mopar mags have found that the 6.1 makes more than the advertised 425 hp at the crank.
if you compare a 6.1L auto challenger to a 6.1L auto charger/300, the challenger should be a bit faster for a few reasons.
1. a slightly shorter wheelbase will generally result in more wheel horsepower. the greater distance that power has to travel, the less power makes it to the wheels.
2. it weighs slightly less. every pound will help, so even the slight difference should give it an edge.
3. the charger rt in RWD has a 3.06 gear ratio. the challenger RT is listed to have the option of either 3.73 or 3.91 gears. (the srt8 comes with the same 3.06 ratio with the auto trans and a 3.91 with the manual) this is a huge difference. going from a 3.06 to a 3.73 or 3.91 will make a tremendous difference, and with EVERYTHING else being equal, this will make the challenger faster.
4. the manual transmission option will almost always make two otherwise equal cars react differently, with a big advantage going to the manual transmission car, when well driven. i would guess that with the 380hp 5.7L engine, a manual transmission, and 3.91 gears, the challenger RT will give the charger srt8 a heck of a run. the slight difference in weight and wheelbase, along with the bigger gears and manual transmission could very likely make up the power difference between the new 5.7 and the 6.1.
again, this is all conceptual.
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