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Challenger R/T slower than Charger R/T

Old 08-18-2008, 04:29 AM
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...leId=130808#10

How can 376hp/410tq in a car that weighs slightly less than the Charger R/T, which is making LESS power, put up slower numbers in a Challenger?
Old 08-18-2008, 04:34 AM
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It may have better areodynamics (spelling?)
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no it is not....do not go by edmunds please...they are bias. The RT numbers will be wayyyy lower. how would a charger be more aerodynamic?
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They mention having to make a 2-3 shift to reach 60mph. The Charger was auto only, so shifts do not matter. Conditions may also make a difference. Still I would have expected to see the Challenger a little faster than the Charger.
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2-3 shifts to get to 60 on a 6 speed tremec? these guys don't know how to drive. I'M GETTING REALLY MAD RIGHT NOW...and i dont know why.
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2-3 shifts to get to 60 on a 6 speed tremec? these guys don't know how to drive. I'M GETTING REALLY MAD RIGHT NOW...and i dont know why.
I think I know why you're mad. It's the same way I felt when I read jalopnik's report that the R/T takes over 7 seconds to 60. People who don't follow this car as closely as we do will read this and believe it. First impressions are hard to overcome. The prevailing talk among jalopnik board posters is what a bad time that is and how much faster a Mustang is. That made me mad.

It's like when the '08 SRT was first reviewed and people instantly got the impression that the Challenger was an overpriced gas guzzler. You could try to tell people that a smaller V8 and even a V6 were coming, but the impression was already there.

Oh, well. Maybe time will straighten all this out. All those people who read that 0-60 time and believe it will get an awakening when they meet their first R/T at a stoplight!
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Jalopnick and Edmunds are idiots... what more can you say...
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Jalopnick and Edmunds are idiots... what more can you say...
That they are moronic and bias as well [:@]
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Well... OK then... hard to argue them facts.
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indeed[8D]

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