I really love the way this car looks and I want one but the only way to a. afford it and b. not have my wife kill me, is to get the SE which has a V6. I have been reading some stuff around that the V6 is underpowered to handle the cars weight and it had poor acceleration. Anyone had a chance to drive one and if so what did you think about it? Thanks in advance.

 

I have the motor in my magnum and It is no rocket ship but it goes and gets 25hwy.what does 05 magnum weigh?

 

4179 is the weight of an 05 magnum according to edmunds

 

I believe the Challenger SE is lighter than that.

 

the challenger is a little over 3700 so its a few hundred pounds lighter if the info I found is correct.

 

If the SE is in the budget, buy it. Of course you wont have the 'muscle' of the hemis, but you will have one of the best looking retro cars out there.

Good Luck,

Dave

 

I've been trying to find an answer to this question. I can find hardly any info on Charger V6 0-60 numbers and when I do it is muddled as to whether theyre for the 2.7 or 3.5. Dodge doesnt seem to have any concrete numbers they want to give out. By stats alone the V6 challenger should be faster than a V6 mustang, which has been rated as one of the fastest cars in its price range.

Challenger Weight: 3720
Challenger HP: 250
14.88 pounds per hp

Charger 0-60 (only reference I could find) 8.9

Mustang Weight: 3345
Mustang HP: 210
15.92 pounds per hp

Mustang 0-60: 7.0

Do those numbers make sense to anyone?

 

Those numbers make sense.

I also saw in one of the auto mags that a 3.5L Challenger will do mid-15s in the 1/4.

 

if you're buying an SE for a race car then save your money cuz you're gonna be sadly dissapointed,if you just want a badass lookin car that's gonna get a lot of attention ,and a nice comfortable riding car then get it.

 

Has anyone here driven the v6 chargers and first gen intrepid? I had an intrepid and I was pretty content with the acceleration. If the V6 challenger can match that I'll be happy.