Test Drive?
 

Has anyone test driven a 6.1 SRT Charger, 300C, Cherokee, or Magnum- either a dealer's car or a friend's car?

If so, what were your impressions?

Also, if you previously had a 426 Hemi, how does the 6.4 Hemi compare? Both are rated at 425 hp. Most magazines say the 6.1 SRT would win in a close drag race.

RE: Test Drive?
 

i got to drive a 300 srt that came in on trade at the dealership i work at. i was very impressed with the acceleration. sucks you right back into the seat and takes your stomach away. totally awesome. for a big car i thought it handled really well too. after driving it, i am now dead set on getting the 6.1 in the challenger i buy.

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is today recent enough ?? My neighbor owns the local DCX Superstore. His personal car is a 07 Silver Charger SRT. he just got it btw. I drove it today some and on sat he gave me a ride up to my Ducati dealer to drop me off to p/u my 1098 from service.

The car is fast for sure, but very heavy. Remember I drive my EVO MR as my DD so we are talking about 1200 lbs more than I am used too. It has OK power off the line and really comes into its own in 3rd and 4th. I enjoyed smashing the pedal from maybe 30 mph and running up to 80 mph. The one thing that kills me though is the delay in the tranny from either 2-3 or 3-4, maybe both duh cannot remember now.
That sh*t needs to be fixed ASAP as the lag is very noticable. It seems more of a computer glitch than mech. though so maybe a re-flash or something.
This car would be awesme if not for that extra 1000 lbs of lard in it's a$$.

maybe I am just spoiled w/the EVO and M3 though so ..

I would have no prob adding the Charger to my fleet though. One other thing that stood out was the MPG. I hate to bring it up BUT we suked thru a 1/3 tank of gas very fast. maybe 45 miles , granted we were flooring it so but I could almost se the gauge move.

And being guys I had to catch him on the Ducati :) we raced from maybe 40 to 120 and I had 4 car lenghts on him. We did that about three times but he was getting a little upset by his 4th a$$ beating.

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The above fact was pulled from the lastest SRT chat. Top speed is 165 mph. So yes you can watch the gas gauge drop :)

If your friend really thought he could hang with your Ducati, it just shows the intelligence of a car salesman

The Challenger will be just as heavy and suck gas just as fast(or faster). Buying stock in Exxon maybe a good idea.

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I drove an R/T and got a similar heavy feeling which is probably more pronounced by the smaller motor. I had thought the 6.1 (and additional 50 HP) would reduce that but sounds like it did not. What's the expected weight difference on Challenger versus a Charger?

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trust me. an rt vs srt is night and day. Yes its a heavy car. but the srt is no slouch. It gets up and moves. I wont drive one for fear of having to buy it on the spot.
Im not sure how eric felt a lag between shifts. There is almost zero between 2-3 and 3-4. You can run the Charger to redline it will force the shift around 6250 for the SRT8.

more I think about this. I think EricM3 should stay with the beemers. He will not be happy with a heavy assed Challenger.