Leaked Dealer Brochure Confirms Big Upgrades for 2011 Dodge Challenger
09-28-2010, 01:47 PM
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Maybe its me but I still don't quite get it out of the challenger line up. The RT model (even with the bump in hp) still is no match for the SS camaro or mustang GT. In order to compete with these two cars you have to opt for the SRT, which puts you out of a lot more money. The good news is in this arena the new SRT should compete very well. The bad news is I don't think it will compete at all at the level it should be competing at based on its price. And that is in an arena with the new Z28 and the new Cobra.
09-28-2010, 08:18 PM
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09-29-2010, 01:00 AM
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Couple of things.....
I like the hp wars, even though I'm not in the market for a new car.
The 392 Challenger looks like it will be pretty quick stock
With only 1100 the first year, you wont see them often
Price will be too high IMO.
I like the hp wars, even though I'm not in the market for a new car.
The 392 Challenger looks like it will be pretty quick stock
With only 1100 the first year, you wont see them often
Price will be too high IMO.
09-29-2010, 01:05 AM
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Looking like a champion and being a champion are two different things. Will the suspension tweaks lend itself to being a better handling car? Did it get a diet not mentioned? Seems like a GT500 will walk it all day and new Z-28 will too. The Challenger is the heaviest, have the smallest tire and the least power still. Doesn't sound like a champion formula to me.
09-29-2010, 01:25 AM
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IMO, power is power.
09-30-2010, 06:30 PM
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Higher average speeds these days also have caused the rating system to be pushed down numerically.
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fuelec...6/article.html
- Testing at higher speeds (up to 80 mph). Previously, speeds were limited to 55 mph to match the speed limit of the 1970s.
- More aggressive acceleration and deceleration (up to 8 mph per second rather than just 3.3 mph per second). The previous tests did not match today's hectic traffic patterns.
- Hot-weather testing and measuring vehicle fuel economy while using the vehicle's air conditioner.
- Testing in cold-weather temperatures while the vehicle's heater and defroster are operating
