2006 Charger

[psychedelia]

What are your opinions on the 2006 Dodge Charger?
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/vehicle.aspx?carID=8266
V-8
340BHP
390 Ft-Lbs of torque

[LateNightCable]

Stylistically, it could be a whole lot better.

Technically, it's too much like and Magnum and might as well be called the Magnum sedan. Save the Charger name for something better, with a coupe body.


LNC's thoughts ...

Style - 4/10

Substance - 7/10

Worthiness of being called a "Charger R/T" - 5/10

[bleh]

yea im with lnc. magnum sedan. as far as being a sports sedan though.... the only way it will be able to compete with the german equivalents is price.

new rs4 at 420hp and new m3 at 400....

[wEstSide]

It's got a slushbox. Oh well, probably better for drag racing...

Magnum is the "estate" version of the 300C, so this would be like the "estate sedan" version of the 300C.

[LateNightCable]

The '94-'96 Chevy Impala SS based off a four-door Caprice was one thing, somehow that car embodied a modern Impala. But labeling this Magnum sedan a Charger R/T is a bad move.

I think Dodge uses "R/T" as a kind of marketing thing now, with "SRT" being the hot stuff. But they could have at least held out for something more special to use the Charger name on.

Originally Posted by wEstSide It's got a slushbox. Oh well, probably better for drag racing...

Or for racers to can't shift. Drag racing with an auto, where is the sporting spirit in that?

[wEstSide]

Auto yields more consistent times. No bad shifts = same time over and over again.

[bleh]

Originally Posted by wEstSide Auto yields more consistent times. No bad shifts = same time over and over again.

[wEstSide]

Well, that's the truth. Auto is no fun, but times are consistent.

[bleh]

yea and usually consistently slower

[LateNightCable]

^ True, true. ^

Consistant times are good in a crunch, but honing your skills to get the best time is the most fun, or at least rewarding.