DarkFireGT said:The Magnum gets way better gas mileage. I get 23-24 mpg highway and about 17-18 city. No way can I get that out of my Mustang, and this is due, mostly, to the MDS system, which I must say is one of the most innovative things done with an engine
I agree. Bottom line on the Charger is it has no visual. I would rather choose the Magnum or the 300C.THey could have done something real special with the Charger, but lost it.SactoStang said:I stopped by my Dodge dealer yesterday to gawk at the new Charger and I couldn't get past the 36K sticker for the R/T. IMO, it looked like a parts bin car with a 300C rear with a Dakota front grill. To add salt into the wound, no manual gear box offered. Ford did it RIGHT with the '05 Mustang.
Klay said:So...for some reason you think only the gears are causing the magnum to be slower than the mustang... not weight. Right, so I guess close to 800 pounds differnce in wait has no substantial bearing on performance? I mean of course the gears are effecting it too but come on 800 pounds is a lot of weight to overcome.
If the aftermarket is not embracing the car, then why are there aftermarket exhaust parts??? The gears are what the aftermarket needs to catch up with. And yes, it does have a drone when it switches down to 4 cylinders if you have aftermarket exhaust, but anyone that mods the engine of one of these cars probably won't be keeping the RPMs low enough to even have MDS kick in. You have to be going over 45 and I believe the rpms need to be around 1100 or less. Not to mention, a simple programmer could disable MDS, and some people already have found ways to disable it. But it is great for cruising. Even without MDS on (mine hardly ever goes on), I still get the gas mileage stated..sawman70 said:The system that creates the most god awful drone with a quality exhaust and stops the aftermarket from embracing the car. Also, the damn thing is almost all german. When you wait for the warranty parts, and you will, it is because they are from Germany.
gp001 said:Why do these stupid Dodge topics keep popping up? Don't people know how to use the search function to see that this horse (or Charger discussion) has been beaten to death?
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=561818&highlight=charger
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=555161&highlight=charger
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=546681&highlight=charger
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=541916&highlight=charger
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=507071&highlight=charger
And before anybody tries to flame me for being a "Ford only" guy, I own a 68 Charger R/T, a Dodge truck, a 66 Mustang, an 05 Mustang, and an 05 Chevy Tahoe
oohsoobad2 said:Dont be suprised if a 2 door Charger pops up in a year or so. There is already more than one prototype running around and a 2 door 300 C convertible (same platform) is already in the making.
The Dodge product Im most curious about is the Caliber. Its the replacement for the Neon, I work at the plant that will make thme and the success of this car will directly effect my future. We will also be building two different Jeep cars, one we know will be the Jeep Compass.
Heres a link to the Caliber if anyones intrested.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/09/C06-274094.htm
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