[Challenger_Nut]

Originally Posted by Legion681

1) you don't need a rocket science background to understand what affects performance, trust me. But perhaps it takes a little bit more thinking when you need to know what you need to spend if DCX makes a Challenger that is 197 in long, has a huge engine and weighs 3500 lbs.
If you personally would like to commit to DCX to give them say 10-15k for each car produced with weight saving solutions (=lighter materials like aluminum, carbon fiber, titanium, etc. etc.), I can only say thank you.
I'd love to have a Challenger that weighs 3500 lbs, but I don't think it's feasible at the price they wanna sell it.
And people need to at last UNDERSTAND this...

2) There is nothing wrong wanting to have a sixth gear for whatever reason you might think. Heck, I'd love to have a F1 inspired semi auto gearbox in it...a' la SMG...
But when people say "If it doesn't have a SIX speed manual, it's a deal breaker" what I am arguing is that: sure it would be nice, one more gear for whatever purpose (the main one I can think of, is fuel consumption. Wear and tear ok...but if you do 70 on a highway in 5th gear instead of a 6th gear, I'd say the wear and tear is microscopical if any) is something cool to have.
But it's not absolutely necessary: guys, speed limits are 65 generally on highways...even if you do 75, 85, 95, 105 the real need for a 6th gear is not really there...
Sure it'd be nice to have it, but I can't agree with the presence of that gear being a "deal breaker". Understand now ?

PS: as said I owned two cars with decent power (M3s) and 6 sp manuals in Europe...the time you use the sixt gear is when you need to go at higher speeds in the autobahn...
For the USA, commuting on a highway or having the desire to shoot up to 100-110 doesn't warrant the need of a 6th gear...

Thank you "GOD" for setting me straight with your condesending attitude! Understand?????????????

Did you ever consider that they should not have made the car so big that it has to weigh 4100lbs? Then the issue of exotic materials would not be a consederation!