Just drove an SRT manual prototype

[425hpChargerSRT8]

Yea, that 18mpg figure is even after i swapped the heads and cam. My mileage was actually a slight bit better before adding those mods.

[RoostKing]

Thats also good news for me. My V-6 ranger barely gets 15 MPG. If the SRT can match or beat that, im set!

[425hpChargerSRT8]

yep, you can definately beat your ranger. Im guessing with 6spd and a decent amount of highway crusing, you mileage should go up a few points

[moparrockSRT8]

Great news! 19 mpg will be awesome

[425hpChargerSRT8]

yea i was shocked when i got my car on how good the mileage was. I was expecting 13-15. I usually get pretty spirited with my car coming home from work at 2am. I hit well over 120 from time to time on the open interstates lol.

[Kelsey73]

I bet the auto helps a bit. I might actually get better mileage in the Challenger than my mustang. I tend to rev out the gears just a bit.....

[425hpChargerSRT8]

yea the auto should do a lot better around town. Highway? i dunno, i want to say the 6spd should be better, but its hard to say without getting a feel for it.

[Kelsey73]

I do mostly in town driving. I usually stay off the interstate since it's filled with lots of trucks carrying rocks/dirt due to some serious construction going on. Random questoin for ya, When your in manual mode on the auto stick, how do you go back to auto mode?

[PlymGTX]

2 ways that I know of... If you are going fast enough (say ~50) keep bumping it up and it will toggle between "5" and "D".. The other thing is to bump it into Neutral and then
back into Drive..

[MoparG]

Originally Posted by Kelsey73

I'll be sure and drive one myself when they come out. I don't know how anyone can say they like the autostick over a manual!

All the AutoStick woes will be solved when the Mopar Accessory T-handle shifter comes out for the Challenger which should also fit in on the Charger/Magnum/300.

It has full quadrant access and is up/down as opposed to left/right.

I hope the T-handle shifter comes with some reccommended shift map reprogramming because I wonder if one can control the shifter on these like the old days with manual control on the shifters. It just seems that the ones that I drove had software controling the trans per my shifts. I want to be able to lock down in 2nd or 1st and feel a chirp. Likewise, I want to hear 1-2 upshift chirps when I slam the shifter into 2nd. The T-handle should help as I don't know if I can get used to slamming left to right, I might get carpal tunnel syndrome from flexing certain muscles in my wrists when I throw the car into a corner after a rapid downshift session.