He captures everything I think about this car quite well. These cars are basically like your favourite dopey dog who eats 6 cups a day, isn't great at playing fetch or hunting birds, sheds everywhere and has a lazy eye, but you love them anyways.
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He captures everything I think about this car quite well. These cars are basically like your favourite dopey dog who eats 6 cups a day, isn't great at playing fetch or hunting birds, sheds everywhere and has a lazy eye, but you love them anyways.
5300 is the gross weight rating (maximum weight including pax and cargo)
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Not my favorite piece of journalism, but not the worst one I've had the displeasure of suffering through. Overall it wasn't bad. Or maybe that was because I was distracted by all the lime green paint in the pictures?
The biggest thing I have grown tired of, in 50 or so years of reading car articles, is the rough ride remarks. If you want an easy ride then keep your a** out of a sports car. Go test a Crown Imperial. SHEESH!! Performance cars have performance suspensions. "I don't always sit in my driveway and listen to my exhaust but when I do so does the whole neighborhood".
Not meaning to step on any toes, but here is another review from the perspective of a british car guy. and imo Rory gets what this car is all about.
Dodge Challenger SRT HELLCAT: The LAST Great Muscle Car | 4K - YouTube
Dodge Challenger SRT HELLCAT: The LAST Great Muscle Car | 4K - YouTube
Seemed about right to me.
IMO the Challenger is a bit of a min/max car.
It maxes out on styling, character, fun, soundtrack and power.
Everything else was clearly an after thought. Interior, build quality, refinement, technology, handling. None are spectacular, some are objectively bad. The average economy car has a better interior, better fit and finish, better paint and a better ride, let alone things at a similar price point.
However, if you really want the things it maxes out and don't care much about its weak points, you'll love it. I do.
But I'm not so much of a fanboy that I won't acknowledge that this focus makes it a flawed all-round car, especially for the average consumer.
IMO the Challenger is a bit of a min/max car.
It maxes out on styling, character, fun, soundtrack and power.
Everything else was clearly an after thought. Interior, build quality, refinement, technology, handling. None are spectacular, some are objectively bad. The average economy car has a better interior, better fit and finish, better paint and a better ride, let alone things at a similar price point.
However, if you really want the things it maxes out and don't care much about its weak points, you'll love it. I do.
But I'm not so much of a fanboy that I won't acknowledge that this focus makes it a flawed all-round car, especially for the average consumer.
The Challenger is billed as an American Muscle car and that's exactly what it is. There, that's my review. Nothing more need be said.
you might see both at the same drag strip or on the same road course but they are not the same
I'm sure we all have stories but mine is special... not really.. LOL. I put a 327 with a 671 atop in a 1953 Willy's Wagon. It had a 8 track stereo and a radio that took a few minutes to warm up. Of course, the only time you could hear either of those was when I was parked with the engine off. I had close to 11,000 wrapped up in it including the 1970's crazy paint scheme. She was fast but you couldn't drive her very fast or you'd lose control. Anything over 70 was a white knuckle ride. The vehicle itself was never intended to be a muscle car but no one doubted that it was. It was really hard to find anyone willing to race me light to light.
I'm not saying that this is what makes a muscle car, certainly that term seems to be reserved for something that comes off a production line. What I am saying is that if you're going to ridicule a muscle car because of its lack of amenities or even quality control, you're sadly misinterpreting the term "Muscle Car".
I'm not saying that this is what makes a muscle car, certainly that term seems to be reserved for something that comes off a production line. What I am saying is that if you're going to ridicule a muscle car because of its lack of amenities or even quality control, you're sadly misinterpreting the term "Muscle Car".
I used to say the Hellcat was a $28k car with a $35k engine option. Well that was 2017. With inflation, it's still a $28k car...
There are articles on where the term came from
They are no different than this place
different opinions
They are no different than this place
different opinions
That's good to remember and keep in mind, but I was of the opinion way back in 2017 with my first Challenger that the fit, finish, paint, interior, and tech were dated and on the lower end. That was back then, 2 years after the refresh. The base H3 that I traded for that Challenger had a nicer interior, and it was already a 10 year old vehicle at that point.
I agree with the article; it explains what hooked me from the moment I began driving my Challenger, although my own is a 5.7 A8 car.
Particularly this paragraph (since I run straight pipes):
"Theatrics and weight are the two biggest things you notice when you’re driving the Challenger Swinger. Every day is a show in this car, and whether they like it or not, everyone within one city block of you is the audience. This thing is loud. It doesn’t matter what gear you’re in, what your throttle position is, or how fast you’re going. Cold starts are also loud enough to start an incident that ends up on your neighborhood’s Facebook page. People will hear the Challenger Swinger coming. Then they’ll see its lime green paint and stare at you. If that isn’t good for your social anxiety, then this isn’t the car for you."
When me and the fiancé are out in mine, we continuously invoke the various Tim Allen pig grunts around other Mustangs, Camaros, and yes, other Challengers as well. 😁🤣
Particularly this paragraph (since I run straight pipes):
"Theatrics and weight are the two biggest things you notice when you’re driving the Challenger Swinger. Every day is a show in this car, and whether they like it or not, everyone within one city block of you is the audience. This thing is loud. It doesn’t matter what gear you’re in, what your throttle position is, or how fast you’re going. Cold starts are also loud enough to start an incident that ends up on your neighborhood’s Facebook page. People will hear the Challenger Swinger coming. Then they’ll see its lime green paint and stare at you. If that isn’t good for your social anxiety, then this isn’t the car for you."
When me and the fiancé are out in mine, we continuously invoke the various Tim Allen pig grunts around other Mustangs, Camaros, and yes, other Challengers as well. 😁🤣
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