SteveSS
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I'm not sure how you guys come down on this but here goes. I've been driving all of Dodge's new muscle for over a year. Not the Demon but the Red Eyes, The Wide-Bodies, The TRXs, along with the more tame versions of the Charger and Challenger. Don't get my wrong, they are nice, especially that TRX. There's just something missing.
I drive them in cities on straight highways and curvy mountain roads. We don't drive the high horsepower stuff in rain and snow. I've driven them enough to get used to them and FCA is looking for any flaws I can come up with. Here's the rub.
When you're hovering around the $80K mark I'm not sure they are worth it. Agin the TRX is its own weird beast and it does its own weird cool stuff. If I wanted a car I could take to the 1/4 mile track and drive home with the AC on these are the cars for you. On the street, they are very mild-mannered. If you punch it on the street you get great acceleration and are pushed back in the seat but it's just not the same as an old muscle car.
All those things that make a modern car so wonderful take away from the visceral experience you get from an older car. When I'm driving a $90K Hellcat Red Eye Wide-Body Charger for 8 hours I'm thinking wouldn't I rather have an $80K 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440 4 Speed and drive a $10K Dodge truck on the street?
So I'm only pulling 14's on the track instead of 11's but I look so cool doing it. One caveat. You will never pull up next to a good-looking woman at a stoplight when you're in your cool car. Only when you're in your beater.
I drive them in cities on straight highways and curvy mountain roads. We don't drive the high horsepower stuff in rain and snow. I've driven them enough to get used to them and FCA is looking for any flaws I can come up with. Here's the rub.
When you're hovering around the $80K mark I'm not sure they are worth it. Agin the TRX is its own weird beast and it does its own weird cool stuff. If I wanted a car I could take to the 1/4 mile track and drive home with the AC on these are the cars for you. On the street, they are very mild-mannered. If you punch it on the street you get great acceleration and are pushed back in the seat but it's just not the same as an old muscle car.
All those things that make a modern car so wonderful take away from the visceral experience you get from an older car. When I'm driving a $90K Hellcat Red Eye Wide-Body Charger for 8 hours I'm thinking wouldn't I rather have an $80K 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440 4 Speed and drive a $10K Dodge truck on the street?
So I'm only pulling 14's on the track instead of 11's but I look so cool doing it. One caveat. You will never pull up next to a good-looking woman at a stoplight when you're in your cool car. Only when you're in your beater.