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Fucknag posted:I know he's from loving Connecticut shut up very few people in Texas are actually from Texas besides, that Caddy limo owns
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I've seen a lot of people replace the front clips of their Sierra/Silverado with the front clip from an Escalade.
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In news that surprises no one, Dodge has unveiled the Charger Hellcat. http://new.livestream.com/chryslerlive/DodgeProductReveal (the video is at the bottom). Same 707 HP, 204 MPH top speed, 11.0 second quarter mile on stock tires, 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. Only downside, it is automatic only.
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I mean, that car would be ridiculously hard to drive with a clutch
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A MIRACLE posted:I mean, that car would be ridiculously hard to drive with a clutch I disagree.
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You can get the Challenger with a standard so it can't be that hard.
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Sole Survivor posted:In news that surprises no one, Dodge has unveiled the Charger Hellcat. quote:Tim Kuniskis, head of the Dodge brand, said, “This is a car that has no business case... that no customer has asked us to build... but sometimes you need to disregard the data.... to built a car that defines itself.” ![]() Yup. I want one.
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El Scotch posted:Yup. I want one. Now where the heck is the Hellram? We need another muscle truck arms race so Ford builds another Lightning.
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El Scotch posted:
B5 Blue or Jazz Blue + Bronze wheels will probably look amazing. Also, both the Charger and Challenger Hellcats will get Hellcat logos on the fenders. Which you can't see in the press photos, but the video has them. Sole Survivor fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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I want the poo poo out of that car. Yes it doesn't have a business case, but holy hell that doesn't stop me from wanting one. If I didn't have my current commute..... oooph.
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Ok, so now they just created the expectation of a Dart Hellcat which would be insanely crazy and awesome. I mean, if they are already throwing business cases out the window, go for broke.
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Twerk from Home posted:Now where the heck is the Hellram? We need another muscle truck arms race so Ford builds another Lightning. Yessss It's time for another lightning. The F150 is now made of aluminum and turbo charged. It's practically a sports car already!
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bull3964 posted:Ok, so now they just created the expectation of a Dart Hellcat which would be insanely crazy and awesome. I would like to drive a FWD car with 707 horsepower just to see if I die or not.
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bull3964 posted:Ok, so now they just created the expectation of a Dart Hellcat which would be insanely crazy and awesome. Unfortunately Tim shot that down in that Charger video linked above. "No comment on expanding the line to other platforms, except the Dart. It's not coming to the Dart." Quote is at 23:05.
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InitialDave posted:Well, people do keep wanting someone to bring back the El Camino. No you fool. El Camino is spanish, for THE Camino
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El Scotch posted:
Somewhere in America some overfunded police force must get ![]() Edit: VV Good point. Previa_fun fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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Previa_fun posted:Somewhere in America some overfunded police force must get one of these. Just one? ![]()
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davebo posted:I would like to drive a FWD car with 707 horsepower just to see if I die or not. It's very possible. Back in the day I rode in some seriously high HP SRT-4's and they were loving scary. One guy I knew had a 450whp one and it would break the tires loose in 3rd gear. He punched it on the highway and it started drifting across lanes while losing traction. 1st and 2nd gear were basically unusable
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skipdogg posted:It's very possible. Back in the day I rode in some seriously high HP SRT-4's and they were loving scary. One guy I knew had a 450whp one and it would break the tires loose in 3rd gear. He punched it on the highway and it started drifting across lanes while losing traction. 1st and 2nd gear were basically unusable
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IIRC most reviews of the Challenger Hellcat basically said skip first gear if you actually want to move forward from a stop.
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sudo rm -rf posted:Unfortunately Tim shot that down in that Charger video linked above. quick, someone call Grand Spaulding Dodge e- now that I actually think about it I think that quote is self aware already Chrysler is run by absolute mad men Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 01:24 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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sudo rm -rf posted:Unfortunately Tim shot that down in that Charger video linked above. We need a Dart ACR then, as the spiritual successor to the Neon ACR.
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They've already confirmed a Dart SRT-4, that's good enough I've fought off various urges for 9 years this week in regards to trading in my Ram Daytona, but if they make a Hellram it's gone so loving quick and I'll spit on its grille on my way out of the dealership
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VikingSkull posted:They've already confirmed a Dart SRT-4, that's good enough They have?
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In this case, I am OK with bronze bbs wheels, I guess.
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Rhyno posted:They have? Quite a while back. They said there's one in the works, but it's been kept pretty quiet. Just like the Hellcat. There were rumors of Dodge building a high horsepower supercharged engine about a year ago, then BOOM Hellcat.
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![]() That got released when they killed off SRT as a brand. Notice that not only do they confirm a Dart SRT, but a Journey or Journey replacement version as well.
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I *have* to think it's the Journey replacement, which I imagine is some kind of cheaper rebadged Jeep Cherokee based on the same Alfa platform. The current Sebring/Caliber based Journey is really old and not that great, and also too big - much larger than the CRV/Escape/RAV4, and why does Dodge need a *third* three row people carrier? EDIT: So that means there *has* to be a Jeep Cherokee SRT-4 right? Throatwarbler fucked around with this message at 12:25 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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it'll only be two three rows, the Caravan is dead and they've vaguely only mentioned an SRT8 Grand Cherokee in passing, they sell a lot so it'll probably get built but that's probably the only non-Dodge SRT they've also killed off the 300 SRT8, too
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Throatwarbler posted:
For what it's worth, I seem to recall references to a Journey SRT-6.
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Q_res posted:For what it's worth, I seem to recall references to a Journey SRT-6. The chart above seem to make a distinction between V6 and HO Turbo. Unless the SRT Dart is also going to be a turbo V6.
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As I said, "for what it's worth". Plus High Output Turbo doesn't really distinguish between a 4 and a 6. Hell, technically it might not even be the same engine. Exceedingly unlikely as that is.
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Xguard86 posted:Yessss To steal an idea from a friend of mine: Oh what I would give to have an aluminum Ranger with an Ecoboost inline 4.
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Coredump posted:To steal an idea from a friend of mine: Oh what I would give to have an aluminum Ranger with an Ecoboost inline 4. 2.3L or 2.7L, either way will do.
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Coredump posted:To steal an idea from a friend of mine: Oh what I would give to have an aluminum Ranger with an Ecoboost inline 4. Would you give as much as an F-150? Because that's probably how much it would cost.
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Throatwarbler posted:The chart above seem to make a distinction between V6 and HO Turbo. Unless the SRT Dart is also going to be a turbo V6. Could be a V6, but I would probably bet on a turbo 4.
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Cream_Filling posted:Would you give as much as an F-150? Because that's probably how much it would cost. Did the Ranger cost as much as the F-150?
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Coredump posted:Did the Ranger cost as much as the F-150? The most recent Ranger was last refreshed in 1998, and produced through 2012 with no major changes. I guarantee it would have cost more if it was ever updated, and there's not really room in the market for a pickup truck under the baser F150s because they are so goddamn cheap already. What you might be onto is a possible space in the market for a 4 cylinder F150, as that would really help CAFE numbers. Remember that trucks are allowed to get worse fuel economy if they have a larger wheelbase / width, so an F150 doing 24mpg highway would help more than a ranger doing 30.
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I'm sorry, was that a yes the Ranger was as much as the F-150 or no, the Ranger was not as much as the F-150? I got lost reading all that.
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Coredump posted:I'm sorry, was that a yes the Ranger was as much as the F-150 or no, the Ranger was not as much as the F-150? I got lost reading all that. The Ranger was cheaper than the F150. There was overlap with upper-trim Rangers and lower trim F150s.
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