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Are the new Hemis going to outrun our '03s and '04s?
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wwr said:
what hemi are you talking about?
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I had a big azz Dodge pickup with a Hemi in it challenge me yesterday.
ha ha ha ha ha ha
should have had $$ on it
ha ha ha ha ha ha
should have had $$ on it
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I'am wondering that too!bluecoupe said:
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jrose7004 said:
I think that is a reference to the 425hp Hemi under the hoods of the up and coming charger.
I am more concerned about the new Mustang. A few bolt-ons will bring the '05 Mustang into C5 A4 territory.
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The new SRT8 package from DC is dam impressive. Equal to the CTS V series in my opinion and an automatic so no driver error involved either. Launches will be near perfect everytime.
Stay on your toes.
New 450 hp mustang will also be a killer. Heavier but in straight line pulls watch out...
Good to see so many great American cars hitting the streets.
Stay on your toes.
New 450 hp mustang will also be a killer. Heavier but in straight line pulls watch out...
Good to see so many great American cars hitting the streets.
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My other "family" car is an 05 Dodge Magnum RT with the 340hp hemi. As impressive as it is to manuever that monster around, my 01 Ragtop with 350 stock ponies will take it off the line and continue to pull away. I was racing my wife and she was determined to beat me. There is a funny little button on the dash of the Dodge that when turned off, the tires spin like a top fuel burnout! It takes away all the computer control and VOILA, it 1969 again!
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Hemi or not, we'll out handle the whole bunch of them even their Viper.
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Dodge, it's not a car brand but what you should do!:L
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Should not be a problem for the vettes. Those are heavy cars.
Then again, those SRT8s are sedans and station wagons, not in the same class as a vette. Equally appropriate question is what the hell GM has that can even come close in that market segment? I see nothing. CTS-V or STS-V for a good $20,000+ more? GTO is a 400hp 2-door (not sure if you wish to say Subaru WRX-STi as a part of GM, at least I think they are). One rumor I heard is that GM killed their upcoming rear wheel drive platform in part because they could not build a competative model to DCs for the price. Hats off the DC, they saw the opportunity, and had the balls to capitalize. I drove the 340hp Magnum and 300, damn fine cars for the price!! You can get AWD as well, which is what I want for my wife's other car when we eventually trade in her Audi A6. I see nothing in the GM lineup that can compare, except for a $60,000 STS AWD. Very sad in my opinion.
I agree with the comment about the upcoming Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500. Will be a 2007 coming out next year. Latest talk is 5.4L with supercharger, intercooled at 8.5 psi. At minimum 450hp and with very cheap mods easily over 500. I know its not a vette, and I know what I am saying is blasphemy here, but my wife's 2003 Cobra convertible is an awesome 400hp car for $30,000 (was a brand new 03 I drove a hard bargian for). If the 2007 GT500 is as much improved as they say, and close to 100hp more, I'd get one in a minute for under $40,000 as Ford has continued to claim. I'll always have a vette though too, maybe a new Z06, maybe just my 99.
Sorry for the rant.
Then again, those SRT8s are sedans and station wagons, not in the same class as a vette. Equally appropriate question is what the hell GM has that can even come close in that market segment? I see nothing. CTS-V or STS-V for a good $20,000+ more? GTO is a 400hp 2-door (not sure if you wish to say Subaru WRX-STi as a part of GM, at least I think they are). One rumor I heard is that GM killed their upcoming rear wheel drive platform in part because they could not build a competative model to DCs for the price. Hats off the DC, they saw the opportunity, and had the balls to capitalize. I drove the 340hp Magnum and 300, damn fine cars for the price!! You can get AWD as well, which is what I want for my wife's other car when we eventually trade in her Audi A6. I see nothing in the GM lineup that can compare, except for a $60,000 STS AWD. Very sad in my opinion.
I agree with the comment about the upcoming Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500. Will be a 2007 coming out next year. Latest talk is 5.4L with supercharger, intercooled at 8.5 psi. At minimum 450hp and with very cheap mods easily over 500. I know its not a vette, and I know what I am saying is blasphemy here, but my wife's 2003 Cobra convertible is an awesome 400hp car for $30,000 (was a brand new 03 I drove a hard bargian for). If the 2007 GT500 is as much improved as they say, and close to 100hp more, I'd get one in a minute for under $40,000 as Ford has continued to claim. I'll always have a vette though too, maybe a new Z06, maybe just my 99.
Sorry for the rant.
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