Totally agree. Mopars (that the SRT8 is a Mopar is debatable to some)
have come along way. Incredible performance value for the money, in my
opinion. On paper, the SRT8 makes the M5 or anything AMG look
pretentious, fragile, and over-priced. The spousal-unit and I have been
casually looking for a vehicle to replace her 135k mile Stratus. We
drove a few versions of the 300 including the base model. All were
really REALLY nice cars. We both thought that a Bright Silver Metallic
Hemi C AWD was amazing until we had a chance to sit behind the wheel of
a SRT8. The 6.1 has a Dr. Jekyl-Mr. Hyde quality to it. It was very calm
in traffic, but open the throttle and it's just stupid fast. We both had
a hard time getting our heads around how short of a distance was
required for acceleration to Ludicrous-Speed and back. Almost totally
impractical and un-green, but damn fun! Even with traction and
stability control I have a hard time believing that it would be easy to
drive on slipery surfaces. Strangely, a lower priced SRT8 is not too far
from a loaded AWD Hemi...
Anybody own a 300C? One of my wife's co-workers has a 2005 Hemi C AWD,
and he loves it. Zero problems. I need some adult supervision while
shopping.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bill Pitz
>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:03 AM
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: SRT-8
>
>
>So, I've been casually looking for a new car. Today I found
>myself at the Dodge/Chrysler dealer. We've also been looking
>for a new demo vehicle for work, so I looked at a Magnum R/T.
>Pretty neat car, and definitely plenty of power. After I
>drove that, I had the chance to drive a new 300C SRT-8. All I
>can say is WOW. That car has an incredible amount of power --
>literally enough to nail you to the seat if you manage to get
>to a place where you can stomp the pedal down all the way.
>
>I could never own one... One drive to work and I'd have at
>least a few tickets.
>
>Needless to say, if you haven't driven one, I highly recommend it...
>
>-Bill
>.
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