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From: Dick Campagna[SMTP:campagna@nothinbut.net]
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Apparently the R/T is more than just the 5.9 (360) and stripes. It is also
a standard automatic tranny, special (*free flowing*) exhaust,
*performance* suspension (so that eliminates the 4x4), and low profile
tires. Not too compatible with the jacked-up 4x4 set.
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Well maybe that's what they say now but their own first press release I quoted
talked about a 4X4. Make no mistake, I like cars that handle but lets not begin to
compare a 4000 lb truck to most sports cars. To me a "performance suspension"
could mean Rancho shocks,etc (might be something else too) and low profile tires work just
fine on a 4x4 (you'll still have more ground clearance than you need for the street.
4X4 doesn't have to mean off road "jacked up". If you do a head count of most 4X4
drivers of all types, few if any go off road. (There's LOTS of housewifes driving little
Johnny off to school in their Grand Cherokees to prove it.... never see a speck o' mud).
So I think the Monster Mudder crowd is in the minority of the grand total.
(as Jerry Seinfeld says:"Not that there's anything wrong with that" :-)
So a better handling, lower 4X4 would be a better thing for people buying 4WD for snow reasons
(less tippy! -tastes great! :-)
I just hope Dodge doesn't go further down the GM road: (Big engine = cant get standard tranny).
It would be a shame as that's one of the many things I like about the Dak: (5 sp V8), but a 318
will do me just fine if they're gonna market the 360 that way.
-Bob T.
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