Yeah yeah, well the R/T doesn't have a supercharger??, and its a truck?
Forget about MotorTrend
Though the "Memo" part was a good point.
"Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
> Well, Motor Trend went at it again and took the top "Muscle Cars/Trucks" and
> put them to the test.
>
> They include:
>
> Chevy Camaro SS
> Ford Mustang GT
> Pontiac Firebird T/A WS6
> Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
> Ford SVT Lightning
> Dodge Dakota R/T
>
> All of the vehicles performed very well (and very impressive) with the
> exception of the R/T. This is a quote from the article:
>
> "...But soon found myself parroting the old lady in the classic Wendy's
> commercial...'Where's the Beef?'"
>
> "...Even more embarrassing: This '99 Dakota 5.9 R/T was 0.4 second slower
> 0-60 than the 300-plus-pound-heavier 2000 Dakota SLT Quad-Cab (4.7L)."
>
> "As for muscle car prowess, however, the Dakota 5.9 R/T was out-classed in
> this field. We include it because we thought it the quickest Dodge under
> $30,000, but the heavier 2000 Dakota SLT Quad-Cab's amazing 0-60 advantage
> blows it out of the water. While not exactly a sheep in wolf's clothing,
> the 5.9 R/T doesn't completely fulfill its performance pretensions.
> Memo to Dodge: Install a bored-and-stroked" version of the 4.7 SOHC V-8 and
> try again."
>
> This is a sad day for Dakota owners...I think we need a moment of silence
> for this.....
>
> If anyone want to read the full article, it's in the December 1999 Issue -
> Page 36 for the R/T.
>
> Bernd D. Ratsch
> Pflugerville, TX
> 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC - 2WD
> http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
> http://www.mopars.net/dak/bernd
> bernd@texas.net
> ICQ: 39320084
>
> "The Hell with Milk...Got Nitrous?"
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