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By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:01:04 +0000

Wow, biased? I’m in the market for an SRT 8 Charger, and I thought Gary Chan’s review was pretty fair. It seemed to me that he was praising the car for what it is, and merely pointing out what it wasn’t.

208 mph, 11.8 e/t’s, and 28 mpg? All I have to say is, I hope you never use that GPS in an emergency situation, put down the stopwatch and use the timers at a real drap strip, and as far as MPG, don’t believe what the onboard computer tells you. Hit your trip reset when you fill up. The next time you fill up, record your miles, and divide that number by the number of gallons it took to fill your car up again.

If you really drove it to church every Sunday, you shouldn’t lie.

Is it a great car? Yes. Does it do everything well? No.

By: sadopi

sadopi — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:12:04 +0000

I too have a 2006 SRT and t is top of the line I have had the BMW 335 and a BMW Z3 A friend has a RX 8 and let me tell you the SRT is by far the better car it is more fun by far. There is plenty of trunk space and with the extra chip I added to mine I will leave the others at th starting gate. By GPS I have had the SRT upto an astounding 208 MPH and still had power left I can turn an empressive 11.8 ET and still get 28 mpg on the open road (wih cruise set that is) and I also drive it to church every Sunday, so what mor could anyone want
Out of 5 I rate the SRT at 5 plus

By: Jay Vinson

Jay Vinson — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:35:37 +0000

I own a 2008 Dodge Charger SRT8 and I love this car it is a pure old fashion american muscle car but with a 2008 suspension and ride. As far as me ever having driven a BMW 335i or a RX-8? Who cares those two cars are not even in the same category as a Charger? The people who buy those imports are not the customers that are even in the market for an american muscle car? And I would love to pull up beside one of those imports you mention and with my all the mods on my charger give them a taste of good old American Muscle! And just for more note you can not tell me that a RX-8 has more trunk space or backseat space as a Dodge Charger you cant haul one large suitcase in the back of a RX-8 hardly?? Just face the facts you are bias in your article from the very beginning statements all the way thru the end and were having to force yourself to say something good about a Dodge product and as a person writing an article that is suppose to be giving a fair review you suck!!

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Irina — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:44:27 +0000

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By: Gary Chan

Gary Chan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:00:42 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, Budo. When I consider trunk space for a sedan, I usually assume 4-people in the car so I don’t consider folding the seats down when I evaluate space. If you are able to get large pieces of luggage in there plus a golf bag, that’s great. Fitting two of my large suitcases would fill the trunk easily. In the future, I’ll put some of my suitcases in my test cars to evaluate utility. Keep in mind that we test drive many cars (from Toyota Corolla’s to Steve Dinan’s personal M3), and my 4.5 performance rating is very high, but still below some of the faster cars that I’ve driven. With regards to handling, have you driven a late model 335i or RX-8? It’s a night and day difference compared to the SRT. The Charger is heavy, lacks responsiveness and does not communicate feedback as well as the BMW or Mazda hence the lower score.

By: budo

budo — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:33:14 +0000

Interesting! I have a 2006 SRT8 and love it.

In most all other reviews (and my belief also) is that the seats are extremely comfortable and hug the driver brilliantly. This was a first.

Second, to suggest the trunk is not useful seems somewhat ludicrous. With the availability of the back seats dropping down, I can fit in three bales of hay for my horses if the need arise. With the seats up I have had several pieces of large luggage plus golf bag(s). I am not certain where that comes from either.

Otherwise a reasonably good synopsis. the performance equating to a 4.5 seems a bit low and the 3.5 for handling seems definitely low.