The problem with the Dakota currently is the width of the engine bay to squeeze or shoe-horn the Hemi block.
I would go back to the original idea of force induction 4.7ltr.
That'll work.
They should try that in the SRT line-up, options between the Cuda SRT and the Challenger SRT. Or even between Chrysler and Dodge SRT line-up's. That would be sweet if they would be within the same HP range. Top-end vs Bottom-end (in the 1/4), Make (Chrysler) vs. Make (DODGE), but still same co. (DC).
i will miss the magnum. that car is awsome!!! too bad amercan's like there SUV's more than a wagon.
Several automotive writers are saying the same. It would be still a profitable vehicle if running off and sharing the same platforms as indicated by several folks inside Chrysler and shared on the Allpar forum. Consolidation of major platforms into less than three is the ultimate goal - though - I have to see that to believe it but seven platforms is the goal for now.
food for thought: Don't kill it completely, just the name - introduce Charger & 300 "Touring" models.
The problem with the Dakota currently is the width of the engine bay to squeeze or shoe-horn the Hemi block.
I would go back to the original idea of force induction 4.7ltr.
That'll work.
They should try that in the SRT line-up, options between the Cuda SRT and the Challenger SRT. Or even between Chrysler and Dodge SRT line-up's. That would be sweet if they would be within the same HP range. Top-end vs Bottom-end (in the 1/4), Make (Chrysler) vs. Make (DODGE), but still same co. (DC).
SRT: Options, options, options.
Well, only thing about that is a company doesn't need to compete with itself.
That would be amazing if they did that considering it would put the 5.7 within 25 hp or so of the current 6.1 HEMI. I suppose that's why all the SRT8's are getting bumped up to the 6.4 HEMI here in a year or two?
When will the Gen II 5.7 be out?
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The problem with the Dakota currently is the width of the engine bay to squeeze or shoe-horn the Hemi block.
I would go back to the original idea of force induction 4.7ltr.
That'll work.
They should try that in the SRT line-up, options between the Cuda SRT and the Challenger SRT. Or even between Chrysler and Dodge SRT line-up's. That would be sweet if they would be within the same HP range. Top-end vs Bottom-end (in the 1/4), Make (Chrysler) vs. Make (DODGE), but still same co. (DC).
SRT: Options, options, options.
Well, only thing about that is a company doesn't need to compete with itself.
At the track or on the street, who competes? MOPAR car's usually.
I think it would just be sweet to be how it was back in the day 440's vs 426 HEMI's, etc.
The problem with the Dakota currently is the width of the engine bay to squeeze or shoe-horn the Hemi block.
I would go back to the original idea of force induction 4.7ltr.
That'll work.
They should try that in the SRT line-up, options between the Cuda SRT and the Challenger SRT. Or even between Chrysler and Dodge SRT line-up's. That would be sweet if they would be within the same HP range. Top-end vs Bottom-end (in the 1/4), Make (Chrysler) vs. Make (DODGE), but still same co. (DC).
SRT: Options, options, options.
Well, only thing about that is a company doesn't need to compete with itself.
At the track or on the street, who competes? MOPAR car's usually.
I think it would just be sweet to be how it was back in the day 440's vs 426 HEMI's, etc.
Well, what I'm saying though is. You have 2 cars with the same purpose.. relatively close to the same thing. Pretty much like the solstice and the sky.
What you run into is... if a challanger sold, that means a Cuda didnt... Vice versa, Rather than just souly selling one line of vehicle. How the Charger and the 300c have escaped that is that.. the 300 is more luxury where as the Charger isnt.
I try to tell people this alot.. about competition within the company. Not from a performance perspective.. but from a selling perspective. Its how GM is right now... And GM isnt doing to well.
300 isnt much more upscale than the Charger. Hard to say how many Chargers are sold each year. Charger is: A rental car, A cop car, A taxi cab. Who knows?
Concept/DemonstrationChrysler Program Manager Hints at ORT (not SRT) Jeeps
Posted by mike on 2007/11/16 8:33:11 (106) reads
Steve Houtman, Program Manager - Jeep Performance/Dodge Off-Road Parts, recently posted an article on the official Chrysler LLC blog site that he's looking into starting an Off-Road Technology (ORT) program similar to Chrysler's SRT (street and racing technology).
I’ve spent a lot of my career advocating for more emphasis on our Jeep brand off-road customers. Several years ago, I was sitting at my colleague’s desk, and we got to talking. Why not do something like SRT on the Jeep side of the house? We could call it ORT for “Off-Road Technology.” Instead of big engines and big brakes, we’d put big lifts and big tires and sell these production vehicles to serious off-road customers at low volumes.
Our vice president, Craig Love, liked the idea. With his encouragement, we’ve been refining our idea and developing a business case to present to management, which we will do this month. Hopefully, our “ORT” idea will get kicked up to the next level. I’ll let readers know what happens. Hey, it was a group of enthusiasts got the Wrangler Rubicon started. So maybe, a group of enthusiasts can get this idea moving, as well.
300 isnt much more upscale then the Charger. Hard to say how many Chargers are sold each year. Charger is: A rental car, A cop car, A taxi cab. Who knows?
Allpar update: [correct info here and has been validated]
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2009 Dodge Ram pickup trucks - news and rumors
From someone who saw it in person: “In Sport and Laramie trim levels, it even has a stitched dash that you'd swear is leather! Think new Super Duty in terms of style and sophistication. It has a coil sprung rear axle for a better ride with the same payload capacity. 375 hp from the new 5.7 Hemi, with better mileage. No more Mega Cab; traditional, quad, and four-door crew cab now. Crew cab has a 5 foot 3 inch bed, built into the sides and accessed from outside the bed are two locking, waterproof, hinged access doors to 8 cubic feet of storage on each side of the bed. The look is evolutionary; same grill, but canted inwards toward the bottom like the Charger. The hood bows down towards the headlights more now, so it’s more sleek but still has the unmistakeable Ram-ness to it.”
300 isnt much more upscale then the Charger. Hard to say how many Chargers are sold each year. Charger is: A rental car, A cop car, A taxi cab. Who knows?
Let me ask about the numbers today
Thanks Hemi, Been wanting to know for a while now.
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