The Scoop On The Dodge Magnum RT
The new Magnum is a great looking automobile that may get your neighbors talking as you rumble round the block. The unique styling of the Magnum will also attract gawkers in the shape of 18-22 year old fellows pointing for their friends to “check that out”. And a few people will approach you as you are filling up the gas tank to ask, “Does it truly have a Hemi?”, with only a vague notion that it somehow makes the auto better.
The Magnum is offered with many different engine sizes (either a 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder) with your decision of h.p. output of 190, 250, 340 and 425. The cost of the automobile also corresponds with the engine size beginning at $30,345 to the expensive STR-8 model for $37,320. A giant part of the mystique around this auto is the Hemi engine. The Hemi is short for hemispherical combustion chamber, which creates more efficient fuel burning and allows bigger valves for better airflow. Fundamentally , it produces more power than an engine with its displacement would usually produce. (There are downsides to the Hemi, explaining why it isn’t the sole engine that Chrysler produces ).
The interior of the car looks much more costly than you’d expect for the price of the Magnum. Since Mercedes purchased Chrysler, the Dodge automobiles I have sampled had a sharp improvement in interior quality. While on the road, the car is very solid and the seats are comfortable even on long highway runs.
As much as I like the looks, after driving it a while I really have to ask the design concept that the Magnum offers. It’s a station van built to transport a lot of people and a large amount of stuff. But mating this with a tough engine with the taught racing-like suspension is uncomfortable for both. It is like having a Corvette tow a small trailer, and you are in the trailer and the Corvette driver is 15 years-old, pushing the car to its boundaries. ( Only a Corvette has a much more cushty suspension than the Magnum). Even driving on smooth roads, the steering is extraordinarily darty and tough to control. And with a big vehicle, all that weaving and road feedback is exaggerated for the passengers and everything you have stored in the back.
I like having a navigation system, but figuring out how to use it with the wheel controls made me frequently refer to the user’s manual. In spite of the high h.p. And low-end torque I played with when starting from a full stop, the RT model I drove averaged twenty Miles per gallon on the higway.
What I presume to be the target audience for this automobile, those 18-22 year old men that I discussed, will likely love this car. And as much as I love driving sports automobiles, the darty steering and sharp suspension make it too uncomfortable without any impressive payoff. The 0-60 sprint is fun for a little while, but I’d pass on buying a Magnum as a daily driving vehicle.
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