![]() ![]() Balancing out those extra ponies is about 700 extra pounds vs the Avalon. This feature alone sets the tone for the Charger experience like no other. This V8 beast cranks out 370 ponies and 395 ft-lbs of twist in a segment where a 268 HP Toyota Avalon is considered near the top of the pack. One push of the start button and the Charger R/T’s main selling point roars to life: the 5.7L HEMI. The result is a polarizing one passengers either loved or hated the look, and that’s important for Dodge’s future: many of their best products in the past have elicited similar reactions from shoppers and I hope that never changes. The grill is suitably brash and the “Toxic Orange” paint our press loaner arrived in would be perfect in a modern day remake of the Dukes of Hazard. The Charger still screams “American performance”. Guess which Chrysler chose?īack on the outside, the familiar brash form of the previous Charger is still there but a tad softer. Problem was there was only enough cash around for a few nice interiors or half a dozen chintzy boxes. Chrysler soon created the EU-only Chrysler 300 wagon, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger to join the 300 sedan. Since then, Chrysler had been trying to see how many vehicles can be built from the Chrysler 300. Ultimately however the production 300 turned out to be one of the bigger disappointments due to its plastactular interior. The plan sounded good and had a promising start with the Chrysler Pacifica and the Chrysler 300 HEMI C convertible concept which looked so hot I wanted to have ovaries implanted so I could carry its children. Then Mercedes came on the scene promising to “synergize” the product development and lineup. (Yes, I know a love affair that starts with a minivan has to be unhealthy.) When it came time for me to buy my first car, I had my eye on a very lightly used 1997 Eagle Vision TSi, then came a brand new 2000 Chrysler LHS, the very pinnacle of the Iacocca years in many ways.Large, FWD, competitive. Back in 1988 my parents had one of the new Chrysler minivans. I have had a love affair with Chrysler that defies logic for years. ![]()
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