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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Dodge Charger R/T, Part 3

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: The anti-four-door brigade has a point: the Charger R/T lacks charisma. While the Hemi lets rip in fine fashion, and The Dodge Boys have pumped-up the interior volume to proper Yank Tank proportions, there s really nothing to get all that excited about. A muscle car needs drama, flair and excitement. The Charger R/T is simply too sensible for its own good. Both the interior and exterior lack the kind of killer app that lifts a bread-and-butter sedan onto that next level, where you re completely convinced that your kid schlepper is too cool for school.

    Why you should buy this car: The engine.

    Chrysler s 5.7-liter Hemi is a pistonheads dream come true: a smooth cruising, bad-ass blasting peach of a powerplant, offering massive bang for very little bucks. The outer wrapper (i.e. the car) lacks the ripped physique muscle car fanatics adore, but the Charger s ergonomics will increase the average driver s appreciation for the sedan s engineering and value as the miles blow by. The Charger R/T is practical, comfortable, reliable, affordable and, in a straight line, fun.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: Yes
    · Fashion Victims: No
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: Yes
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: No
    · Working Stiffs: No
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: No
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: Yes
    · Golfing Grandparents: No

    Vitals:
    · Manufacturer: Dodge
    · Model tested: Dodge Charger R/T
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $29,995
    · Engine type: 5.7-liter Hemi V8, cast iron block, 16-vavles
    · Horsepower: 340 hp @ 5000 rpm
    · Torque: 390 ft. lbs. @ 4000 rpm
    · Redline: 5800 rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: Continental P225/60R118H 99H All Season Touring
    · Drive type: RWD
    · 0 - 60: 6.0 secs.
    · 1/4 mile: 13.9 secs.
    · Top speed: 130 mph (limited)
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 17/25
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 5/5/4

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Dodge Charger R/T, Part 1, Part 2 [internal]


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