Excellent article, spot on.
Excellent article, spot on. One thing you didn't mention, is the fact that so many people decide to buy these cars, despite the HP to $$ difference. I believe it is styling. I know many RT drivers, who chose to spend money making their, "good looking-- but weak car stronger." I traded my 13 RT for a 14 SRT. I did NOT like spending the extra dollars, but the SS Camaro looked to "Cartoonish," and the 5.0 Mustangs are EVERYWHERE. You can fix slow, but you can't fix ugly. Dodge owners resent the fact that the RT's do not have at least 425 HP. They do not necessarily want to equal the 5.0, but they want the same power levels. After all, the Challenger is really NOT a Pony Car. Dodge should have marketed this as a Muscle Car (think Chevelle, Super Bee, GTX, GTO, Road Runner, Charger, etc) not a Pony Car. The original Challenger was a Pony. The new version is NOT.