Charger SRT gets a price drop, says "Lol, Chevy SS?"

"Milky" (jordanmielke) 09/23/2013 at 11:53 • Filed to: Charger, SRT8, Chevy, SS, Taurus, SHO

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Well that didn't take long, the Charger SRT8 finally gets some home brewed competition and adjusts accordingly. Dropping over $2,000 to become actually cheaper than the SS's MRSP of $44,470. All while retaining its 50 hp advantage.

2013 pricing:

The Chevy SS might weigh a bit less but according to the SS's own site it will do the 0-60 run in 5 seconds & according to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! test the Charger did the same run in 4.3 seconds.

To be fair though when !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! tested the Pontiac G8 GXP they got it to 60 in 4.5 seconds. That half second it takes the SS to get to 60 might be because it is offered with an automatic only, but who knows until someone tests it.

Probably wouldn't hurt to mention that the Ford Taurus SHO also exists but its down on power & FWD biased. Thats no fun in american performance sedan.

Especially when you want to do is this while yelling 'Merica! out the window.

PelicanHazard > Milky 09/23/2013 at 11:55

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The Charger and SHO also look more menacing than the SS does.

daender > Milky 09/23/2013 at 11:56

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Dodge knows how to get their products out there and leverage them better against the competition. Breaking Bad, F'n'F series, and how undermining the SS future sales.

Milky > daender 09/23/2013 at 11:57

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Good call, they do have some great product placement.

Milky > PelicanHazard 09/23/2013 at 11:59

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Completely agree.

Chairman Kaga > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:04

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For Sweden > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:04

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The Charger SRT8 makes me feel tingly.

Tom McParland > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:06

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The only thing that could have swayed me to the Chevy would be if it had a manual trans. But nope...GM can offer a stick on the Vette, the Camaro, the Regal and the goddamn Verano...but not the SS. FAIL!

Victorious Secret > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:10

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The Charger SRT8 and Taurus SHO are some of the more angry mainstream cars out there.

I wouldn't kick a SHO out of bed, I'd like to SRT8 first though.

It looks pretty good in blue, I think.

Milky > Chairman Kaga 09/23/2013 at 12:11

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Well have the Super Bee then ....

Chairman Kaga > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:12

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Deal. I have... $22.75.

Milky > Tom McParland 09/23/2013 at 12:13

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Especially when the Pontiac G8 had one .... big let down there GM.

All the tooling and engineering was all ready done!!

Milky > Victorious Secret 09/23/2013 at 12:16

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I don't hate the thing, and when I was looking up the SHO's price I saw C&D got it to 60 in 5.1 seconds. Shows what AWD can do for a big heavy sedan. But with all that being said, I'm still a RWD fanboy.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Tom McParland 09/23/2013 at 12:26

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Not only that, the whole package has a bunch of incongruencies. For example, swathing the front with exposed plastic and charging $45,000 for it is pure douchism.

Mikeado > Milky 09/23/2013 at 12:26

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It may have a 50 horsepower advantage, but how does the weight compare?

Milky > Mikeado 09/23/2013 at 12:42

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Looks the Charger has 300lbs of fat on board. Best I could do for the SS was get the Holden Commodore's weight. I'm assuming its the heaviest sedan, you know biggest engine. So 4,023lbs vs motor trends tested weight of the charger srt8 at 4,360lbs.

Obruni > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 09/23/2013 at 13:10

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also, pricing it above the Challenger SRT is just plain odd.

downside of Charger ownership: horrendous resale values. Sure, you save some cash upfront, but you may lose far more when you sell it in a couple of years (and risk being underwater)

Mikeado > Milky 09/23/2013 at 15:25

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It's worth noting that that's for the VE Commodore, whereas the SS is a new VF fitted with an LS3. According to these guys , the new VF Commodore SS-V weighs 1741kg - or 3838lbs - but that's with a different (and less powerful) V8 in it to the LS3. If the Charger's 1977kg then that's significantly heavier. Whatever the Chevy SS weighs it's probably enough to mitigate the power shortage.

Milky > Mikeado 09/23/2013 at 15:37

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Well being a chrysler fan boy, I'm going to be the person I don't like & ignore what you just said. I'm all like "0-60 times don't lie breh."

Diehard > Milky 09/23/2013 at 17:50

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Chevy SS curb weight: 3975 lbs

Diehard > Milky 09/23/2013 at 18:00

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Maybe yelling Fiat/'Merica! With the emphasis on Fiat. (58.5 percent/41.5 percent)

Skeen > PelicanHazard 09/23/2013 at 20:12

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The G8 GT and GXP look a ton more menacing then the SS and that's sad because its Australian counterpart which it spawned from carried on the menacing tradition!

Skeen > Victorious Secret 09/23/2013 at 20:15

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Just doesn't look like a performance car is all. I thought the older SHO's had more attitude at the time than their competitors. Good looking car though, I'll give it that.

Diehard > Skeen 09/26/2013 at 13:08

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It's all in the eyes of the beholder.

Diehard > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 13:11

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Skeen > Diehard 09/26/2013 at 21:11

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That definitely looks very menacing to say the least but if you look at the post I originally responded to, I was comparing it to the new Chevy SS not the SRT8 Charger which I also like. Great pic though.

SRT8frost2012 > Milky 01/05/2014 at 23:31

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Thanks for sharing a video of my car :)

Milky > SRT8frost2012 01/06/2014 at 13:29

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Any time sir, its a lovely car.

SRT8frost2012 > Milky 05/21/2014 at 21:31

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Same car different paint job. No longer running all blacked out. NeonYellow and Black.

SRT8frost2012 > SRT8frost2012 05/21/2014 at 21:31

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