"TheDutchTexan" (TheDutchTexan)
09/21/2018 at 21:25 • Filed to: TheDutchTexan, Car Review, Challenger, Dodge, MOPAR
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"TheDutchTexan" (TheDutchTexan)
09/21/2018 at 21:25 • Filed to: TheDutchTexan, Car Review, Challenger, Dodge, MOPAR | 1
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With that headline out of the way, I got to drive and review another Challenger, only this time with a V8 under the hood. And it came equipped with the package that for me would be a must have. The Shaker!
Was it slower than the supercharged 6? Absolutely. It was about on par with my 2005 Mustang GT. Which is a pretty bad thing IMHO. But what it lacked in performance it made up for in spades with a killer look and great GT characteristics.
What do you think of these R/T Challengers?
TheRealBicycleBuck
> TheDutchTexan
09/21/2018 at 21:39 |
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It’s all about perspective. As long as you aren’t in a pissing contest, even the basic V6 makes for a fast, fun Challenger. You aren’t going to win any races with it, but 300 hp is nothing to sneeze at. It will put a big, stupid smile on your face at every light. There’s only so much more horsepower you can add without going overboard with what you can use on the street. Besides, what’s the mpg/hp ratio? How much more fuel does the V8 burn to get the extra power? How much faster is the car with the big engine?
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> TheDutchTexan
09/22/2018 at 11:32 |
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Been Subscribed for a while now. Think the chrysler 300 srt was the first one I watched. Love that you do a lot of muscle car videos.
Just curious if you’d consider requests. Can you do a Charger anything Scat Pack SRT daytona with the 6.4 hemi and compare it to a chalenger. A 5.7 hemi vs 6.4 hemi charger comparison would also be nice!
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TheDutchTexan
> TheRealBicycleBuck
09/22/2018 at 12:36 |
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The difference between the RT and the V6 are p
retty significant. But, if you don’t care about the V8 sound or the power you’d be completely fine in the V6 indeed with it’s 30mpg highway.
For me it would be SRT8 time. I can’t drive a V8 car that has the same performance as my mustang if I end up in a newer one. Need more power than that. And the RT vs my 05 GT is a drivers race. We might or might not have tested that.
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TheDutchTexan
> KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
09/22/2018 at 12:39 |
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It is a hobby, and I am 100% reliant on the awesomeness of the car community to make all my videos happen. I’d love to do a Scat Pack (Challenger Scat Pack +Shaker would also be awesome, it is currently high on my want list).
I have not done a comparison in a single video, I think that would be fun to shoot!