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Old 02-05-2012, 04:04 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by glazr69 View Post
I drive an '11 R/T RWD. I've been in love for the past 12000 miles. the Uconnect system kicks the hell out of ford's "MyFordTouch" infotainment suite. There have been nothing but problems with that system on every vehicle it is on. My parents have a 52,000 Lincoln MKX (same infotainment system as ford), and it just cannot compare to my charger's Uconnect.

I haven't even gotten into performance.. ppl with the SHO try to show off at lights, and I blow by them no problem even with their head starts. The turbo 6 is pretty kick ass for what it is, but its still no comparison for the 5.7 hemi. I can even manage to get 22 MPG to a tank of gas, all the while abusing the hell out of the gas pedal.. lets face it, these cars are too much fun to not drive them like you stole them. When I'm looking for good milage, I can get 26 mpg to a tank of gas (half city, half highway). On the highway i get 30mpg all day long. The rear gear ratio is low enough that it does very well on the highway. The Road and Track pack gets you a higher gear ratio, which means more violent launches, but is bad on high way-- all depends on what your looking for. Fit/finish, and options are very similar across the board for these cars.

I put my R/T Max (all options, stickered for 37,170) in my drive way for 35,320 after all taxes and fees. There is also no gas guzzler tax for the charger.

I don't have enough good things to say about the charger!
Go test drive both and decide for yourself!! Play! have fun! buying a new car is supposed to be fun, so go have some!!
Based on what I can find the Charger RT 0-60 MPH is rated slightly slower than the SHO... Stop lights really don't mean anything... Run them at the track and see what the ETs are... That way reaction time doesn't come into the equation....

The EcoBoost has an amazing torque curve... The EcoBoost is also seriously detuned from the factory... A tune only took my Flex from 14.2 down to 13.4!

Agree on the Ford MyTouch... has been a bit of a disaster... but they appear to be working through the bugs... Our Flex doesn't have MyTouch... just the Sync which works quite well..
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