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Originally Posted by The_Blur
It's a matter of marketing for Dodge. They've been getting away with sloppy performance cars for years without investing in the same stuff as the competition.
For customers, it's a ripoff. People will buy it because they measure their egos by the number of ponies under the hood. Of course, a combination of superior suspension, better grip, lighter body, aerodynamics, and driving skill can beat pure power at the track, even in a straight line. Why should Dodge change their tune? Eventually, their drivers will either get sick of being bested by less powerful cars or the real drivers will just drive something else. It's a ripoff because Camaro and Mustang development teams design a car with more capability in the same price range.
In any case, there's no need to be confrontational about it. The Navy doesn't pay me to track my car, so I don't have the available funds to start my racecar driving career. Racecar driving aside, you can feel the difference between a superior car and an inferior car on the street, and it's obvious you're driving a powerful but inferior Dodge every time. That's not a matter of opinion. It's a matter of engineering and science.
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I'm afraid your logic and level-headed sensibilities have fallen on deaf ears. People get excited about the engine (707hp rightfully so) but they fail to look at the car as a whole. I am hoping Dodge has more secrets in store for the Hellcat with regard to suspension and handling. We haven't seen anything from SRT in past Challenger iterations to suggest this is an interest/goal for them. Until we see performance numbers, skidpad, braking, slalom, and feedback from driving experience, this may be another engine looking for a chassis.