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Old 01-04-2009, 06:33 PM   #1
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Challenger 6-speed gets 18 City 31 HWY???
Am I reading this right

The SRT8 with the manual get (according to dodge website) 18/31 WTF... when did that happen

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Edit- when you go to key features, click on mpg
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:35 PM   #2
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I don't believe it.
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:36 PM   #3
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right.


i saw a review where they blasted its 12 MPH in the city... i think they said 19 hwy
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:37 PM   #4
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I don't believe it.
I nearly break 22 Hwy but its easy getting 19 city
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:37 PM   #5
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I don't think a gap that big is even possible is it?
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:38 PM   #6
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hell I only get 19-20 in my NITRO (Hwy)
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:46 PM   #7
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Methinks it's a misprint...a big...bad...misprint
8.1L/100km equates to roughly 29mpg...which is still a misprint, I think.


The American site has TOTALLY different numbers.

http://www.dodge.com/en/performance/...mpg_challenger
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I nearly break 22 Hwy but its easy getting 19 city
I'm sure you could get even more performance if you didn't drive it like a Charger SRT8. If you drove it like an Insight, you could probably get closer to 28 mpg on the highway, but why would you want to do that?
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Old 01-04-2009, 06:58 PM   #9
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I'm sure you could get even more performance if you didn't drive it like a Charger SRT8. If you drove it like an Insight, you could probably get closer to 28 mpg on the highway, but why would you want to do that?
I think I could get 28mpg, but not on I-76 which is always jammed and full of a**holes, but when I travel up jersey I got 24 one time, I really wanna test how much millage I can get
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Old 01-04-2009, 07:06 PM   #10
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Am I reading this right

The SRT8 with the manual get (according to dodge website) 18/31 WTF... when did that happen

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Now that site says 21/35. wtf
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Now that site says 21/35. wtf
It's getting more efficient as we talk!
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Am I reading this right

The SRT8 with the manual get (according to dodge website) 18/31 WTF... when did that happen

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18/31 kilometers per gallon maybe....
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3.5L V6, 4-speed auto: 12.2L/100km (23mpg)city, 8.1L/100km (35mpg) highway.
5.7L V8 Hemi, 6-speed manual: 13.3L/100km (21mpg) city, 8.1L/100km (35mpg) highway.
5.7L V8 Hemi w/MDS, 6-speed auto w/autostick 13.5L/100km (21mpg) city, 8.0L/100km (35mpg) highway
6.1L V8 Hemi, 5-speed auto w/autostick: 16.0L/100km (18mpg) city, 10.6L (27mpg) highway
6.1L V8 Hemi, 6-speed manual: 15.6L/100km (18mpg) city, 9.2L/100km (31mpg) highway
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imperial gallons folks... 1 Imperial gallon = 1.20095042 US gallons
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