All About The Dodge Magnum
The new Magnum is a great looking automobile which may get your neighbors speaking as you rumble around the block. The unique styling of the Magnum will also attract gawkers in the form of 18-22 year old blokes pointing for their mates to “check that out”. And some folks will approach you as you are filling up the gas tank to ask, “Does it truly have a Hemi?”, with only an imprecise idea that it somehow makes the car better.
The Magnum is offered with many various engine sizes (either a 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder ) with your choice of hp Output of 190, 250, 340 and 425. The price of the car also corresponds with the engine size beginning at $30,345 to the pricey STR-8 model for $37,320. A big part of the mystique around this automobile is the Hemi engine. The Hemi is short for hemispherical combustion chamber, which creates better fuel burning and allows bigger valves for better airflow. Basically, it produces more power than an engine with its displacement would routinely produce. (There are flaws to the Hemi, explaining why it isn’t the sole engine that Chrysler produces ).
The interior of the automobile looks much more expensive than you would be expecting for the cost of the Magnum. Since Mercedes bought Chrysler, the Dodge autos I have sampled had a pointy improvement in interior quality. While on the road, the car is very solid and the seats are cosy even on long road runs.
As much as I like the looks, after driving it a while I have to query the design idea the Magnum offers. It’s a station lorry built to move plenty of folks and lots of stuff. But mating this with a powerful engine with the taught racing-like suspension is uncomfortable for both. It is like having a Corvette tow a small trailer, and you are in the trailer and the Corvette driver is fifteen years-old, pushing the auto to its boundaries. ( Only a Corvette has a far more comfortable suspension than the Magnum). Even driving on smooth roads, the steering is terribly darty and hard to control. And with a huge vehicle, all that weaving and road feedback is exaggerated for the passengers and everything you’ve stored in the back.
I like having a navigation system, but working out ways to use it with the steering wheel controls made me frequently refer to the user’s manual. Regardless of the high h.p. And low-end torque I played with when beginning from a full stop, the RT model I drove averaged twenty M.p.g on the higway.
What I presume to be the target market for this automobile, those 18-22 year old men that I discussed, will probably love this car. And as much as I like driving sports cars, the darty steering and sharp suspension make it too uncomfortable without any spectacular payoff. The 0-60 sprint is fun for a little while, but I’d pass on buying a Magnum as a daily driving vehicle.
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