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All 707 HP Chargers are automatic Did you know?


*  s/b Charger not Hellcat   whoops

 

With all big dog car guys wanting a stick shift     ever wonder why none in the Hellcat engined Charger?   



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RE: All Hellcats are automatic Did you know?


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With all big dog car guys wanting a stick shift     ever wonder why none in the already Iconic Hellcat ??  


Autos are faster then the sticks



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RE: All 707 HP Chargers are automatic Did you know?


According to user doodon2whls,

the Dodge Challenger was crash tested way back in 2008 when it first hit the market with a floorpan stamping that can accommodate a manual transmission.

The Charger, though, was crash tested and approved by the government two years earlier with the automatic-transmission floorpan stamping only, which means it would need to be completely recertified for sale in the US, with new crash tests included, if Dodge decided to offer it with a six-speed manual.

That's an expensive proposition, especially considering how few manual models Dodge would ever sell.



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Family sedan / grocery getter.
Can't be waking up the kids or spilling something with a clumsy shift. Just let her slide through the gears on her own!

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We just got word the Hellcat Challenger we ordered at work has been built. Should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to taking one for a drive. I hope they handle well. I'll need to deke around numerous potholes!

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We just got word the Hellcat Challenger we ordered at work has been built. Should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to taking one for a drive. I hope they handle well. I'll need to deke around numerous potholes!


is it a stock order or a sold unit? 



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I'm not sure. One was sold, the other was stock. The stock unit is black/black with a manual trans.

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I'm not sure. One was sold, the other was stock. The stock unit is black/black with a manual trans.


right colour, wrong tranny 



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Boss tells me the Charger Hellcat is easier to get. Want me to order you one of these instead of the Challenger?


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wifes HHR SS is about to turn 200,000km. Shes gona need something  new sooner or laterbiggrin



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We just got word the Hellcat Challenger we ordered at work has been built. Should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to taking one for a drive. I hope they handle well. I'll need to deke around numerous potholes!


        They are going to test drive it ?    that would eliminate a lot of buyers  evileye      ask Kevin T about someone test driving his triple black 500HP Shelby rag



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Technically the stock unit is for the owner. It will be for sale as a demo.

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Does it come with snow tires?

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Todd, your old Mopar dealership has been told they are only getting the one sold unit, the other 2 are sold out. Challengers that is.

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We just got word the Hellcat Challenger we ordered at work has been built. Should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to taking one for a drive. I hope they handle well. I'll need to deke around numerous potholes!


 I bought the 2015 Challenger SRT-not the Hellcat-same car with less horsepower(only 485 LOL) and I will tell you the car drives really well.Hellcats are few and far between-alot of guys are going to be dissapointed that they put money down and are not going to get one.They wayyyyyyyyyyyy oversold the Hellcats-Challengers that is.I only have about 180 km's on the car so far,but it is very very nice to drive-and it goes great!! Never been a real Dodge fan,but I when I wanted a newer muscle car-the Challenger fit the bill much better than the new Mustang or Camaro.If you sit in the new Challenger you'll see what I mean.Dodge has done a fantastic job on the re-design of the interior,and it has more bells and whistles than I even know how to use ...yet! We have to deek around tons of pothole here in the Peg!



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Canadian Poncho wrote:

We just got word the Hellcat Challenger we ordered at work has been built. Should be arriving soon. I'm looking forward to taking one for a drive. I hope they handle well. I'll need to deke around numerous potholes!


 I bought the 2015 Challenger SRT-not the Hellcat-same car with less horsepower(only 485 LOL) and I will tell you the car drives really well.Hellcats are few and far between-alot of guys are going to be dissapointed that they put money down and are not going to get one.They wayyyyyyyyyyyy oversold the Hellcats-Challengers that is.I only have about 180 km's on the car so far,but it is very very nice to drive-and it goes great!! Never been a real Dodge fan,but I when I wanted a newer muscle car-the Challenger fit the bill much better than the new Mustang or Camaro.If you sit in the new Challenger you'll see what I mean.Dodge has done a fantastic job on the re-design of the interior,and it has more bells and whistles than I even know how to use ...yet! We have to deek around tons of pothole here in the Peg!


 You're a lucky guy John; and I agree on the Challenger being the nicest modern muscle car out there ... Dodge did do it right.



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I drove an SRT Challenger on the autobahn a couple of years ago... 250 km/h and it was still going! That thing is a missile!


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Automatics do a faster and more efficient job of shifting. And I hate them for the most part. With paddle shifters and proper up and downshift maps I could live with one. I drive a 6-speed manual daily in traffic and I prefer it.

It's ironic that my Chevelle has a 2-speed automatic. It is not as bad as you would think. 



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The refreshed look of the Charger is really starting to grow on me. Don't discount the 3.6 V6 if you just want a daily driver. They move quite well. They move even better in the lighter 200 (front drive though). I drove one home (a 200) the other night and the acceleration really reminded me of the supercharged Buick Regal GS I used to own.


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A regular SRT is plenty fast for me. Sounds funny calling them regular! The SRT Challenger I drove, and let 'er rip had bad wheel hop when you dump the clutch and hammer it with the traction control off. it was a 2011. Very fast, but if I were buying one as I was considering then, trading my Daytona in, I would go for the automatic. Maybe Im getting too old. But the automatics shift so nice, firm and fast!!

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