RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING!
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/23/2005 7:37:34 PM
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ViperGTS
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I guess that's what it's called.
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/23/2005 10:11:25 PM
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Nice to see Dodge building some nice high performance vehicles.
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/23/2005 10:49:36 PM
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i agree with dakota2112..i wish my RT wasnt an automatic...if not for the knee problem wheni bought my car, i would have never thought about the auto...but overall, im pleased with my car...
for now.
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/24/2005 9:48:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: dakota2112
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ORIGINAL: shiltz
personaly i'm glad they are putting auto's in most SRT's, i'd wouldn't buy any of them if they were manuals, I want to enjoy driving the car, not have to deal with the hastle of shifting all the time.
I've participated in debates on this topic on other Dodge forums, and I can't help but throw my $0.02 into the fire here.
To each their own, but to me, having an automatic transmission is more like just being along for the ride. With an automatic, the car is driving me. But with a manual, I'm driving the car.
I just do not understand how someone can really connect with, and feel passionate about driving, a car that has an automatic transmission. Big deal. Push the right-most pedal, go forward. Yippee. Loads of fun there.
Yes, manuals can be a pain in traffic... but all in all, I'd take a manual over an automatic any day. Manuals are more fun to drive. You have more control. You don't have to deal with a shift-happy slushbox. You can anticipate what's up ahead and select the proper gear in advance. And manual transmissions offer mechanical simplicity whereas an automatic is a complex unit with a lot more stuff to go wrong inside. One of the most common complaints I've heard about the Dodge vehicle lineup is problematic auto transmissions.
I wish they offered manuals in all of the SRT vehicles. What's the point of having a performance vehicle if it's going to be limited by a power-sapping slushbox? They should at least offer the option, that way everyone can be happy.
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ORIGINALViper-GTS
Exactly. The only up to a manual I can think of is the price of the vehicle, and the ability to do cornering easier. Dodge should offer that Auto/Manual combo thing!
Manuals are faster if you know how to drive them. They are better in every way.
The only up? The automatic has NO up.
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/28/2005 11:18:41 AM
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except for the no worry factor but manuals still kickass
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/28/2005 8:42:51 PM
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/agree
A LOT...lol
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 5/29/2005 2:29:06 PM
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well, theres more stuff to break, so i dunno..
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 6/2/2005 7:36:59 AM
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what ever happended to the prowler anyway?
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RE: More SRT vehicles for Dodge are COMMING! - 6/2/2005 9:00:55 AM
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Manuals are faster if you know how to drive them. They are better in every way.
The only up? The automatic has NO up.
Chrysler revolutionized drag racing in the early 60s with the 727 automatic. It was the first three speed auto with enough strength to handle the kind of power put out by the Max Wedges and Hemis. That began the domination of automatic cars at the drag strip. There were only ever a few drivers good enough with a 4 spd. to run with the autos. Ronnie Sox and Billy Glidden come to mind. But for us mere mortals, the autos have it. My Belvedere has a 727 (street/strip tune, very hard shifts), a 3200 rpm stall converter and a Hurst Quarter Stick shifter. There is no way I could ever go as fast with a manual as I can with my auto. Sure, I change the gears manually but you can do that on just about any auto trans out there today. It's also much more difficult to launch a manual car. Tire spin is good for showing off but bad for racing. My SRT-10 is very difficult to get good, consistent launches in. Too many variables and opportunity for human error. So, at the drag strip my options are to pound my chest and tell everyone who will listen that a real man will only drive a stick or I can win the race. It's really that simple.
As to the auto stick, I have one in my 300C. The trans and shifter are great and with a little practice you can get pretty good with it. The problem lies in the lazy shifts caused by the torque control system. Even with it, you can anticipate the shift points and drive fairly agressively if you want to. From what a 300C SRT-8 owner told me, the SRTs' torque control systems are much more transparent and provide for much firmer shifts.
On a road course or autocross, give me a manual every time. One the street, a manual is much more fun but may or may not be faster (my SRT-10 6 spd. is a blast on the streets and twisties). On the drag strip, autos have dominated for 40+ years.
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