How will GM overpower Hellcat?
#3
being mostly a Mopar owner before i met my Chevy loving wife, here's my take on this topic.
personally, i never really liked the new Challengers. i think they are the overgrown red headed step child of the original car. probably the only reason Fiat (haha) made a 707 hp version is, it's the only way to get that fat pig out of it's own way. i own a 1970 chrysler newport that's as long as my '93 chevy pickup. the newport is 3950 lbs and the new challengers are almost 4300 lbs. put that biotch on a diet! and it's not like your gonna see a couple hellcats in every dealership in the country. starting at 82K, it's gonna be out of most people's price range. priced like a super car but looks like a every day joe. how many Vettes, Vipers or GT(40)s did you see coming with a 6 cylinder base motor and then you can opt for the Z06, V10 or the Supercharged5.4L. none! if i'm spending that kind of money, i want something unique, not "every day". sure, the collectors are gonna but them up. there's gonna be a lot of ooh and aah at first, but it's probably gonna be a short run, 2 maybe 3 years at best. GM would waste a lot of time and money if they tried to put something out like the hellcat. i say leave that kind of HP to the aftermarket.
personally, i never really liked the new Challengers. i think they are the overgrown red headed step child of the original car. probably the only reason Fiat (haha) made a 707 hp version is, it's the only way to get that fat pig out of it's own way. i own a 1970 chrysler newport that's as long as my '93 chevy pickup. the newport is 3950 lbs and the new challengers are almost 4300 lbs. put that biotch on a diet! and it's not like your gonna see a couple hellcats in every dealership in the country. starting at 82K, it's gonna be out of most people's price range. priced like a super car but looks like a every day joe. how many Vettes, Vipers or GT(40)s did you see coming with a 6 cylinder base motor and then you can opt for the Z06, V10 or the Supercharged5.4L. none! if i'm spending that kind of money, i want something unique, not "every day". sure, the collectors are gonna but them up. there's gonna be a lot of ooh and aah at first, but it's probably gonna be a short run, 2 maybe 3 years at best. GM would waste a lot of time and money if they tried to put something out like the hellcat. i say leave that kind of HP to the aftermarket.
#4
The HellCat starts at around $60k, not $82k. It also weighs so much because of creature comforts and safety standards. Your Newport doesn't have a lot of that. Just FYI.
Personally, I don't see GM doing anything about it. 700HP is too much for most people. If I were Chrysler, I would require a driving course be taken in order to purchase the vehicle. Besides, power to weight ratio is the important factor, that's why the Vette is fast, light weight with decent HP/TQ, compared to say a semi that's pushing 600HP and 2000 ft-lbs. Then again the engine weighs as much as the Vette and then some.
Personally, I don't see GM doing anything about it. 700HP is too much for most people. If I were Chrysler, I would require a driving course be taken in order to purchase the vehicle. Besides, power to weight ratio is the important factor, that's why the Vette is fast, light weight with decent HP/TQ, compared to say a semi that's pushing 600HP and 2000 ft-lbs. Then again the engine weighs as much as the Vette and then some.
#7
was not Cadillac comeing out with 600hp + engine 2015 ,my freind 2015 has a rt plus shaker ,in this area no one had a hellcat on the showroom floor said there was a waiting list ,I like them .but for the price tag I would rather have 10 4 th gens used ,if I had the room,now it looks like they are going down in value fast,of his rt has governer at 150 mph as well as I hear the hellcat does to ,wich can be easly unhooked,i agree 400hp is respectable for a street car ,if the demand is there ,they will go higher
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