Any comments on Dodge Charger V6?

I'm thinking about buying a Dodge Charger SE. Anyone here own one or
heard anything about it? Most reviews I've found are one the
Hemi-powered Charger, so there's not much info out there on the V6.

 

Not sure about the 6 but would like to know where the Daytona picks up 10
extra ponies from?

Ken

 

Just make sure it is the 3.5 and NOT the 2.7

 

Unlike the 3oo and Magnum, the 2.7 in NOT available on the Charger.

 

Probably just the freer (and louder) exhaust system on the Daytona.
Geez, there's at least 50 more easy horsepower in the 5.7, so its no
sweat to find 10 with the simplest of changes.

As for the v6- I've driven Magnums with both the 3.5 and the 2.7 v6
engines. AFAIK, the 2.7 can't be had in the Charger, and that's a good
thing because its not up to the task. The 3.5 isn't a speedster in the
Magnum, but its not a pig either. Its a good, nimble, relatively quick
car with the 3.5. Of course I'd prefer a 5.7, but a week with the 3.5
definitely didn't leave me with a bad opinion of the combo.

 

Really wouldn't bother with a six in either vehicle. The 3.5 doesn't do all
that well in the 300M which I believe weighs even less.

I could never understand why car companies would even make a six for cars
like Mustangs, Camaro, etc.

 

Because there's a demand.

 

Have you never heard the term "secretary's car"? Many people buy them
for the style and lower insurance premiums. After all Ford is in the
business to make money (not lately though).

 

Spent a week with a rental Charger with the 3.5L. Actually not all that
bad. No, it won't smoke the wheels like a R/T but it sure has acceptable
power. Not sure what they did to it or either it's the fact it's a RWD, but
it has more power than my 2002 Dodge Intrepid ES with the 3.5 and FWD. My
Intrepid (company car) is due for replacement and will probably get a
Charger with the 3.5. It's a good all around car.

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Same reason there were slant-6 and 318 Chargers and Challengers in 1970.
Some people want stylish transportation without the power and fuel
consumption of a big v8. Nothing wrong with that.

 

Recent review of Police edition Chargers quoted a test driver as saying
the 3.5L was more than enough, as as fast as the V-8 as far as he cd
tell.

Also: If the battery fails & you lose power, if you have the Hemi with
variable displacement, it's a mandatory trip back to the dealership for
you.

 

For most purposes, I'd agree.

That's a load of horse excrement. If he's a "test" driver and can't tell
the difference between a 3.5 and a 5.7, he needs to find a new line of work.

Sez who? And for what? I haven't heard that from any of the Chrysler
service techs who post here or anyone else for that matter.

Mic Canic (or whatever your handle is today) is that true? Glenn (Maxpower)?

 

it comes with 2 the 2.7 which is junk and the 3.5 which is as good as
it gets

 

Incorrect. The Magnum has a 2.7... the Charger only has a 3.5 V-6.

 

1. May I refer you to
http://www.allpar.com/squads/police-cars/charger-police-testing.html
which found:
The Hemi Mopars blew everyone else away [again] on the road course, but
the street pursuit course is so tight they don't get up enough speed to
be much faster than the other vehicles. In fact, the V6 Charger stayed
right on the tail of the Hemi Magnum when they were out on that portion
of the track together. The Hemi Charger was able to pull away from the
V6 Magnum a bit, but that may have been a driver talent issue. The
quicker driver was driving the V6 Charger when it was chasing the Hemi
Magnum and he commented [in jest] that he "didn't need a Hemi,
because the Magnum was holding him up."

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2. As to the power loss dealer reset, I will leave that to the techs to
confirm, as that came from a website of high reliability, but I don't
have time to go through the archive to look for it.

 

I can't believe that intelligent beings, even ones working for the
parent company responsible for the rolling mechanical cluster-farks
called 'Mercedes,' would design a car that has to visit the dealer after
a power disconnect.

I'd really like to know for sure about that allegation.

 

Just curious. Which grain of sand is it that has caused this pearl of
wisdom?

DAS
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No one in particlular, just the burgeouning amount of driver-interfering
crap they insist on putting in their cars. If I had to pick any one
thing, BrakeAssist is probably the most offensive- I don't want the car
second-guessing what I'm trying to make it do and doing the WRONG thing
most of the time. I was always suspicious of the system when I read
about it, but having had one friend buy an E-320 and another buy a
CLK-550 in the past 2 years has confirmed my suspicions beyond all
expectations.

 

It should be an OK engine for legal driving.

 

What's the story on 'having to go back to the dealer? Why can't you
just replace the battery?