The new Magnum is a great looking car that may get your neighbors speaking as you rumble around the block. The unique styling of the Magnum will also attract gawkers in the shape of 18-22 years old guys pointing for their friends 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 auto better.
The Magnum is offered with many different engine sizes ( either a 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder ) with your decision of h.p. Output of 190, 250, 340 and 425. The cost of the car also corresponds with the engine size beginning at $30,345 to the pricey STR-8 model for $37,320. A huge part of the mystique around this auto 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 normally produce. ( there also are also drawbacks to the Hemi, which is why it’s not 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 purchased Chrysler, the Dodge vehicles I’ve sampled had a pointy improvement in interior quality. While on the road, the car is extremely solid and the seats are cushty even on long road runs.
As much as I like the looks, after driving it a while I have to query the design concept that the Magnum offers. It is a station wagon built to transport a large amount of people and a large amount 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 little trailer, and you are in the trailer and the Corvette driver is fifteen years-old, pushing the vehicle to its boundaries. ( Only a Corvette has a much more comfortable suspension than the Magnum). Even driving on smooth roads, the steering is terribly darty and tough to control. And with a large car, 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 wheel controls made me frequently refer to the user’s manual. In spite of the high horsepower 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 audience for this auto, those 18-22 year-old guys that I mentioned, will often love this car. And as much as I like driving sports automobiles, 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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