Hellcat Durango
#21
02-14-2015 | 10:27 PM
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From: Ontario, Can
you know as much as I'd like to see it... they just can't make a Hellcat Durango.
the D's chasis and layout, with 707HP? deathtrap.
I love the D. its solid. it handles almost like a car. its an extremely well put together vehicle that happens to be a 3 row, 7 seater SUV. that looks badass.
I like the D.
but 707HP is a monumental number. its a challenge for the Charger and Challenger to even use that power. read all the reviews. the 275mm tires can't even put all that to the pavement.
now take that and put it in a 5,000 lb+ vehicle with the higher center of gravity that the D has? no way.
a JGC SRT Hellcat with mandatory AWD... maybe. just maybe.
but not a Durango Hellcat. it just wouldn't work.
as much as I would LIKE it to.
the D's chasis and layout, with 707HP? deathtrap.
I love the D. its solid. it handles almost like a car. its an extremely well put together vehicle that happens to be a 3 row, 7 seater SUV. that looks badass.
I like the D.
but 707HP is a monumental number. its a challenge for the Charger and Challenger to even use that power. read all the reviews. the 275mm tires can't even put all that to the pavement.
now take that and put it in a 5,000 lb+ vehicle with the higher center of gravity that the D has? no way.
a JGC SRT Hellcat with mandatory AWD... maybe. just maybe.
but not a Durango Hellcat. it just wouldn't work.
as much as I would LIKE it to.
Its funny I see more JGC srt8s than Durango's lol
They really don't sell super well compared to JGC
#26
02-15-2015 | 02:43 PM
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Are you not aware a JGC and a Durango are the same vehicle? It would be possible no problem. You are right to say it won't be made tho, becuase if the hellcat engine is put in any suv, its the JGC.
Its funny I see more JGC srt8s than Durango's lol
They really don't sell super well compared to JGC
Its funny I see more JGC srt8s than Durango's lol
They really don't sell super well compared to JGC
Thekoning, yes the D rides on a stretched version of the JGC chassis. understand, I LOVE my D. it rides and handles like a car. I drove a '01 Intrepid R/T back when a 3.5L HO was big news in a car.
but the D, as is (even in R/T trim), just couldn't handle 707HP. the Challenger and the Charger chassis' are having a hard time handling the supercharged 707HP. all the reviews agree the 275 series tires in a RWD layout just can't hold that.
I'm not even sure a JGC could handle it. with mandatory AWD like in the current SRT JGC, maybe.
and yes the D probably does ride better than the JGC with its longer wheelbase. I wasn't discussing ride quality. I was discussing be able to handle the 707HP. and in the D, with its long wheelbase and high center of gravity, I just don't see how you do it -without Major modifications- and it be anywhere near safe.
I'd love for them to do it. and I would buy one. and I would wrap up the two red key fobs and put them in the back of my dresser drawer and I would only drive with the black key fob. and I'd have a *&%^$#@! blast doing it with *only* 500HP and I would take all my friends out on joy rides and I would brag about how only Dodge had the cajones to make a vehicle like this. and I would then go home at night and sleep soundly knowing that the 4 kids upstairs will grow up with a dad.
#27
02-15-2015 | 02:53 PM
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From: Staten Island, NY
Thekoning, yes the D rides on a stretched version of the JGC chassis. understand, I LOVE my D. it rides and handles like a car. I drove a '01 Intrepid R/T back when a 3.5L HO was big news in a car.
but the D, as is (even in R/T trim), just couldn't handle 707HP. the Challenger and the Charger chassis' are having a hard time handling the supercharged 707HP. all the reviews agree the 275 series tires in a RWD layout just can't hold that.
I'm not even sure a JGC could handle it. with mandatory AWD like in the current SRT JGC, maybe.
and yes the D probably does ride better than the JGC with its longer wheelbase. I wasn't discussing ride quality. I was discussing be able to handle the 707HP. and in the D, with its long wheelbase and high center of gravity, I just don't see how you do it -without Major modifications- and it be anywhere near safe.
I'd love for them to do it. and I would buy one. and I would wrap up the two red key fobs and put them in the back of my dresser drawer and I would only drive with the black key fob. and I'd have a *&%^$#@! blast doing it with *only* 500HP and I would take all my friends out on joy rides and I would brag about how only Dodge had the cajones to make a vehicle like this. and I would then go home at night and sleep soundly knowing that the 4 kids upstairs will grow up with a dad.
but the D, as is (even in R/T trim), just couldn't handle 707HP. the Challenger and the Charger chassis' are having a hard time handling the supercharged 707HP. all the reviews agree the 275 series tires in a RWD layout just can't hold that.
I'm not even sure a JGC could handle it. with mandatory AWD like in the current SRT JGC, maybe.
and yes the D probably does ride better than the JGC with its longer wheelbase. I wasn't discussing ride quality. I was discussing be able to handle the 707HP. and in the D, with its long wheelbase and high center of gravity, I just don't see how you do it -without Major modifications- and it be anywhere near safe.
I'd love for them to do it. and I would buy one. and I would wrap up the two red key fobs and put them in the back of my dresser drawer and I would only drive with the black key fob. and I'd have a *&%^$#@! blast doing it with *only* 500HP and I would take all my friends out on joy rides and I would brag about how only Dodge had the cajones to make a vehicle like this. and I would then go home at night and sleep soundly knowing that the 4 kids upstairs will grow up with a dad.
#29
02-15-2015 | 05:55 PM
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From: Arnold, Maryland
What exactly are you talking about bro? A Cherokee SRT doesn't exist and neither does a Grand Cherokee TrailHawk. If your referring to a possible replacement for the Grand Cherokee SRT, the name being tossed around is "TRACK-HAWK" as opposed to the Cherokees "Trail-Hawk" off road version.
You're right. I need my specs cleaned. :-) The exact quote was, "The Cherokee Hellcat project – codenamed “Trackhawk” (which is now trademarked by Chrysler) . . ."
I got totally confused; thank you for the lesson.
#30
02-15-2015 | 07:53 PM
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Got to get someone else to pull some Gs in a D.