Dodge Avenger Unveiled!
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ORIGINAL: 97 3.5 Intrepid
I agree that they should have offered the SRT motor in the Stratus, but the problem is that most people prefer V6s over turbocharged I4s. They could have offered one of Chrysler's lower tech V6 engines such as the 3.3L for those who only wanted a V6 and those who wanted performance could get the SRT-4 engine.
I know they had the 3.5L back then, even before the 1st Generation Stratus, I just don't understand why they didn't offer it in the 2nd Gen Stratus.
I agree that they should have offered the SRT motor in the Stratus, but the problem is that most people prefer V6s over turbocharged I4s. They could have offered one of Chrysler's lower tech V6 engines such as the 3.3L for those who only wanted a V6 and those who wanted performance could get the SRT-4 engine.
I know they had the 3.5L back then, even before the 1st Generation Stratus, I just don't understand why they didn't offer it in the 2nd Gen Stratus.
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True, but then they would make the SRT-4 engine pointless because it produced 215-230hp and 245-250ft-lbs of tq. The 3.8L produced 215hp & 245ft-lbs of tq back then. It doesn't justify getting the turbo. The 3.3L would roughly have had the same output as the 2.7L, it has 20 less hp but 18 more ft-lbs of tq and is less peaky.
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Well, it looks like they might do right by this 2nd gen avenger. I always felt that the 1st generation avy always suffered an idenity crisis i.e. it had an aggressive name, a semi aggressive body style , but no sporty engine. Maybe they have learned something in the last 10 years. dakotajeff
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Been wondering that myself, they even have on dodge.com now and are calling it a concept there as well, seeing as it's suposed to start production this year i'd think it's more of a pre-production model than a concept.
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Paris Show coverage - http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/28/p...enger-concept/