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The new Magnum is a great looking car that may get your neighbors talking as you rumble around the block. The unique styling of the Magnum will also attract gawkers in the form of 18-22 years old fellows pointing for their mates to “check that out”. And a few people will approach you as you are filling up the gas tank to ask, “Does it really have a Hemi?”, with only an obscure idea that it somehow makes the car better.

The Magnum is offered with many different engine sizes ( either a 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder ) with your decision of horsepower output of 190, 250, 340 and 425. The price of the automobile also corresponds with the engine size beginning at $30,345 to the pricey STR-8 model for $37,320. A giant part of the mystique around this automobile is the Hemi engine. The Hemi is short for hemispherical combustion chamber, which creates more efficient fuel burning and allows larger valves for better airflow. Fundamentally , it produces more power than an engine with its displacement would routinely produce. (There are downsides to the Hemi, explaining why it isn’t the only engine that Chrysler produces ).

The interior of the vehicle looks much more expensive than you would expect for the price of the Magnum. Since Mercedes purchased Chrysler, the Dodge automobiles I’ve sampled had a pointy improvement in interior quality. While on the road, the auto is really solid and the seats are cosy even on long highway runs.

As much as I like the looks, after driving it a while I have to ask the design idea the Magnum offers. It is a station van built to transport a lot of folks and a large amount of stuff. But mating this with a tough engine with the taught racing-like suspension is uncomfortable for both. It is like having a Corvette tow a small trailer, and you are in the trailer and the Corvette driver is fifteen years-old, pushing the automobile to its limits. (Only an actual Corvette has a much more comfortable suspension than the Magnum ). Even driving on smooth roads, the steering is extraordinarily darty and tough to control. And with a huge auto, all that weaving and road feedback is exaggerated for the passengers and everything you have stored in the back.

I like having a navigation system, but figuring out ways to use it with the wheel controls made me often refer to the user’s manual. Regardless of the high horsepower And low-end torque I played with when starting from a full stop, the RT model I drove averaged 20 MPG on the higway.

What I presume to be the target audience for this automobile, those 18-22 year old men that I mentioned, will often love this car. And as much as I like driving sports cars, the darty steering and pointy suspension make it too uncomfortable without any impressive 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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